Healing from Trauma is NOT Linear

As I spoke about in a previous blog post, I’ve been working really hard with my therapist to heal from some past trauma I’ve experienced. Although I’ve been in a much better mindset and space lately, trauma can rear its ugly head out of nowhere when something triggering occurs. That happened to me last night. When I thought I had moved past a very traumatic time in my life, something happened last night which brought up all of the emotions I had felt at the time of my initial trauma. I know that I’ll be okay and can use the tools in my toolkit to deal with this, but I also understand that healing from trauma is not linear. It’s going to ebb and flow, but how you deal with it when something triggering happens, is what’s important. When I’m stressed, I tend to shop and eat. I’ve decided to cook a homemade comfort meal tonight and spend time with loved ones. This is how I choose to cope as I work to navigate through feeling uneasy, powerless, and frustrated.

This was an unplanned blog post, but I know that I’m not alone in experiencing trauma and working on healing from it after. You are not alone. Seek help from loved ones, a trained therapist, just anyone you trust who can help support you during difficult times. Tomorrow is a new day, I’m grateful to be alive and that you can join me on this journey. I share this because I don’t think people talk about tough things enough. We tend to sugarcoat things and make it seem like everything is great on social media. Everything is going to be okay. We live, we grow, we learn. It’s all part of life. xoxo