How does trauma affect the body?
Unresolved trauma does not always manifest purely as mental/emotional symptoms. It may also lead to a condition of chronic emotional fatigue and chronic stress manifesting in a myriad of physical symptoms:
- Anxiety
- Mood swings
- Mental and physical fatigue
- Sluggishness
- Chronic muscle spasm
- Uncertainty
- Fear that comes and goes
- Panic attacks
- Sleep problems
- Chronic digestive upset
- Constant body aches and pains
- Stiff neck and/or limited range of motion
- Muscle jerks
- Churning stomach
- Eye strain
- Loss of interest (in everything)
- No sex drive
- Pounding heart, skipped beats
- Low self esteem
- No confidence
- Withdrawal
- Sensitivity to bright lights
- Sensitivity to noise, especially loud sounds
- Depression
- Tension headaches or other headaches
- Constant stress
- Blurred vision
- Constant fear of failure
- Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness
- Feelings of guilt
- As fatigued in the morning, upon awakening, as when you went to bed.
- Apathy
- Tension
Talk to a medical professional about the ways your unresolved childhood trauma may be manifesting in your body. It is possible to begin resolving these symptoms through careful attention to how you care for your body, and by resolving the underlying chronic emotional stress that may be driving your symptoms.
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