![]() Outward expressions of anger can cause hostility, rage, explosive behavior or turned inwards can cause depression, fear, self-mutilation. Emotional distress can cause distractions such as addictions, self-harm, dissociation, keeping busy. This stage can produce severe forms of anxiety, nightmares, flashbacks, intrusive sexual feelings and thoughts, loss of appetite, compulsive eating. Added to this dynamic, is the fact that there is little or no community support. Then the reality and shock of the abuse starts to permeate one’s entire system and shatters one’s world view, familial ties, relationships and relationship to oneself and one’s environment. Survivors are taught from an early age they won’t be believed which feeds directly into their own desire for it not to be true. This is characterized as shock and disbelief. Please note these steps do not necessarily follow in this order, and vary with each survivor. This is based on my own healing from trauma. This is a unique set of steps for survivors of trauma as they go through the intense experience of healing from abuse. ![]()
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