Posted by Daisym on September 22, 2006, at 22:44:54
In reply to Okay, it's starting to sink in **trauma trigger**, posted by Lindenblüte on September 21, 2006, at 17:12:50
"Anyways, the other thing that is hard is that it's a lonely thing."
Yes -- it is. It is very lonely - just as it was then. One of the most powerful things that begins to happen, at least in my experience, is that you feel the things you most likely felt back when your trauma was happening. Like fear, loneliness, shame and anger. There could be somatic memories eventually as well. So the process of working through it all is unpredictible and you have to forge the path yourself. But you aren't truly alone for any length of time -- and you just need to keep reminding yourself of that. You have your husband, your family and us! I can't begin to tell you how many long (LONG!) posts I wrote about my journey - I shake my head now.
There are no short cuts on this journey, and you need to be very kind to yourself right now. You are in shock, in every sense of the word. Sleep a lot, eat right and let yourself mourn. And try to look for things that make you smile too.
My soothing thing was to eat cream of wheat. Do you have a favorite food or activity? It is the little things that help.
Take good care,
Daisy
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