The subject of childhood trauma, as well as its potential to cause long-lasting impact, is getting increasing attention lately, and for good reason.
, both of which can impact a person’s mental and physical health in a number of ways.
as a way of normalizing the discussion around how the things that happen during childhood can impact how we feel and behave as adults., “your childhood is the reason why you’re the way you are now.” She didn’t expect the response, which included 10.5K retweets and 27.3K likes. SELF: It sounds like, even before someone can unpack childhood trauma, they have to acknowledge that an event was traumatic in the first place. Is that true?Yes, but along with identifying that something is traumatic, you have to accept the fact that it happened. That’s the hiccup that I get a lot. Most people think, Oh, my childhood wasn’t that bad.
Taking time for myself and making myself a priority keeps me able to help people. I need time to recuperate so that I can be the best version of myself and so I can help clients become the best version of themselves.Yes. But I’ve also realized that setting firm, strong boundaries is what the process is really about. It’s about reprogramming yourself after the trauma. For me, I have to set clear boundaries so that I’m not still doing certain habits because of my trauma, like people pleasing.
SELF: Do you have any advice for people who are grappling with what it means to work through their childhood trauma as adultsThe first step is to really realize what happened and accept it. The second step is to identify what, as an adult, triggers you. What makes you uncomfortable? What makes you depressed? What makes you anxious? What makes you sad? What makes you angry? What words make you feel betrayed? Belittled? Things like that.
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