How To Heal & Overcome Childhood Trauma
In our work of exposing child trafficking and raising awareness, we encounter many survivors who have suffered unimaginable child abuse. We want to acknowledge and honor these warriors for what they have endured and overcome, and especially those who are now using their experiences to educate others and help others avoid similar abuse.
We also want to validate the way a survivor may feel about their traumatic experiences. Childhood sexual abuse of any kind causes unimaginable and sometimes irreparable wounds. Abusing a child is evil. We are not here to change anyone’s opinion about that.
In addition to wanting you to live a peaceful, joyful, fulfilling life...
We want you to heal so you can help empower others.
In addition to having the strength to overcome the traumatic experiences you’ve endured, you’re here. That means, you’re the type of person who will not tolerate the abuse of children and you are willing to do whatever it takes to safeguard them. It also means, you know the enemy and you are uniquely qualified to help raise awareness, protect children, and combat child abuse and trafficking. You have a purpose, an invaluable mission, and a reason to thrive.
In order to rescue others from abuse and trauma, you must first find healing.
What Does It Mean To Heal From Child Abuse?
Healing from traumatic experiences is not a linear process, and it’s certainly not easy.
There’s no “finish line” to being healed; it’s a daily choice.
The process of healing from childhood abuse does not necessarily require you to “forgive and forget.”
It does, however, require that you release or let go of the pain, shame, and trauma.
Healing is a choice. Only you can decide when you’re ready to heal, and to what extent you heal.
Healing means releasing the shame and trauma that you’ve associated with the memory.
Healing means, no matter what has happened to you in the past, you’ve decided to not let it control your present or your future.
Healing means allowing yourself to find peace and experience joy.
Healing does not mean “making peace with your abuser” or that their actions will ever be justified.
It does not mean what happened isn’t wrong.
It does not mean that you won’t have to make a conscious effort to rise above the trauma and stick it to your abusers by freeing yourself of the control those traumatic memories had over your life and wellbeing.
It means choosing not to be a victim and instead, choosing to be a warrior.
What Does Trauma Do To Your Body & Mind?
Emotions are stored in your body.
Unresolved trauma can cause your body and mind collateral damage.
Whatever stress, anger, resentment, shame, or guilt you feel becomes a part of you. It causes your body to carry that tension and toxicity that will wear you out and eventually break you down. This can lead to both mental and physical discomfort, degeneration, and disease.
Ignoring the problem or pretending it doesn’t affect you doesn't make the problem go away.
It makes the problem fester.
If you’ve ever felt unexplainable anxiety, anger, aggression, frustration, or even fear and anguish - your subconscious may be reacting to an unhealed trauma. These “triggers” are warning signs that there’s something bothering us and making us feel out of control.
Instead of ignoring, deflecting (i.e. substance abuse or intentional distractions), or allowing the trigger to overcome you, consider evaluating that trigger.
- How does it start?
- What are the warning signs?
- How does it make you feel physically and mentally?
- What does it make you want to do?
- How do you breathe?
- How do you react?
- How do others react?
- How do you feel afterwards?
Allowing yourself to assess these “clues” can help you understand what’s causing you to feel out of control, and what you need in order to resolve that trauma.
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