Healing from Childhood Trauma

Childhood trauma may result from routinely witnessing parental fighting or abuse of a parent, parental absence, failure to receive age-appropriate care needed for the development of physical, intellectual and emotional capacities. Physical, emotional and sexual abuse negatively impacts how one relates to oneself and the world. Many live with the shame of what happened to them and suffer with countless mental health problems like depression, anxiety, addictions, and self-injury. Children who have been traumatized grow up to see the world as a frightening and dangerous place. It is critical that childhood trauma be resolved as this fundamental sense of fear and helplessness if carried into adulthood can have paralyzing consequences.

Symptoms of childhood trauma

  • Chronically low self-esteem
  • Difficulty in trusting others
  • Sexual problems
  • Depression and/or anxiety
  • Self-harming
  • Insomnia and nightmares
  • Shame and guilt
  • Intense anger or suppressed anger
  • Difficulties in relationships
  • Constant fears and/or phobias
  • Feelings of loneliness
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Aches and pains
  • Edginess and agitation
  • Startled easily
  • Fatigue
  • Feeling sad and hopeless
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Psychotherapy for Childhood Trauma

Compassionate therapy allows one to examine the past and start to recover from feelings of powerlessness, worthlessness, shame, guilt, and distrust. This type of reviewing lessens emotional intensity and allows one to reconstruct their identity. One learns new strategies for managing painful, trauma-related emotions. One can finally achieve feelings of safety and stability, as well as, mastery over one's emotions and conditioned responses to abuse reminders.

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