C3 Session 18- Dealing with Trauma

Key Questions

WHO ever hurt, betrayed, or disappointed you? 

WHAT did the person that hurt, betrayed, or disappointed you used to represent in your life? Describe an emotion.

WHERE were the people that were supposed to comfort you from this hurt, betrayal, or disappointment?

WHY do you think at times you choose to sit with bad thoughts?

WHEN you write or talk about your trauma where in your body do you feel it?

HOW were bad experiences handled when you were a child?

Self-Reflection Points

• When your trust has been betrayed it causes trauma, a deeply distressing or disturbing experience, and your senses and emotions are unsure how to react because your reality is now different from what you once believed to be true.

• Unresolved trauma can often lead to unforgiveness furthering the traumatic experience.

• Sometimes, how a situation is dealt with can be the true cause of the trauma. Feeling like no one cares is the underlying feeling of abandonment.

• If you constantly wonder why this happening to you, you will not consider the countless others it has also happened to.

• You may want to hide your feelings of trauma due to the physical effects you don't want to feel when talking about it.

• Be present when those memories come up, acknowledge your reaction, and remember any past experience can only be a memory or a thought. You are in control now. You are safe.

• Only you have the power to activate those past feelings.

• What you choose to focus on daily is your choice.

• Remember you are the superstar of the show called “YOUR LIFE”; you decide what role you will play in it. However, in any role you play, you will always be the “STAR”. To find out the theme of your show, you can start by writing a TimeLine of events that happened in your life. (example below)

TIMELINE

Instruction: Think back to these times in your life and what stood out to you. Something that happened or just an overwhelming feeling or emotion you carried at the time and what may have caused it. It's your Timeline, write your story. You can request a blank timeline page via email.

    AGE                         SOMETHING THAT STOOD OUT

Timeline Questions

• What were some turning points?

• Do you see patterns in your life?

• What VESPM beliefs may you be holding on to that may need to change?

• In what order would you like to address your VESPM health? 

“To not judge is to free yourself of minor criticisms.” - TM Russell

Q - What strength do you need when dealing with trauma?

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