Heal Unresolved Wounds, This Is Mindfulness Practice To Break Trauma Cycle

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JAKARTA - Trauma is not something that can be chosen, but how to respond, process, and finally accept what has happened is a choice that can change the course of your life. In an era where stress, emotional stress, and past experiences often 'ghost' without realizing it, through spontaneous reactions, fear, anger, or even empty feelings The practice of mindfulness comes as a bridge that allows you to move from repeated in the wound to recovery.

This article discusses what trauma is, how mindfulness works, and practical steps to start a reflection process that can free you. From an unfinished cycle of pain, reports Psychology Today, Wednesday, October 8.

Trauma is a very painful experience, it can be from childhood or adulthood, which has an impact on a person's mental and emotional well-being. These wounds often trigger domino effects, difficulty building trust, fragile relationships, or even tendency to avoid dealing with problems directly.

Mindfulness is not a magic concoct that erases the past. On the other hand, it changes the way we view and respond to this traumatic experience. Instead of continuing to try to avoid, suppress, or escape from injury, mindfulness invites us to accept and face with mercy and acceptance.

Here are practical steps that you can take at any time when you feel anxiety or when your mood is calm, as an effort to break the influence of trauma:

1. Find a quiet place: Choose an environment that supports calm. Turn off the disturbance, focus on time for yourself.

2. Take a deep breath: two or three soothing breaths; take a long breath and relax the body.

3. Set the intention to make peace with the wound: not forget, but change your relationship with what has happened.

4. Check out or think about the following reflective quotes:

If you live in this world, trauma is inevitable. Yes, you can hold that wound until the last breath, never let it go. Or, you can start a very different idea ...

5. Take care of three reflection questions:

Starting the practice of mindfulness does not mean that all wounds will heal in an instant. The process takes time, patience, and compassion for yourself. By repeating this reflection, you not only change how trauma affects you, but also give yourself permission to feel hope, peace, and strength from within.