A traumatic experience is anything that severely threatens your emotional, psychological or physical well-being.
Right now in the world, that would be the COVID-19 epidemic. Not only are many of us losing our jobs while being forced into isolation with scarce resources, but our very survival is being challenged. That’s a lot to deal with!
Trauma is essentially what happens when we feel totally powerless, and are frozen internally into that state of being.
But here’s the liberating truth: power comes from within. Whatever goes on outside of you is nothing compared to the courage, clarity, and compassion that already lies within your Soul.
Two of the most powerful and life-changing tools I discovered during these dark times were self-love and thought inquiry. Learning to take care of myself with loving kindness and discovering that believing thoughts actually create suffering freed me from a lot of anger, fear, and shame.
1. Treat yourself with love and compassion
2. Allow yourself to feel what you feel
3. Breathe deeply
4. Go slowly
5. Let go of self-victimizing thoughts
6. Remember a situation in the past that you survived
7. Ask for guidance
8. Keep in mind that everything passes
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