You Don’t Have to Re-Traumatize Yourself to Help Him Heal
So, you’re the loved one of a man who’s experienced trauma. You’re probably here because you want to help him.
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So, you’re the loved one of a man who’s experienced trauma. You’re probably here because you want to help him.
How do I feel? Are you kidding me? I’m a guy. Most of the time I couldn’t answer that question if you paid me, except when I’m angry or frustrated. No problems with those feelings.
You love and trust your partner. You thought everything was fine and then you found out you had been betrayed. Perhaps your partner told you themselves.
We like to think of memory as a camera, capturing snapshots perfectly from our lives. And we assume that if something big happens, we’ll remember it – like replaying a video tape.
When we’re threatened or intimidated, it means that someone is trying to put us in harm’s way. This might have taken the form of bullying: someone threatened to hurt you, or intimidated you into fearing them.
What do you think of when you hear the word “trauma”? In medical speak, serious injury is often called “trauma,” such as head trauma from a car crash.