Health Education

Health Education

The Trouble With Trauma

Trauma and suffering are words that we are all familiar with.  For some us the mere mention of trauma and suffering brings an intense emotional reaction that can hold us hostage and even be gut wrenching.  Trauma exists across systems, cultures and communities and affects us without discrimination through man made suffering or natural disasters.  According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) more than half of the adult population has been exposed to at least one traumatic event, and 90% of clients in public behavioral health settings have experienced trauma. These statistics do not include the trauma that has gone unreported or unacknowledged in our country.

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The Benefits of Counseling

The better question is why not? Many people who receive counseling discover that the idea of being in therapy is worse than the actual experience. The reasons people avoid therapy are endless—does it mean I’m broke or crazy, will people think I’m unsafe, that’s only for suicidal people, I can’t afford it—but yet they remain unhappy with some element in their life. Why not consider a different route?

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