Reflect Yourself

                                                                    June is PTSD Awareness Month
                                                              Try art as a management tool for PTSD.
PTSD triggers can unravel emotions and the path of a functioning life. These triggers can alter perceptions of time and throw the individual into a spiral of historical trauma response. This can lead to disassociation, fear, flight, shutting down, anxiety, depression and destructive behaviors. Learning how to manage these triggered moments is essential for a successful and functional life.
Art is an option for helping PTSD and an incredible tool that, not only can repair brokenness but provide enjoyment from the process and outcome. Art touches the senses and expression buried under trauma response to identify and convey the experience of struggle deep within. Through color, texture, symbol and image, one can witness the authentic self without needing words to make meaning. This freedom to express provides validation of what is ‘really going on’ in order to see the truth and support the internal strife that triggers cause.

Art is a map to hear, see and invent a path forward to find ground when PTSD triggers cause a free fall of emotions that can sabotage a sense of safety.

Just try! Many online groups, podcasts, and books are available to consider this path of healing, check them out and again, just try, you will be amazed at the benefits of the art process to heal PTSD.