How does this apply for physically painful trauma? I understand that the broader process should work, but I’m curious if you could guess what frame would be the most helpful for such trauma.
Hmm, interestingly I don’t feel like any physically painful experiences have given me significant trauma, even though I’ve had broken bones a few times etc.
I think this is because I’ve generally felt socially supported during those times, and confident that the experiences will eventually pass: my impression is that a feeling of helplessness plays a big role in whether a physically painful experience gets interpreted as traumatic or not. So in principle giving your past self affection and a feeling of being safe and supported could also help with that. At least that would be my guess based on my limited experience.
Thanks for the reply. Feelings of helplessness sounds about right, and I think you may be right about giving your self the feeling that you are being supported. Only, people with severe chronic pain often suffer from anxiety and depression as well. It seems like it would be a hard battle getting their brains to recognise those aforementioned feelings.
How does this apply for physically painful trauma? I understand that the broader process should work, but I’m curious if you could guess what frame would be the most helpful for such trauma.
Hmm, interestingly I don’t feel like any physically painful experiences have given me significant trauma, even though I’ve had broken bones a few times etc.
I think this is because I’ve generally felt socially supported during those times, and confident that the experiences will eventually pass: my impression is that a feeling of helplessness plays a big role in whether a physically painful experience gets interpreted as traumatic or not. So in principle giving your past self affection and a feeling of being safe and supported could also help with that. At least that would be my guess based on my limited experience.
Thanks for the reply. Feelings of helplessness sounds about right, and I think you may be right about giving your self the feeling that you are being supported. Only, people with severe chronic pain often suffer from anxiety and depression as well. It seems like it would be a hard battle getting their brains to recognise those aforementioned feelings.
It can definitely be very difficult, yeah.