Is your brain on trauma? Therapist shares 5 signs

From being self-critical to being pessimistic about everything, here are a few signs that the brain is in trauma.

Published on: Aug 23, 2024 4:53 PM IST

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When we carry unaddressed trauma for a long time, it starts to affect the way we think, behave and respond. The brain also gets into the effect of the trauma and impacts the thoughts and perspectives. Therapist Linda Meredith shared a few signs that we should look out for, when our brain is in trauma. (Unsplash)

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Untrusting nature: We tend to get suspicious and untrusting in nature – this is a defense mechanism to protect us from things that may hurt us.  (Unsplash)

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Pessimistic nature: the perspectives that we hold for everything tend to get very negative. We start to behave pessimistic and believe that nothing good can happen to us.  (Unsplash)

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Self-sabotaging: We may start to self-sabotage ourselves as a way of the trauma response. Substance abuse and addiction are also natural at this stage.  (Unsplash)

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Distracted: We face difficulty in being attentive and focused. We always tend to drift away and be distracted.  (Unsplash)

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Self-critical: The harsh inner critic in us gets the better of us and we become extremely critical about our every move and thought.  (Unsplash)