Each psychological trauma can be a chance to change one’s way of seeing life.
- The importance of a psychological trauma does not depend on the events, but more on the feeling at that moment.
- Resilience is the ability to face adversity and recover from failure, while adapting to change.
- If everyone evolves at their own pace after a trauma, it can become a source of learning for some.
After experiencing a traumatic event, it is difficult for many to get back on their feet. While some people manage to overcome their pain and emerge stronger, for others it takes time and effort.
An opportunity to rebuild
Experiencing a psychological trauma following an event does not depend on the facts, but much more on the feelings of the person at that time. When he arrives, he upsets the whole existence and pushes to reflect and to review his vision of the world.
By exposing the person to intense emotional and mental ordeal, trauma often raises critical questions about the meaning of life and priorities. It pushes to evaluate one’s values and to abandon what is no longer important to focus on what really has value for everyone.
Use the strength of resilience
Resilience is the ability of all of us to cope with adversity and recover from failure, while adapting to change. As we go through difficult times, we develop increased resilience which helps to cope with the difficulties that may arise in life.
Becoming aware of the fragility of life and the value of happy moments can encourage the traumatized person to appreciate the small joys more and to live in the present moment much more than before. Some people will thus need to implement changes in their relationship with others, others in their work, their life as a couple or their place of living.
Learning from trauma
While everyone moves at their own pace after trauma, for many it can become a source of learning and wisdom. It thus helps to acquire a deep knowledge of oneself and one’s inner resources, developing for some the capacities of compassion towards themselves and others.
Suffering from one or more traumas in one’s life is neither desirable nor desirable, but we all have the ability to turn this pain into an opportunity to appreciate the essentials and re-prioritize.
Learn more: “THE Body does not forget anything: THE brain, mind and body in trauma healing” Bessel van der Kolk.