Tag: writing about trauma
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How Trauma Affects Your Brain and Body
Having a traumatic experience affects you in more ways than you may realize. It’s more than having flashbacks or nightmares reliving your trauma; it can manifest physically and weigh you down more than you think. It doesn’t matter how long ago you experienced your traumatic event; it needs to be dealt with in order to…
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Writing About Trauma
Our stories help others find hope. But, before we share them, we often encounter inner battles that can prevent us from writing about them— whether in a book or a journal. It’s hard to acknowledge trauma. If you’re like me, you may have compartmentalized a few bad things and operated on “fight or flight mode”…
