Shining the Light on Childhood Trauma

April is National Child abuse prevention awareness month..... how is your inner child faring?

This is a subject that is so close to my heart.

Pete and I have had the privilege of working with 10000’s of brave and heart centred women and men, helping them overcome childhood trauma so they could start living with greater confidence and inner strength and clarity.

Childhood trauma can come in many forms:

• Physical abuse happens when anyone who has authority over you uses it to injure you physically.

• Physical neglect, when your caregiver fails to give you adequate food, warmth, clothing, or a place to live.

• Emotional abuse, which most often occurs in the form of threats, shaming, scapegoating, gaslighting or manipulation. We often don’t think of emotional manipulation as abuse but it is.

• Sexual abuse, which is one of the most damaging forms of abuse and sadly one of the most common when it comes to childhood trauma.

According to the National Centre for Victims of Crime, 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys will be a victim of CSA in their lifetime.

It is my personal belief that 1 in 2 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced CSA. I think these figures are much closer to the truth.

• Loss of a primary caregiver. Even when the loss is really early on in your life, and you can’t remember it, the effects are far-reaching and makes you vulnerable in ways you can’t always realise.

• Emotional neglect, which means that your caregiver fails to give you the nurturing, love and attention you need to thrive.

• Natural disasters or war. These events are deeply scarring to the child.

You might be like me and think that your childhood has been wonderful.
You only have good memories….

But have a look at this list..
• Depression
• Dissociation
• Anxiety
• Aggression
• Anger issues
• Shock
• Denial,
• Confusion
• Muscle tension
• Relentless fatigue
• Sleep problems,
• Mysterious aches and pains,
• Procrastination
• Impulsiveness
• Poor memory
• Out of touch with yourself and others
• Poor behavioural control
• Trust issues
• Passive-aggressive behaviour
• Perpetual victimhood
• Promiscuity
• Low or no libido
• Trouble forming deep and meaningful connections
• Low self-worth
• Chaotic lifestyle
• Lack of clarity
• Poor focus
• Overeating
• Other addictive behaviours
• Accident prone, bad luck

These are some of the signs that raise the alarm bells that not everything was as rosy coloured as you remembered from your childhood.

Sexual, physical, spiritual and emotional childhood abuse inflict profound destruction to people’s soul.

Whatever you experienced in your childhood becomes your truth.

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https://www.purplehousenaturaltherapies.com.au/shining-the-light-on-childhood-trauma/