Trauma in Women: Facts and How to Deal With It! - Riliv Story
How to deal with trauma between men and women is very different, dear! Trauma in women is more severe for them, even harder to forget, than trauma in men.
There are many facts you may not know yet, and how to deal with any trauma you may have experienced, dear! Let's go! Brain condition when traumatized in womenPhoto by Ben White on Unsplash
Traumatic experiences involve most or almost all of the senses—sight, hearing, smell, sometimes sense of taste, and physical pain. Each of these sensations is recorded and stored in different parts of the brain, and can leave deep psychological scars.
After experiencing a traumatic event, it is not uncommon for people to suffer from certain levels of stress, depression, and anxiety disorders. Nightmares, sleep disorders including the inability to fall asleep; It is also a common indicator of post-trauma.
If these symptoms no longer bother the traumatized person after a month, then they are likely suffering from acute stress disorder. But, if symptoms continue or increase after a month, they may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
PTSD can be caused by natural disasters and man-made disasters. About 8% of the population in the United States has PTSD in their lifetime, and this number is expected to continue to rise. Fact #2: Women and trauma
Many women who have experienced traumatic events that change their lives and psychological, can be caused by natural disasters such as storms, landslides, floods or earthquakes, or man-made disasters, such as car accidents or terrorist attacks.
In addition, it turns out that 1 in 3 women have experienced sexual harassment in their lives. This number may be much higher, as these are only reported cases.
As already mentioned above, this trauma can leave deep psychological scars. When we have a physical wound—say a deep wound on our arm and we know it needs to be stitched, but we decide to take care of it ourselves—we can treat it as best we can but we are at risk of infection and when the wound heals, it may form a thick keloid scar.
Unlike physical injuries, when we experience serious trauma, it becomes a deep wound in our soul; Wounds that burn and imprint in memory. We may be able to try to ignore it and address it as best we can, but it can have an impact on our mental health.
Most women who experience PTSD are caused by motor vehicle accidents, sudden loss of loved ones, and so on. Some have reported experiencing sexual harassment in their lives. Fact #3: Why is trauma from sexual assault different? Photo by Melanie Wasser on Unsplash
Women are more prone to sexual harassment and violence than men, and sexual harassment and violence are more likely to cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than many other traumatic experiences.
Why is that? Because sexual assault (sexual assault) is different from other types of assault, such as being robbed at one ganged up. Sexual assault may not have a 'personal' impact on the attacker, but rather a "personal" impact on the victim.
Sexual experiences should be intimate and voluntary, not violent. In sexual assault or harassment, something women offer and want in an act of intimacy is taken away from them by force—usually through violence. This is an unwarranted punishment that can leave permanent psychological wounds for the victim. Fact #4: Why do women like to blame themselves?
Women are more likely to blame themselves for the traumatic events they experience than men. Why? It's a pretty complicated thing.
But the bigger and very significant reason is likely due to hormones and the way the female brain works. The hormone responsible is the hormone PACAP (pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide).
A joint study conducted at Emory and the University of Vermont by Kerry Ressler showed that PACAP can alter estrogen response in traumatized women, and cause them to experience symptoms associated with PTSD and related symptoms (depression, anxiety, stress, etc.) and many more different symptoms.
So, it seems like we can figure out why women behave differently in certain situations. Interestingly, men suffering from stress and PTSD do not produce this hormone, only women, dear! Fact #5: Misguided about trauma to womenPhoto by Kristina Flour on Unsplash
Many consider women to be "weak individuals". This phrase is a complete misunderstanding, dear! Women are basically strong and tenacious; But all this trauma and stress—including stressful work—causes women to suffer from high blood pressure and heart attacks, making them look weak and fragile.
The growing stigma in society teaches us that men have been taught to take care of their emotions and feelings. While women, either for biological or social reasons or a combination of the two, seem to be more in touch and more sensitive to their feelings and need more help coping with the trauma they are experiencing. How to deal with trauma with Time Perspective Theraphy
The treatment developed by Rosemary K.M. Sword and Philip Zimbardo, in her book The Time Cure: Overcoming PTSD with the New Psychology of Time Perspective Therapy, has been shown to be a quick and effective way to reduce depression, anxiety, stress, and many other PTSD symptoms, as well as help with grief and loss issues, couples and family problems, and more.
In TPT, the following symptoms can be explained by those related to the time of occurrence, namely:
- Depression: based on past experiences
- Anxiety: anticipating negative experiences in the future
- Stress: can be based on the past and the future
- All of the experiences mentioned above—individually or in any combination in the present.
In short, this is how TPT works:
- Change negative thoughts from the past with positive experiences of the past
- Plan and work towards a brighter and better future.
- Take the time to enjoy yourself in the present; Find beauty, joy and laughter
- Socializing: staying connected with family, friends, people who work with you or who share similar interests.
You can overcome the trauma you experience by trying the above, but of course you also need guidance with a more expert and professional in the field, namely a psychologist, who can help you and you can consult to cope with the trauma you are experiencing better.
Don't be shy about consulting a psychologist, dear. It never hurts to try the Riliv app, dear!
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Written by Albin Sayyid Agnar, a fan.
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