When I meet with people for the first time, they usually tell me they have been thinking about getting into therapy for a long time. They think about it. They research it. They find a list of trauma therapists in Denver and pore over their websites.
Everyone wonders if they are ready for trauma therapy, and there is one big sign that the time is right for resolving past hurts. Your body and mind tells you it’s time.
Trauma can lie buried for a very long time. Not forgotten, really, but just way back in our mental closets. Then it makes its way to the forefront of our minds. We find ourselves thinking or dreaming about things that we hadn’t thought about in a very long time. Sometimes these memories come screaming back in the form of a flashback, which is scary and unsettling.
If old ‘stuff’ is coming up for you, it’s there for a reason. It wants your attention and needs some more processing before it can be laid to rest and you can move forward in your life. It’s important to trust your own body and mind’s wisdom.