I don't have a brain injury,
but I've been dealing with PTSD for about 7 years now as a result of several
years of emotional and mental abuse in a marriage. It was compounded when he
and my youngest, and last surviving sister both passed within 6 months of each
other. Shortly after, I lost my career, and soon ran out of money, all of this happened
within a year (2005-2006).
When my symptoms first
appeared in late 2004, I began to realize I hadn't healed from other loses
either. My son was murdered in 1988, and my second oldest sister was murdered
in 1990, both victims of violence. My mom and my oldest sister passed between
1995 and 1987, respectively.
I tried traditional
treatments but they didn't help much. So I turned to alternative healing. I
became a Reiki Master and Tapping practitioner and used these energy healing
modalities to heal myself and understand how and why it happened to me.
I used to think PTSD was a
result of war trauma. Now I know that's not always the case. During my research
I found statistics saying approx 30% of women suffer from mild to severe PTSD
as a result of loss and abuse.
Mine was pretty bad for a
long time. I'm still healing, but I'm much better now. Far too often
traditional treatments like therapy and medications don't address the energetic
and spiritual injuries at the root of PTSD.
We know physical abuse is
bad because it leaves scars. However, emotional and mental abuse leave no
visible scars because they happen at the soul level. We also don’t realize that
along with emotional and mental abuse, there’s usually a sexual abuse component.
That can be mild to severe in its own right.
Unless you’ve experienced it
yourself, you don’t realize how incredibly damaging any kind of abuse can be. But,
once the deep soul-level issues are healed, the trauma heals too.
Unfortunately, our society
doesn't recognize the real impact of abuse unless it's physical, so the
injuries go unnoticed and sufferers are expected and told to 'just get over it
and move on'. But, it’s not that simple.
This ‘advice’, though
well-intended only makes things worse because it makes the person feel there’s
something ‘wrong or broken’ in them because they can’t just get over it and
move on. Now their already damaged self-esteem bottoms.
Feelings of helplessness,
unworthiness and rejection set in and become impacted in the psyche. The trauma
deepens and they sink into despair. This is when substance abuse and thoughts
of suicide begin. I know…I’ve been there.
Medications often make things
worse because it becomes the lifeline for the sufferer. They can't function
without it. Medications are like band-aids on bullet wounds. Healing the real
trauma that resides in the 'energy and spiritual body' is the real key to
recovery.
For more information and coaching for healing, please send an email to: talkwithlyn@gmail.com
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