How Is Trauma Processed?

[canucklady]

My psychiatrist mentioned that although I have been in therapy, I have not processed trauma yet.

I am not sure what she means by this? Many of incidents I actually blocked out or dissociated. Does she mean remembering what happened by processing?

 

[EveHarrington]

I think you should ask your therapist for clarification perhaps.

I don't think she means remembering through processing.

 

[sun seeker]

It doesn't have to involve remembering, though this can be helpful to the part of us that needs a story. Processing is releasing the energy of the trauma that is locked in the body. There are several different approaches to this, the most common probably being somatic experiencing.

 

[joeylittle]

This is a pretty good read, lots of different ways/examples: Processing Trauma