November 5, 2020
There is a vital part of healing that survivors of adverse childhood experiences, who now live with complex post-traumatic stress disorder, can learn to help themselves.
This piece of artillery is called resilience.
Resiliency can help us overcome the life-altering effects of adverse childhood experiences or repeated trauma in adulthood. It can also speed up healing and give us the strength to conquer our traumatic histories.
In this article, we shall explore together the definitions of complex trauma, resiliency, and how resiliency can help treat complex traumatic stress disorder.
A Review of the Effects Complex Trauma Have on Children and Adults
Many people think that complex trauma happens only to children. However, they would be wrong, as it can also happen to adults.
To understand this phenomenon, we must first examine the definition of complex trauma.
To put it simply, complex trauma is defined as exposure to repeated or prolonged events. These events include physical abuse, sexual abuse, living in a war zone, domestic violence, sex trafficking, torture, or any exposure to organized violence such as genocide.
Complex trauma is different from other types of trauma in that it involves feeling trapped and involves shame and humiliation.
The changes are strikingly evident in the person who has experienced complex trauma in their minds and bodies.
The guidelines for treating complex post-traumatic stress disorder offered by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies gives us a glimpse into the mental and physical damages caused by complex trauma.
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