Whether trauma is caused by a single event such as a natural disaster, or by repeated or prolonged exposure to abuse, an individual’s thoughts, feeling, and behaviors are filtered through their experience and perspective.
Trauma: An emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape or natural disaster. Immediately after the event, shock denial are typical. Longer term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, strained relationships and even physical symptoms like headaches or nausea.
Triggers: Signals that act as signs of possible danger, based on historical traumatic experiences and which lead to a set of emotional, physiological, and behavioral responses that arise in the service of survival and safety (e.g., sights, sounds, smells, touch). Triggers are all about one’s perceptions experienced as reality, the mind/body connection set in motion a fight, flight, or freeze response. A triggered individual experiences fear, panic, upset and agitation.
Mental Trauma: is one of the most-common psychological health conditions. Trauma can serve as a filter, or lens, through which a person views the work. Think of sunglasses: you put them on and everything is shaded differently. Trauma can have that type of effect on how a person perceives their world.
Project Celebration, Inc. has trained advocates that can assists you with some trauma and triggers by safety planning, by listening and by putting you in some counseling. We have 2 safe houses for you to stay in when you are ready leave. We can help you with the trauma of leaving and help you with the next steps. No one deserves to live in an abusive relationship.
If you are ready to get out of the abuse or need assistance, please reach out to PCI and let us see what we can help you with. Everything we offer is free and confidential, someone answers the phone 24/7, 365 days of the year.
Call Sabine (main office) PCI 318-256-6242, Desoto 318-349-8938, Natchitoches and Red River 318-663-5961, Shreveport/Bossier, 318-226-5015