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Why It's Hard To Find Words to Talk About Your Trauma


Why It's Hard To Find Words to Talk About Your Trauma

Difficulty describing or talking about trauma is a very common experience. So common, in fact, that brain studies have been done to explain why.

Why can't I (literally) find the right words when speaking about my ...

In my experience, many people with trauma simply don't believe anyone else can understand them. They feel strangled or choked or unable to speak ...

Is it common not being able to say specific words? TW: SA - Reddit

It's why words fail when trying to describe what happened. We are put into our lizard brain state, which doesn't need words to survive - just reaction and ...

Talking about trauma can feel really, really hard. But it can get easier.

We also know that people often disclose in ways other than by using spoken words. What is so often framed as 'symptoms' may actually be a story about trauma ...

Narrating Trauma—From No Words to Your Words | Psychology Today

Narrating trauma may start with your body. Given the psychobiology of human survival, what we often cannot say or remember is held within our body.

“Why is it physically so hard to talk about trauma?” - AKA #72

Pre-order your copy of Kati's new book TRAUMATIZED here: https://geni.us/Bfak0j Ask Kati Anything ep72 audience questions: 1) I was ...

Word finding difficulties | My PTSD / CPTSD Forum

Just noticing that sometimes pronouncing basic words causes trouble which I find unnerving, but do notice it is worse when stressed (but also ...

Why do we avoid talking about the trauma in therapy? - Carolyn Spring

This was a question for a recent webinar Q&A, and it's not a rare scenario. As trauma survivors, there are those of us who turn up in therapy ...

When talking about your problems actually makes them worse

In the majority of cases it is a good, if not essential, thing to do. But what isn't useful is if you keep reliving the trauma without learning ...

How to Talk About Trauma in Therapy: 10 Tips from a Therapist

Find other ways to express yourself ... Spoken words can only go so far. Sometimes, addressing trauma in therapy is made easier by using ...

Overcoming A Sudden Difficulty Finding Words When Speaking

If you're encountering sudden difficulty finding words when speaking, it's natural to be worried. Trouble with word retrieval could stem ...

3 Expert Tips On How to Talk about Trauma in Therapy:

It's helpful to learn how to be okay with being uncomfortable, acknowledge your suffering from trauma has been real, and focus on choosing words ...

"How do I get help with trauma if I can't talk about it", Eugene Oregon

Sometimes words don't come because words were contradicted before, or speaking out was punished. This is a place where we want to support the ...

Word-Finding Difficulty: Aphasia or Normal?

The distinction is important since people often misinterpret their word-finding difficulty—thinking it is caused by a physical or mental disease ...

Twitching and struggling to get words out when approaching trauma ...

Yes, all sorts of whacky reactions when I'm talking about the hard stuff. ... it's like I lose my ability to speak correctly. T said he thinks ...

I don't want to talk about my trauma and just want to move on with ...

Only the individual can answer honestly whether or not they are being affected by the trauma still. If so, it may be time to get help moving ...

When Words Fail: Hard Lessons That Come From Silence

Realistically, I don't think we can get past our trauma-based communication challenges in a single exchange with a person — and I think we all ...

5 Reasons to Talk About Trauma | Psychology Today

But some ways of talking about trauma can expedite recovery, bringing relief faster. Even though it's difficult, there are many reasons to talk ...

Calming Trauma - How Understanding the Brain Can Help

Talk therapy works when the brain is online and functioning, but when the rational part of the brain is hijacked by the trauma memory, people may not hear words ...

Does speaking about a traumatic experience help or make it worse

Speaking about a traumatic experience can be very difficult. While it can help to share your thoughts and feelings about it, it can also trigger you.