Ouch My Trauma Hurts (OMTH) Blooming and peacefulness come in many forms. They can both prevent and soothe trauma. It is hard to feel peaceful and anxious at the same time. That’s why many of us like to make plans for how to deal with an anticipated upcoming traumatic event- so we feel a sense […]
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Ouch My Trauma Hurts (OMTH) We are being bombarded with frightening, threatening, and saddening crises, one after another! There is no time to recover from one before another hits. It is like a war where our mental health is rocked and exploded. Some stay angry, while others feel hopeless and helpless. It is difficult to
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Trauma is spreading across America. Clinical social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and counselors help many people with high anxiety. Trauma symptoms are linked to tyrannical events of our times. What symptoms? Feelings of panic, helplessness, fear, hopelessness—we stare into space, caught in the grip of trauma that overwhelms us. Usual responses—flight, fight, freeze OR COPE. What’s
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We are all like Cinderella Cockerspaniel when we examine events that have popped up like jester in the Jack-in-the-box— we feel horror after horror. We must find comfort for control of our anxiety to keep functioning.
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