Trauma Robs You of Your Identity

Experiencing a traumatic event is very painful, and the aftereffects know as Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD symptoms can stay with a survivor for a long time. The hardest thing to deal with and what every survivor truly knows is that he or she is never the same person after an abusive or traumatic experience as they were before. 

The act of experiencing trauma affects every of a human profoundly and entirely alters how the person acts, feels and thinks. Meaning trauma experience literally changes who the person was and how he or she will be from that point forward. A trauma experience actually robs many aspects of our identity. 

A trauma experience modifies every aspect of human identity or personal philosophy:

Self-esteem

Self-confidence 

Self-love

Self-worth

Individuality

Personal authority

Qualities

Traits

Character 

Trauma Robs You Of:

Unfortunately, identity is not the only thing that a trauma experience steals from you:

Trauma robs you of your light. 

Trauma robs you of your confidence, value, worth and esteem. 

Trauma robs you of your happiness. 

Trauma robs you of your ability to feel. 

Trauma robs you of your feeling of safety. 

Trauma robs you of your reality, life. 

Trauma robs you of your wholeness.

Trauma robs you of yourself. 

Trauma robs you of your all that should have been. 

Trauma makes you feel like you are nothing.

Besides robbing you of all you were, a trauma experience entraps and isolates you in a world of dark secrets, fear, terror, pain and hurt, a trauma experience entraps and isolates you in a world of dark secrets, fear, terror, anxiety and hurt.

Takeaway

If you are a survived a traumatic situation in your life without gaining closure there is no wonder you feel so lost, confused disconnected and empty. Everything you knew about yourself has been taken away. 

It is time to take back everything that you have lost. It is possible. With hard work and the right skills, you can create a new identity.

          Coach Bill
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