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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel
Does it help? What's your experience?
I've never really done trauma work. Most the work I've done has been current/present issues, relationship work, CBT, DBT, a little about my mom, and a ton about ex-T.
I'm scared, but also think I'm ready to go deeper with L. It seems to keep coming up. And after a couple of conversations, I'm realizing I made up a pretty little story in my head about my childhood. I went through a lot of neglect, and yet have have trouble identifying with trauma. Like I can't own the word. Similar to how it was hard to own the word "abuse" with H.
So I'm interested in knowing others experience. What is it like. I'm not expecting any details, but details are welcomed!
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trauma work doesnt have to be painful or a certain/ specific way.
examples -
some people do their best trauma work through the arts - painting, sculpting, drawing, writing, collage and others.
some people prefer sitting with their therapist and just telling the therapist about the trauma like having a witness hear your story.
some people use a specific goal-oriented therapy where you not only tell about/ talk about the trauma you set goals of what you want to do about that trauma to make it so that you can leave the trauma behind and go on with your life without it affecting you and your life any longer.
how does it feel to do trauma work? that depends upon you, your own responses and what you choose to do for trauma work. talk with your therapist and they can tell you what types of trauma work they can do with you and then you can decide if you would like to do that.