Trauma can be an individual event or multiple events over months or years. How a person processes trauma is individual, and other factors come into play, such as childhood experiences, personality, and the nature of the traumatic experience.

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Trauma can be but isn't limited to:

• Childhood neglect, abuse, abandonment

• Domestic abuse

• Rape

• Car accident

• Natural disasters

• Serious illness

• Divorce

• Bereavement

• Childbirth

• Bullying

• Witnessing or hearing about a traumatic event, such as crime, death or accident.

• Symptoms of trauma can be:

• Hypervigilance

• Hyperarousal

• Feeling unsafe

• Shock, denial, or disbelief.

• Confusion, difficulty concentrating

• Anger, irritability, mood swings

• Anxiety and fear

• Guilt, shame, self-blame

• Withdrawing from others

• Feeling sad or hopeless

• Feeling disconnected or numb

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These are all ways of the brain's natural response to trauma and processing it, but if the symptoms are prolonged (over 30 days, excluding grief), a diagnosis of PTSD may be given.

Ongoing trauma, such as abuse within the home, can mean a diagnosis of Complex PTSD. This is due to the nature of the trauma being long-lasting, multi-layered and repetitive.

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EMDR and hypnotherapy can help free a person from trauma symptoms. Allowing the brain to process the experience and emotions surrounding it. Healing can start once the brain has started to process the trauma.

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To find out more about my PTSD/Trauma Programme, please book a free consultation.