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What is trauma?<\/h2>\n

A bodily reaction<\/strong>.
Not an illness – but an experience in the body that can be healed<\/strong>.
Trauma can steal joy.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Different types of trauma<\/h3>\n

Type 1<\/strong> – a specific event
Type 2<\/strong> – a life situation<\/p>\n

Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD<\/strong> ) – Bessel van der Kolk
Relational trauma<\/strong> – the first 1000 days – Allan Schore
Trauma is not always covered by <\/span>the PTSD diagnosis<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many traumatized people are instead given other diagnoses, for example:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • depression<\/li>\n
  • anxiety<\/li>\n
  • ADHD<\/li>\n
  • autism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Complex PTSD<\/strong> – prolonged traumatization caused by people who should be safe.<\/p>\n

    Dissociation<\/strong> – memories are activated in the right hemisphere, while the left hemisphere
    (language, context and the story of ourselves) temporarily shuts down.<\/p>\n

    \n
    \n<\/div>\n

    Signs of trauma<\/h2>\n
      \n
    • fear, insecurity<\/li>\n
    • control needs<\/li>\n
    • anxiety and panic attacks<\/li>\n
    • flashbacks<\/li>\n
    • triggers<\/li>\n
    • reliving the event – in speech, play or by constantly looking for danger<\/li>\n
    • sleeping difficulties<\/li>\n
    • inability to relax<\/li>\n
    • hyperactivity<\/li>\n
    • numbness \/ numbness<\/li>\n
    • feel too much or too little<\/li>\n
    • difficulties in regulating emotions<\/li>\n
    • anger<\/li>\n
    • acting out behaviors<\/li>\n
    • relationship difficulties<\/li>\n
    • low self-esteem<\/li>\n
    • misunderstanding<\/li>\n
    • psychosomatic reactions<\/li>\n
    • frozen facial expression and body movements<\/li>\n
    • loss of appetite<\/li>\n
    • regression<\/li>\n
    • energy shortage<\/li>\n
    • depression<\/li>\n
    • reduced creativity<\/li>\n
    • personality changes<\/li>\n
    • self-destructive behaviors<\/li>\n
    • sexualized behaviors<\/li>\n
    • thoughts of revenge<\/li>\n
    • guilt and shame<\/li>\n
    • magical thinking<\/li>\n
    • feeling of meaninglessness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Infants<\/h3>\n
        \n
      • lack of growth<\/li>\n
      • attachment difficulties<\/li>\n
      • tenseness<\/li>\n
      • lack of eye contact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Preschool children<\/h3>\n
          \n
        • autism-like behaviors<\/li>\n
        • compulsive play<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          School children<\/h3>\n
            \n
          • takes too much responsibility<\/li>\n
          • bed-wetting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Teenagers<\/h3>\n
              \n
            • hopelessness<\/li>\n
            • risk-taking<\/li>\n
            • avoids becoming an adult – or becomes an adult too early<\/li>\n
            • need for strong stimulus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
              \n

              Signs and symptoms may appear after 6 months<\/strong>,
              or only after 1.5-2 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

              \n
              \n<\/div>\n

              Common emotions in trauma<\/h2>\n

              Powerlessness<\/strong> – “I don’t know what to do.”<\/p>\n

              Loneliness<\/strong> – “No one sees me or what I am experiencing.”<\/p>\n

              Abandonment<\/strong> – “No one understands me or helps me.”<\/p>\n

              Shame<\/strong> – “There must be something wrong with me.”<\/p>\n

              Guilt<\/strong> – “It’s my fault.”<\/p>\n

              \n
              \n<\/div>\n

              Immanuel Journaling<\/h2>\n
                \n
              • I see you.<\/li>\n
              • I hear you.<\/li>\n
              • I understand how big this is for you.<\/li>\n
              • I am happy to be with you and to meet your vulnerability gently.<\/li>\n
              • I can do something about what you are going through.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                \n
                \n<\/div>\n

                A person can experience a critical event without being traumatized about it:<\/h2>\n
                  \n
                • have a secure connection<\/li>\n
                • have good self-esteem and confidence in their own abilities<\/li>\n
                • have previous experience in dealing with difficult situations<\/li>\n
                • have good relationships<\/li>\n
                • receive and experience support, especially from family<\/li>\n
                • have adults around them who believe in their ability to protect and actually try to protect<\/li>\n
                • can somehow understand what is happening<\/li>\n
                • has been prepared to some extent<\/li>\n
                • have the opportunity to express and talk about what happened, in different ways<\/li>\n
                • can feel satisfied with their own actions in the situation<\/li>\n
                • can see that there is something to learn from what happened<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Post-traumatic growth \ud83c\udf31<\/h3>\n
                  \n
                  \n<\/div>\n

                  What can lead to trauma?<\/h2>\n

                  Any situation where a person experiences:<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  • loss of security – loneliness<\/li>\n
                  • loss of privacy – abuse<\/li>\n
                  • loss of control and strategies – powerlessness<\/li>\n
                  • loss of hope – hopelessness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Examples of potentially traumatizing events<\/h3>\n
                      \n
                    • critical incidents<\/li>\n
                    • natural disasters<\/li>\n
                    • accidents<\/li>\n
                    • fire<\/li>\n
                    • war<\/li>\n
                    • kidnapping<\/li>\n
                    • terrorist attacks<\/li>\n
                    • everyday events<\/li>\n
                    • case<\/li>\n
                    • strong sounds, light, cold or heat<\/li>\n
                    • loneliness<\/li>\n
                    • to get lost<\/li>\n
                    • not feeling protected<\/li>\n
                    • failures<\/li>\n
                    • hospitalization and medical treatments<\/li>\n
                    • close to drowning<\/li>\n
                    • close to suffocation<\/li>\n
                    • school situations<\/li>\n
                    • bullying<\/li>\n
                    • performance requirements<\/li>\n
                    • major changes<\/li>\n
                    • movers<\/li>\n
                    • divorce<\/li>\n
                    • new family member<\/li>\n
                    • disease<\/li>\n
                    • losses<\/li>\n
                    • separation from biological family<\/li>\n
                    • witnessing violence<\/li>\n
                    • domestic violence<\/li>\n
                    • sexual abuse<\/li>\n
                    • parents who cannot meet the child’s needs<\/li>\n
                    • witnessing other people’s difficult experiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                      \n
                      \n<\/div>\n

                      Ulrika Ernvik<\/strong><\/p>\n

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