When Healing Trauma and PTSD makes you Courageous and Grateful

I recently read a book by Dr. Peter Levine titled “Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma.” In this book, he describes the things that can heal trauma. He uses a metaphor to explain his theory, and that metaphor is the tiger. A tiger has a very high pain tolerance and can also tolerate the sun’s heat. A tiger will do anything to survive, including being in a fight. This is the same with trauma. A person can handle a lot of trauma and still be able to function. However, if they are exposed to too much trauma, their body will shut down and become ill. They can’t cope with it anymore. The tiger analogy explains this very well.

The book explains how a person can be in a fight or even a car accident and be fine. But if the trauma becomes too much, then the person may become sick. The person’s body can no longer handle it. So, this is why we have PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). This is what happens to people who are exposed to extreme trauma. Their bodies are no longer able to cope with it.

Dr. Levine talks about how the body needs time to recover from trauma. If the trauma is too much, the body can’t recover. It shuts down. And if the trauma is not dealt with, then the person can get sick.

The book says that the body needs time to heal. It says that people need to process their trauma. That means that you need to talk about your trauma. You need to release it and deal with it. This is where cognitive behavior therapy comes into play. This is where the person learns how to manage their emotions. This is where the person can learn how to regulate their emotions. This is where they learn how to regulate their thoughts. This is where the person deals with their beliefs. This is where the person gets out of the past. This is where the person starts to live in the present. This is where the person begins to take action. This is where the person stops living in fear.

So, what does all of this mean? First, it means that you need to talk to someone about your trauma. It means that you need to learn how to regulate your emotions. It means that you need help with your thoughts. It means that you need some help with your beliefs. And it means that you need a coach to help you move forward. This is what trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy can do for you.