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Killing Me Softly
“And there he was, this young boy, a stranger to my eyes — Strumming my pain with his fingers. . . “
How long does it take for a person to recover from trauma brain?
The post-trauma brain most often manifests some form of PTSD which is generally grouped into four types: 1) intrusive ruminating memories, 2) avoidance and withdrawal, 3) negative changes in thinking, and 4) changes in physical and emotional responses to things.
The trauma brain is chemically imbalanced and demonstrates actual changes in the brain itself. And trauma is not just consigned to those who suffer physical abuse. Emotional abuse and psychological abuse often have long-term effects on the brain and body. Severe emotional trauma causes long-lasting changes in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex region of the brain that is responsible for regulating emotional responses to various triggers that are processed through the amygdala. Brain scans show that PTSD symptoms and behaviors are caused by biological changes in the brain, so there is actually physical proof that dispels the idea that trauma victims are just overly emotional, dramatic, reactive, and histrionic.
It has been a little over a year since I was discarded suddenly, and I have yet to regain my footing. I remind myself that it was nothing…
