When the Bottom Drops Out

I have seen many clients come in because they are out of the blue, unable to cope with life as they always have.

Maybe an incident happened, and sometimes something did but not an earth-shattering, life-changing moment.

A history of abuse is always within the accounts of people who seem to have lost their stability overnight.

Sometimes the abuse is physical, verbal, or sexual, but the presence of safety is nowhere to be initially seen in their childhood.

These resilient humans have come out of a traumatic childhood and persisted despite their upbringings,

There is little understanding that their childhood was damaging.

They come to me when the ground gives way, all the trauma they have been storing over the years comes out, and the coping strategies they have always used have finally failed.

These people feel like they have gone crazy.

When I meet these clients, I let them know I see them, and I am so sorry for everything that has happened to them.

Hearing this is uncomfortable for all of them, but we sit quietly, and I repeat myself until they take a deep breath and accept what I have said.

Then we acknowledge how their coping skills have worked until now and how brilliant they were to have used them.

Today, we will breathe together and recognize that previous trauma has had an impact but that they are still standing and have made it this far.

Together we will acknowledge the places their nervous system gets stuck, one foot in the past and one in the present.

They will leave with a few tips on stopping the freight train of emotions that have been unleashed until we meet again.

Skills learned in Somatic psychotherapy encourage integration and healing of old trauma patterns.

Consultations are always free.