I was sent this, by a beautiful soul, who is training to be a complex trauma therapist and is also a survivor.
I think it is true. The pain of recovery & healing is harder, than the injuries. And I have a lot of deep injuries, caused over decades. So the journey will be hard, will be painful and will take time.
But, I have to hold onto hope, that there will a time, when it starts to feel easier to bear and the deep sadness and grieving, starts to ease.
I am a survivor of complex and multiple trauma and abuse, who at the age of 40, began my healing journey.
I am using my journey to recovery and healing, to help others, to help survivors feel less alone, validated, encouraged and to enable others to understand themselves more.
Complex trauma, particularly from severe, prolonged childhood abuse, is profoundly life changing.
Complex trauma produces complex adults.
The journey to recovery is a painful, often lonely, emotional daily challenge and it is my aim to encourage others in their daily battle.
March 2, 2016 at 2:58 am
1 Safety
2 Self-regulation
3 Self-reflective information processing
4 Traumatic experiences integration
5 Relational engagement
6 Positive affect enhancement