What Are All These Emotions
And
What Do I Do With Them?
What is trauma? The dictionary describes trauma as an emotional shock which creates substantial, lasting damage to one’s psychological development. It is important to remember that what is traumatic for one person may not even faze another, and vice-a-versa. An emotional trauma may be caused by any word, deed or event which changes someone for the worse, resulting in damaging behavior. For example, the individual may become overly angry, or sad, or withdrawn, or depressed. They may have difficulty sleeping, or have nightmares when they do sleep. And, they may become overly sensitive to certain sounds or situations. They may withdraw into themselves, and become more and more isolated from friends and family.
Emotional trauma can happen at any age. An individual slight, or insult suffered during childhood may not be remembered. But our emotional mind remembers everything. Thus, as an adult today, we may restrict our actions to our detriment, because of a long ago, purposely forgotten, childhood emotional trauma. We may act shy around a certain type of person. We may become overly sensitive to scrutiny. We may become angry over seemingly little things. We may sabotage ourselves at school, or work, or in romantic relationships, and then wonder why. As an adult we may suffer a work related physical accident, a car crash, or be subjected to severe conflict at home or work. Again, on the surface, our logical mind may try to shrug off these incidents. But, our emotional mind remembers everything, and thus affects our behavior.
Worse yet, emotional hurts can be stored in our bodies! This is one explanation as to why physical pain returns time and again despite every medical treatment.
Intrapersonal Guided Imagery is the perfect means by which to heal childhood hurts, and resolve adult traumas, without having to relive them.
So, what is grief? The dictionary describes grief as severe mental suffering resulting from loss. Counseling may treat grief as a realization that hope of healing past hurts no longer exists. It is important to remember that grief is a natural, emotional growth process all humans experience. Loss can be anything from losing a friend or loved one, to losing a pet, to losing a job/career, to losing the use of one’s mind or body, to changing schools or jobs or even a home. The impact and resulting feelings of loss are different for everyone. NO ONE else can truly know what your individual loss feels like. For this reason, EVERYONE should seek grief counseling as soon after a loss as possible. In this way your loss will not overshadow your future or overwhelm your present. A Grief £Recovery Specialist® is uniquely qualified to help you move beyond your loss to a richer, fuller life.
What is regret? The dictionary describes regret as remorse over a particular act, or a sense of deep loss. Regret emerges from grief when one is overwhelmed by a desire to resolve, once and for all, a past conflict which cannot be resolved face to face because of death and/or separation.
Once again, Intrapersonal Guided Imagery is the perfect means by which to resolve/heal past conflicts or relationships which can no longer be accomplished face to face.
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