Emotions and Trauma

Trauma occurs because of a person being in an unexpected place where they are unprepared and helpless against the threat. An individual under threat will enter into the fight, fright, or freeze response and the emotions of the trauma victim will be stuffed down into the subconscious. If these emotions are not eventually felt and processed, the individual will be at risk of having poisonous emotions such as anger, shame, and sadness festering in the subconscious which erode the individuals physical and emotional health. When a person gets in touch with their subconscious they will be met with extreme pain as these feelings are often times scary and chaotic. This, however, is vital in order to get in touch with the pain and heal. A person will need to work through the meaning of the experience which were often times inaccurate and created to keep the individual safe and away from the truth.