Trauma
Trauma is a deeply distressing or disturbing experience that can have a lasting impact on a person's mental and emotional well-being. It can affect how someone thinks, feels, and behaves, often leading to difficulties in coping with daily life or forming relationships.
Right now, as a result of your trauma, you may be experiencing…
Anger and irritability
Persistent irritability, anger, agitation, and hostility.
Startle Response
An exaggerated startle response that floods you with adrenaline.
Severe Anxiety
Living with severe anxiety that affects your daily functioning.
Flashbacks and Nightmares
Frequent flashbacks, mental intrusions, and nightmares that disrupt your peace.
You're looking for...
Return to Yourself
To feel like your old self again, the way you did before the trauma happened.
Patience and Kindness
To be kinder, more patient, and less reactive with the relationships that matter most to you.
Healthy Coping
The ability to get through the day without relying on substances or behaviours that you know aren’t good for you.
Ease in Your Body
To feel at ease in your body, not in a constant state of fight/flight/freeze.
By engaging in counselling for trauma, we can work together to help you find potential improvements in these areas…
Before
- You feel angry and irritable.
- You experience intense, disturbing thoughts and feelings related to your trauma that come out of nowhere.
- You rely on self-sabotaging coping behaviours and substances to numb your feelings.
- You can’t imagine a hopeful future, waking up with dread, feeling like each day is a battlefield.
- You do whatever you can to avoid reminders of the traumatic event.
- You have a history of broken friendships, poor romantic partners.
After
- You may feel calmer, and more grounded.
- You might experience fewer memory intrusions.
- You will hopefully replace self-sabotaging behaviours with healthier, more functional choices.
- You may find a renewed sense of hope and the capacity to move through life with greater ease.
- You may develop greater capacity to face your triggers and feel more in control of your life.
- You may start to build healthier relationships.
Get started
You can self-refer into our counselling services. Fill out our enquiry form, phone 07394036773 or email affordabletalkservice@gmail.com to book an appointment.
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