Emotional or mental blocks are often caused by trauma.
“Trauma is not what happens to you. Trauma is what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you.” – Gabor Mate
Have you ever felt blocked, unable to move forward towards your ambitions and dreams? Emotional or mental blocks are often created in childhood when we are trying to fit in, be accepted, and loved as part of the tribe (family or community), or any time we experience emotional pain, feel stupid, judged or criticised.
A trauma is a painful experience that leaves emotional scars, it acts like a roadblock in the psyche. We try to move on, to move forward, but the trauma stops us. It can cause physical, emotional and mental symptoms to occur, making it really difficult to make progress in certain areas, for example, relationships or career. It can manifest as fear of failure, or even success, low self esteem, low confidence or lack of self worth.
“It’s not the world, not what’s outside of us, but what we hold inside traps us.” – Gabor Mate
Whether it’s a big trauma (Big T) or a little trauma (Little T), the brain creates a pattern for that, learning a lesson at a neurological level, and trying to avoid it again in the future.
Beliefs around trauma are formed and get reinforced over time that stop us from doing things we want to do, or do things we don’t want to do. Some people attempt to get around it by using coping skills, or with addictions, but symptoms still occur on the inside and can lead to anxiety, anger, depression or even serious health conditions.
The brain gets conditioned to act out patterns, reacting in the same old way, whether these patterns are helpful or not, the brain doesn’t care. It just reacts.
Professional therapy can help you to identify the blocks, release the trauma, neutralise and relocate the memory of trauma (place it firmly in the past) and recondition the brain with new empowering patterns of response.
This freedom enables you to connect with your real self, relax, discover a sense of inner peace, have the confidence to do the things you want to do and stop doing the things you don’t want to do, leading to happiness, better health and wellbeing.
What would you do with that freedom?
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