Healing from trauma A survivor's guide to understanding your symptoms and reclaiming your life
Book - 2007
- Subjects
- Published
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New York :
Marlowe & Co
c2007.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xxvii, 260 p. ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781600940613
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction: A Trauma Book for Those in the Trenches
- 1. Shit Happens
- What Is Trauma?
- Why Do Some People Suffer More Than Others?
- Hidden Traumas
- Identifying Your Traumas (Exercise)
- Will It Always Be Like This?
- Two Kinds of Suffering
- Ten Points to Remember
- 2. It's a Body Thing
- What Happens in Trauma?
- Caught in Lower Brain Centers
- Under the Influence
- Taking Back the Control Room
- Resilience
- Getting the Traction to Move On
- Ten Points to Remember
- 3. The Footprints of Trauma
- Tracks in the Body
- Sensitivities
- Triggers, Triggers Everywhere
- The Lion, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man
- Not All Here (Dissociation)
- I Can't Think!
- Turned to Stone (Numbing)
- Amnesia, Flashbacks, and Fragmented Memory
- Insomnia
- Intrusive Thoughts and Images
- Self-Injuring Behaviors
- Guilty without Charge
- Living in a Broom Closet
- Ruptured Boundaries
- Relationship Patterns
- Feeling Broken
- Alone in an Uncaring World
- Ten Points to Remember
- 4. Trauma-Related Disorders
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Depression
- Anxiety Disorders
- Addictions
- Eating Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders
- Borderline Personality
- Physical Diseases Related to Trauma
- Casualties of Trauma
- Two Cocoons
- Exploring Your Cocoon (Exercise)
- Ten Points to Remember
- 5. The Journey of Healing
- Kelly's Story: A Hard-Won Self
- Basic Requirements for the Journey
- A Deliberate Curriculum
- The Tasks of Healing
- Personal Resources
- Assessing Your Resources (Exercise)
- The Spiral of Healing
- Jana's Story: The Importance of Deep Listening
- The Drive for Completion
- Realigning with Your Wholeness
- Each Path Is Unique
- Ten Points to Remember
- 6. How to Choose the Right Helpers
- Sharing Your Trauma History
- Things to Consider When Working with Health Practitioners
- Is Psychotherapy for Me? How Long Will It Take?
- Choosing the Right Therapist
- Wounded and Wounding Healers
- When Is It Appropriate to Change Therapists?
- Can I Heal Without Psychotherapy?
- Ten Points to Remember
- 7. Selecting Your Interventions
- Containment versus Catharsis
- EMDR and Alternating Bilateral Stimulation (ABS)
- Point Therapies
- The TARA Approach for the Resolution of Shock and Trauma
- Somatic Therapies
- Hands-On Therapies for Trauma
- Imagery-Based Therapies
- Corrective Experiences
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Changing Experience through a Pattern Interrupt
- Help from Peers
- Residential Treatment Programs
- Medications and Natural Alternatives
- The Decisions Are Yours
- Ten Points to Remember
- 8. Tools for Dealing with Trauma
- Slowing Down the Process
- Keeping One Foot on Solid Ground
- Grounding
- Finding Your Rock
- Controlling Your Arousal Level
- Learning to Self-Soothe
- Accepting Comfort from Another Person
- Seeing Options
- The Three S's: Stop, Soothe, Support (An Antidote for Hyperarousal)
- The Three R's: Refocus, Reconnect, Reenter (An Antidote for Dissociation)
- The Control Button
- Ten Points to Remember
- 9. Tools for Living
- Your Job as Manager
- Becoming a Fierce Protector and Advocate for Yourself
- Supportive Life Structures
- Knowing Your Medicine
- Nurturing Self-Talk
- Gaining Control of Your Mind
- Objectivity
- Strengthening Boundaries
- Cultivating a Friendly Relationship with Your Body
- Humor
- Journaling
- Creativity and Self-Expression
- The Gifts of Nature
- Snuggling Up to the World
- The Best Revenge Is a Happy Life
- Ten Points to Remember
- 10. Spiritual Issues
- Why Did God Let This Happen?
- An Earnest Search
- Hidden Gifts
- What Spiritual Life Has to Offer
- The Transcendence Trap
- Expansion and Contraction
- What's Suffering Got to Do with It?
- Accepting Life as It Is
- An Integrated Spirituality
- Terry's Story: Toward an Integrated Spirituality
- Ten Points to Remember
- 11. Ain't Broke no More
- Surviving or Thriving?
- Signs of Healing
- Signs of Wholeness
- A New Me
- Coming Home
- Robert's Story: War No More
- It's Never Too Late for a Little Happiness
- Ten Points to Remember
- 12. My Story
- Ten Points to Remember
- Appendix. Bodywork Therapies
- Notes
- Glossary
- Resources
- Index