Trauma:

• Violent or Emotionally Traumatic Event(s)• Ongoing Childhood Trauma(s)• Lack of control of situation• Lack of support after event•• Perception is reality. The level of trauma does notdictate the severity ofPTSD or cPTSD

Triggers:

• Involuntary reactions tovisual/physical/sensorytraumatic experiencesin the past at multipleages, instances or events•• Can be multiple orsingle trigger• Triggers appear as realmemories occuring in the present

Physical Manifestations

Memory FlashbackPhysical FlashbackPanic Attack/AnxietyIntrusive ThoughtsNightmaresSSleeplessHeadaches/MigrainesPhysical PainNauseaHormonal Changes

DissociationFear (Irrational/Rational)Social Anxiety/Loss of InterestConduct DisorderFeeling in DangerSelf-harmHHopelessnesHelplessnessSuicidal Thoughts & TendenciesVisual and Auditory Hallucinations

Emotional Manifestations (Manifestations can appear months, years, decades later)

DepressionFrustrationShameGuiltAmnesiaAAnger/RageDifficulty ConcentratingNumbnessLoss of confidenceLoss of self-esteem

TRAUMAS & MANIFESTATIONS

BriefStabilization(Meds, Support,Hospitalization)

Healing begins with the application of various recovery methods. There is no “one size fits all” cure as each person is unique in their own coping mechanisms.

Recovery can take 3-6 months, a year or multiple years or even a lifetime. Ongoing healing must be applied until there is complete desensitization from triggers and positive memories replace traumatic ones.Re-triggering Budd

ing

anxiety “Something isn’t righ

t”

ContinuedSubconscious &InvoluntaryPhysical &EmotionalManifestations

Application ofHealing Environment,

People, Tools, Medication,Self Healing, Re-establishing

Healthy Beliefs

Gradualreintegrationto society.

Shame, guilt, beliefprocessing andself-compassion

InvoluntaryAcuteFlashback&CrisisMode

ManageableFlashback toNo symptoms

Trigger(Single orMultiple)

Potential for cyclicalre-occurance of flashbacks

PROCESS

SURVIVOR MAY EXPERIENCE PHASES OF:(in no particular order)DenialAmnesiaBargainingDepressionAAnxietyAnger

ResolutionAcceptanceLoss of ConfidenceLoss of Self-EsteemWithdrawl

NumbnessDissociationFearProcessingGrieving

Healing Environment

StableReliableConsistentSafeNon-stimulatingCCalmNatureNew environment

Supportive People

LovingSympatheticCompassionatePatientNon-judgementalKKind & CaringProactiveAcknowledging

Re-establishing Healthy Beliefs

• The adult & current self is in control.• It is not your fault and you did not ask for this.• This phase is temporary.• Everything that has happened is in the past.• Feelings are memories stuck in the brain due to improper processing,iit is a real physical injury.• PTSD is a psychological trauma to the brain with scientific proof.• It takes time to heal.• You are capable of recovery.

Self Healing

Find Emotional SupportEstablish TrustRebuild ConfidenceRebuild Self-EsteemSelf Care (Eating, Hygeine,MMedication, Water)Brain Supplements (Sam-E,L-Theanine, Omega 3)

Healing Tools & Mechanisms

Cognitive TherapyExposure TherapyEMDR (Eye MovementDesensitization & Reprocessing)Meditation, Spiritual HealingMMassage TherapySSRI/Anxiety MedicationSleep Medication

RECOVERY

UNDERSTANDING PTSD & COMPLEX PTSD (DRAFT)

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This information has been put together based on the personal research and self-healing of Sonya Lee. She is not a certificated medical doctor, therapist or clinician.

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