Is it normal to feel exhausted and fatigued after an emotionally open and vulnerable therapy session? Absolutely. Therapy is hard work, especially when we unpack stories and experiences we've suppressed for years. Sometimes, you leave a session feeling extra tired, disoriented, and uncomfortable.
It is quite common to feel fatigued after surgery, regardless of whether it was a minor or major procedure. This is because your body expends a lot of energy afterward trying to heal. There is an immune response that kicks in, which can be physically draining as well.
Emotional healing is the process of acknowledging, allowing, accepting, integrating, and processing painful life experiences and strong emotions. It may involve empathy, self-regulation, self-compassion, self-acceptance, mindfulness, and integration.
Emotional trauma can last from a few days to a few months.
Some people will recover from emotional trauma after days or weeks, while others may experience more long-term effects.
Acceptance: In the final stage, individuals come to accept that the trauma has happened and begin to focus on healing and moving forward.
Many people associate crying during grief with depression, when it can actually be a sign of healing. Teaching boys and young men that it's okay to cry may reduce negative health behaviors and help them have fuller lives.
After practicing TRE® people often use the words 'grounded', 'relaxed' and 'calmer' to describe their feelings. After a period of several months people have reported relief from illnesses such as Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Eczema and IBS.
Tears can help people heal from hurtful psychological experiences in life, just as there are natural body processes that promote physical healing.
The theory for the healing process, is as you start healing you go backwards on the timeline of your symptoms. We had a long conversation on how this could potentially be the same for the mental healing process as well. If we think about healing this way, it makes sense why the healing process may be messy.
Trauma is not physically held in the muscles or bones — instead, the need to protect oneself from perceived threats is stored in the memory and emotional centers of the brain, such as the hippocampus and amygdala. This activates the body whenever a situation reminds the person of the traumatic event(s).
The adrenal system: Cortisol and other stress hormones, are produced by your adrenal system. When there's an overload on the adrenal system, someone with PTSD might experience a variety of symptoms such as fatigue, exhaustion and an overload of stress.
Take time to slow down and be alone, get out into nature, make art, listen to music while you cook your favorite dinner, meditate to cleanse your mind and relax your body, take a bubble bath or a nap to restore.
Buttocks = Anger and Rage
Anger and suppressed rage are often stored in the buttocks.
When someone cries, their heart rate increases and their breathing slows down. The more vigorous the crying, the greater the hyperventilation, which reduces the amount of oxygen the brain receives — leading to an overall state of drowsiness.
"[Crying] activates the parasympathetic nervous system and restores the body to a state of balance."
Emotional health is the ability to cope with and manage emotions. It's also the ability to have positive relationships. Mental health is the ability to think clearly and make good decisions. It's also the ability to cope with stress and manage emotions.
They may start crying, laughing, screaming. The emotional release may bring back flashbacks, memories, or visions they forgot they had or have never experienced before.
When emotional blocks are removed, you will find yourself doing new things or having a new kind of positive energy. Sometimes, old suppressed dreams may resurface. You will generally feel happier or at least you will feel neutral at the same things that once upset you.