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How to Heal From PTSD

3/6/2017

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Child abuse causes PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).  In its simplest terms, healing from PTSD is all about finding a healthy way to manage “overwhelm.”


Trauma is anything that impairs your ability to cope.  Trauma manifests as an instant feeling of overwhelm.  What happened to you or what was done to you or what was said to you when you were an abused child overwhelmed you, destroyed your sense of safety, and shifted your natural fight/flight/freeze response into high gear. 


The problem for child abuse survivors is that the abuse happened regularly.  It occurred every day or week or month for years, maybe even a decade or more.  Because that was your normal state of being as a child, survivors of this kind of trauma grow up stuck mentally and emotionally in overwhelm.  But there’s nothing normal about chronic overwhelm.  It’s toxic. 


In order to heal from PTSD, you need to find your mental “place of safety.”  You do this by learning healthy ways to manage overwhelm.  Begin by doing what makes you feel safe and empowered again.  For example, what are the positive activities in your life that make you feel safe?  What uplifting books, magazines, blogs, or newsletters make you feel safe?  What inspiring thoughts, affirmations, meditations, or prayers make you feel safe?


Create a list of these empowering things and add some of them to your daily self-care regime.  Eventually, all of this positive input will come together in your mind to rewire your brain.  That’s when you’ll find that mental place of safety where you know everything is okay.


When you’re comfortable in this safe place, expand your list.  Try new things.  Meet new people.  Take some of those risks you’ve always wanted to take but found too overwhelming.


The time you spend in your mental safe place every day will give you the confidence to do this.  You’ll discover you’re no longer overwhelmed by your feelings.  You find you’re more likely to trust the wisdom of your heart and intuition.


Life is all about making the choices and taking the risks that help us grow in healthy, happy ways.  But child abuse survivors can’t do this until we learn how to manage overwhelm.  So make that list today and find your mental safe place.  It’s the only way to enjoy this wonderful dance of life!

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Are you struggling with PTSD?  Do you need support to help you find your mental “safe place”?  If so, I can help.  Just follow (this link) or call 619-889-6366 to reserve a one-hour coaching session with me ($100 per hour).  Let me help you heal your life.  Reserve your spot TODAY! 


Have you read my bestselling book, “Journey to the Heart”?  If you’re ready to heal from the effects of abuse or trauma (depression, anxiety, PTSD, allergies, chronic pain, etc.), this book is for YOU!!  You’ll find it at Amazon in paperback (link) or Kindle (link).  Enjoy and happy reading!


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How to Feel Safe in an Unsafe World

12/4/2016

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Safety is a major issue for us.  Most survivors of child abuse or trauma don't know how to feel safe.  

One of the first things I do with new clients is help them establish an understanding of safety.  But how do you do that?  How can you feel safe in an unsafe world?  

You tackle this goal in two phases.  First, you create a safe inner world for yourself.  Then you establish a safe outer world.

When we don't feel safe as adults, it’s because our inner world isn’t safe.  In order to heal your inner world, you must give yourself permission to not only feel your emotions but also face those emotions you weren’t allowed to express as an abused child.  

This is important, because every year those repressed emotions eat up more space inside you.  You need to acknowledge them, feel them, express them, and then release them in a healthy way.  

After spending years struggling with my feelings, I’ve learned to appreciate them.  I no longer fear them.  Your emotions are the language your body uses to communicate with you.  This is how your nervous system warns you about something or lets you know it’s time to make a change in a certain area of your life.  

Once you’ve made peace with your emotions and created a safe inner world, your outer world will begin to shift and change.  

The most important step I took in creating a safe outer world was to cut out family members who were unsupportive of my healing.  As I healed my inner world, I realized most of my family was never going to be a part of my healing, and I’m okay with that.  We each have our own path to follow.  We may have been born into the same family, but that doesn’t mean our paths are the same.  

If you’re having trouble with safety issues and need help, I’m here for you.  My clients often tell me how safe they feel with me.  That’s because I simplify the process to make it easier for them to create a safe inner and outer world for themselves.  

Contact me if you need help.  I had to create safety for myself years ago, so I’m happy to show you how to do it, too!  
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Is safety a major issue for you?  Are you struggling to feel safe in an unsafe world?  If so, I can help!  Just follow (this link) or call 619-889-6366 to reserve a one-hour coaching session with me ($100).  Let me help you heal your life.  Reserve your spot NOW!

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