The Life-Changing Therapy That Healed 20 Years of Trauma

the road to recovery is hopeful

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After a traumatizing experience happens, trauma survivors cope in different ways.

Some of us will tap into our resiliency and bounce back from the experience.

Some of us will experience what psychologists would call post-traumatic growth where we see positive growth afterward such as appreciation for life, purpose and relationships.

And some of us will struggle quietly or in very volatile ways coping through drug abuse and other forms of addiction.

Ten years ago I lived a very different life from the one I live today.

I was struggling with depression and haunted by the nightmares of my past.

Secrets hold power over us.

I walked with the secret of being sexually abused by my father for a long time.

I would suffer from nightmares for years.

I would wake up screaming in my sleep and crying in fear.

I would tip-toe around the darkness of the abuse in my therapy sessions.