Just let it go … get over it … stop living in the past …it could have been so much worse … don’t be so soft, so weak … it’s time to forget about it and move on ….
These are some of the messages that people who’ve experienced a traumatic event may give themselves. Sometimes, concerned co-workers, friends, or family may communicate those same messages to those who’ve experienced trauma.
Whether it comes from self-talk or from someone else just trying to help, the implication is the same: recovering from psychological trauma is an act of willpower.
Decide to be OK, and magically you’ll be OK.
All you need to do is toughen up.
Can’t stop thinking about that terrible thing that happened? You’re just not trying hard enough.
Well-intended as these suggestions may be, they are all misguided.
[To read the rest of this blog post from Envisage Technologies, click here.]
Comments (0)