Resulting Damage from Unresolved Trauma

The Goddess of Trauma Healing December 28, 2022

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Resulting Damage from Unresolved Trauma

Someone who has experienced trauma may filter out (consciously or unconsciously) what happened, but it doesn't mean they won't still experience its effects.

According to Peter A. Levine, Ph.D., who has treated and studied trauma for more than 45 years:

Unresolved trauma can have disastrous implications. It can have an impact on our routines and perspectives on life, resulting in addictions and bad judgment. Our family life and interpersonal connections may suffer as a result. It may result in sickness, symptoms, and actual physical discomfort. And it can lead to a range of self destructive behaviors.

Characteristics of Unresolved Trauma

Dissociation and emotional blockage make it difficult to spot the symptoms of unresolved trauma. The most typical indications of unresolved trauma are those.

There are indications that become apparent in a person's daily life even while memories of the trauma are buried from awareness. The following are a few of the most typical indications that someone is experiencing unresolved trauma:

Anxiety or panic attacks that occur in what would be considered normal situationsA feeling of shame; an innate feeling that they are bad, worthless, or without importanceSuffering from chronic or ongoing depressionPracticing avoidance of people, places, or things that may be related to the traumatic event; this also can include an avoidance of unpleasant emotionsFlashbacks, nightmares, and body memories regarding the traumatic eventAddiction and eating disorders in an attempt to escape or numb negative emotionsSleeping issues including trouble going to sleep or staying asleepSuffering from feelings of detachment, or feeling "dead inside" (This is perhaps the most devastating of the signs, because it creates a feeling of loneliness and isolation.)

Dissociation as a real disconnect in situations and conversationsHypervigilance (a constant feeling of being on guard)Suicidal thought or actionsUncontrollable anger; acting on itSelf-harm, cutting, and mutilationNot being able to tolerate conflicts as they once would haveUnexplained or irrational fears of people, places, or things

If you identify with any, or all, of the signs above, then you may want to ask yourself if it's time to talk with a therapist about your trauma. Is it easier to function as you are, or to work through the pain you have suffered? It's a question that only you can answer, but rest assured, you are not alone.

There are many people who have been traumatized, may even have developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who have worked through the events of their past, and recovered. There is help and support out there.

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