Releasing Trauma In The Body
The body keeps the score alright - for me it’s my belly, specifically on the left side just below my belly button. Deep trauma that gets triggered when I eat the wrong foods (or too much), when I stretch, when I work out my core and when I’m having body dysmorphia issues.
It gets triggered when it gets unexpectedly touched.
The body keeps the score and at times it has a mind of its own: panic attacks and other symptoms occur out of my control in reaction to an external event (sound, sight, smell etc) or internal event (thoughts, memories, emotions).
If you resonate, I offer the following advice for what helps me:
Daily meditation, with a focus on present state awareness, mindfulness, as well as loving kindness (to self and others)
Exercise (any is good) but make sure you are safe - physically and mentally. If trauma issues, ensure that where you trained isn’t triggering and ideally is trauma informed
Therapy with a person cantered, trauma informed facilitator who won’t rush your healing
Support, reaching out for and accepting help is hard, but a must. Talk. Share. Connect. Laugh. Play.
Trust that you can heal and reintegrate - even if progress is slow
Please connect if you want further suggestions or a response to a complex and often misunderstood issue.
If this post has resonated with you, I would love your support.
