SIGNS OF TRAUMA DOWNLOAD

Despite the individual’s awareness, the unconscious self still remembers, and the body reacts.Ī trauma response is how your nervous system has adapted following a significant situation and can manifest in various ways, whether there is an actual threat, or a threat is perceived. Smells and sounds may remind your clients of the trauma they experienced and bring about memories that perhaps at one time were repressed. Your body reacts to this perceived threat without your approval. It is a survival instinct it is reflexive and automatic. A reaction to a perceived threat is called a trauma response. Trauma responses are innate they occur without our consciousness. Recognizing a Trauma Response for What It Is These science-based exercises will equip you and your clients with tools to manage stress better and find a healthier balance in your life.

SIGNS OF TRAUMA DOWNLOAD

How can we teach our clients to identify these unintentional reactions and use them to their benefit? Read on to gain the tools to help us accomplish this feat.īefore you continue, we thought you might like to download our three Stress & Burnout Prevention Exercises (PDF) for free. Trauma responses ensure physical and emotional safety however, these unintended reactions may interfere with our ability to flourish. How we respond to trauma has consequential implications on how we live our lives. Our body subconsciously protects us from future trauma. Trauma is a mental injury, and our body may react to unconscious memories of significant negative events unknown even to us. Do these sound like common traits your clients have? These may not be character traits but, instead, trauma responses.

Signs of trauma