The other day I talked with my family about how my experience with hurricane trauma reactions are at times being triggered by the recent storms. The whole experience is filled with triggers.
That particular time of year, breezes coming from a particular direction and seeing certain colors in the sky. My body remembered even though my mind had put the experience in the past.
Trauma reactions show up in places you’d never expect.
At times, it’s about recalling events and at other times, it’s the emotions. I’m amazed at how little sounds and sights trigger trauma reactions.
Another aspect of trauma reactions are ‘body memories’. Although my mind had forgotten and blocked out some recollections of my experiences, my body hadn’t.
My body remembers the experiences it’s gone through. It recalls aches, pains, soreness and other sensations. It reminded my re-activating some of those sensations in my body.
You may wonder where do these things come from? They come from nerves. Those same body parts responsible for mental memories are behind body memories.
You can’t always predict when they’re triggered. One day, clear out of the blue you may feel fear or some of sensation you can’t explain. There’s a reason for this. That reason is body memories.
Nerve cells cover your body, inside and out. They record and ‘remember’ what’s happened to them. They remember when you’ve been mishandled, when you’ve been hit or choked, even when you don’t.
They remember how you ‘really’ felt in reaction to things instead of what you told yourself you felt.
There are some areas of your body that have large concentrations of nerve cells. These large concentrations even perform a type of thinking.
There are times when your body remembers things that your mind doesn’t. With severe trauma, your mind may have totally blocked out awareness, but your body recalls it. That can make you feel crazy.
You think something is past or all settled, yet your body is recalling something. Each takes off in different directions.
The disconnect between not mentally recalling, but your body re-experiencing events is unsettling. You experience a sensation, when you can’t identify a reason for it. This disconnect often leads you to dismiss the sensation.
Those sensations may be telling you something you need to be aware of. Your body is reminding you that some area needs closure after what you’ve been through.
If your body is saying one thing about the affair, while your mind remembers something else, you could be stuck in Affair Trauma. Being stuck keeps you from moving forward.
The video, “Overcoming Affair Trauma” guides you in getting unstuck and moving past this. You can get yourself back together with a little help.
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Keeping It Real,
Jeff
