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How Do You Handle Trauma?

User Profile: jesusredeemedme2425
jesusredeemedme2425 August 10th, 2025

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What are your best ways to handle memories, flashbacks, fears, etc?

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User Profile: adventurousBranch3786
adventurousBranch3786 August 10th, 2025

@jesusredeemedme2425.  TW

Hi for memories and flashbacks I say some affirmations. If that isn’t enough I have a panic attack video that I do 2 times. If that isn’t enough to calm me down I do a chair yoga video.

Depending on the fear I have I may talk with someone or take small steps to do it.

User Profile: ScrabbleBrain
ScrabbleBrain August 10th, 2025

It doesn't always work but deep breathing, listening to a comforting song with a soothing voice, giving myself a pep talk, You can get through this etc, if I can, stepping back from everyone and everything.

Sometimes the only way to feel better after a while is to force myself to cry, sad playlist/movies or I write out my feelings uncensored.

User Profile: sadcat13
sadcat13 August 10th, 2025

@jesusredeemedme2425 I used to do a lot of journaling to help sort my thoughts out when in panic.


As for the flashbacks themselves, I didn't really have them in the traditional sense, at least I haven't had them often. It was for the best to avoid triggering them when I could influence it tho and keep them for therapy.

My therapist helped me understand what happened, how it wasn't my fault and how to get through it. I used a lot of affirmations, activities that were calming (especially those that focus on physical comfort like light stretching, hot tea etc or those that are easy and repetitive like embroidery) and keeping a 3 things that made me smile a day log to help me keep going.

I'm still not completely myself, but it's more of my body still dealing with the physical symptoms caused damage and other, deeper running issues we uncovered in our sessions rather than my brain being under the trauma influence. My boyfriend supported me a lot during recovery too
User Profile: Sallymoony
Sallymoony August 11th, 2025

All I do to cope is sob and cry about it then tell myself I can't go to the past to change it :(

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User Profile: jesusredeemedme2425
jesusredeemedme2425 OP August 11th, 2025

You should write it out <3

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