Recovery from Gun Violence and Other Mass Trauma - You Can Feel Peace and Calm Again

If you have been affected by the epidemic of violence, you may experience mental health issues. It may seem that you can never be happy again. That is completely normal.  But have you ever heard of post-traumatic growth?

I want to assure you that healing from trauma and experiencing post-traumatic growth is possible and energy psychology tools can help.

In the aftermath of trauma, many people may experience issues like PTSD, depression, anxiety, and other concerns. You may have trouble sleeping or getting out of bed. You might find it difficult to concentrate. You may even feel that life has lost its meaning. It can seem that your life is forever changed because of your experience.

While life has changed, you do not have to suffer for the rest of your days.  Energy psychology can help you heal.  Many people who have experienced tragedy have used the effective tools of energy psychology to heal their trauma.

What you need to know
 
1. Healing from post-traumatic stress is possible and far easier than many say.

2. Energy psychology approaches can help restore people to their better selves after violence; people can experience post traumatic growth in ways that many cannot even imagine.

3. After experiencing or witnessing violence, it is normal for the body to have reactions. These reactions are not “disorders”. Insomnia, hypervigilance, fatigue, increased blood pressure and heartrate, and various forms of pain are normal trauma responses. The effects of experiencing violence, witnessing violence, and responding to violence are stored in the body.

4. Energy psychology approaches can release the stored energy and eliminate its effect. These approaches are evidence based and can be used either as self-help tools or as clinical tools when used by trained practitioners

Move from coping to healing

One of my favorite energy psychology tools is Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT). I have been using this tool and teaching this tool to clients and professionals for years.  And I have seen people grow beyond what they or anyone else expected.

If you want to see the power of EFT for recovery from trauma, you need to check out this very short video of my interview with Madelana. Madelana is a survivor of the Borderline Bar & Grille massacre. In the aftermath of the tragedy, she sought help for her trauma symptoms. She went to regular therapy for two years. Sadly, that regular therapy left her just coping with the effects of trauma.

Then she found Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), an energy psychology method. In just two sessions, Madelena healed from the trauma. She now lives a happy, healthy life. With energy psychology, she got her life back.

https://youtu.be/MKYyajk4YF8

Self-help techniques

If you are looking for self-help tools to cope with the aftermath of tragedy, ACEP offers Resources for Resilience. The tools listed on this site are simple, body- and energy-based tools that will help you restore calm and balance, reduce anxiety and overwhelm, reduce fear, and even resolve troubling memories.

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela

Robert Schwarz, PsyD, DCEP, ACAP-EFT
Doctor-Bob.com
Author of: Tools for Transforming Trauma
        We’re No Fun Anymore

Dr Schwarz sees clients in person in Bryn Mawr and via Telehealth.   He also provides Consultation and Supervision in energy psychology and psychotherapy.
He also available for keynotes and workshops.

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