Childhood Trauma:

What Could Be The Biggest Source Of Stress In Your Life

By Carna Zacharias-Miller
http://www.EmotionalWellnessCoach.net

Many people are not aware of one of the biggest stressors in their life: the emotional baggage that comes with an unhappy childhood.

If you have been ridiculed, neglected, or abused, if you never felt appreciated and cared for as a child, you carry these wounds into your adult life. You are constantly on "high alert", you feel unsafe, and you over-react when painful themes like abandonment and rejection are triggered.

A physically or emotionally missing mother, an absent or threatening father can set you up for being constantly worried and stressed out even if nothing major is happening in your present life.

If you have experienced the stress of childhood trauma - what can you do about that?

1.   Become aware of the situation. Acknowledge where all the pain comes from. You have been deeply hurt, and that is the truth. Honor your feelings. Treat yourself with kindness and compassion.

2.   Learn the art of self-soothing. Explore everything that makes you feel good: Walks in nature, listening to music you love, playing with artistic expressions, aromatherapy, breathing, swimming, muscle relaxation, loving a pet - just to name a view. Find out what makes you feel better, what creates supreme comfort for you, and do it on a regular basis.

3.  All your painful past experiences are just a memory, and that means an energy now. Explore the field of energy work: EFT, Emotrance, Events Psychology, or Project Sanctuary, to name some of the most powerful ones. You can enter a therapeutic relationship with a practitioner trained in these techniques, and/or explore them on your own.

Get going. Make reducing stress a major goal. Don't let your childhood ruin your life.

Take charge of your emotional wellness and feel better about yourself now.

Here is one of my favorite stress relief games:

The Path of Least Resistance

Usually, when we mention the path of least resistance, it is in a derogatory way. Cutting corners, taking the easy way out, being sloppy and lazy…

Well, sometimes this particular item can come in very handy, especially nowadays with almost everything being so hard and loaded with resistance. So I decided to dust the thing off and give it new meaning. First I visualized it:  Mine is a long rug that I can roll out it front of me whenever I need it. It is made of shimmering gold and it is very slickery, so I just glide forward on it, without any effort.

Of course, this image can be incorporated in EFT work.

For example:

“Even though my financial situation is so difficult right now, I use my magical path of least resistance to find a way out.”

Then imagine vividly to actually stepping on it.

What does your magical path of least resistance look like?

If you are having a hard time with stress, consider getting professional help.

Especially childhood trauma needs another person to be by your side in order to resolve it successfully.

Removing injuries left over from childhood, blocks to achievement and success might be the best investment in your health and in your life you could ever make.

CARNA ZACHARIAS-MILLER
Emotional Wellness Coach
www.EmotionalWellnessCoach.net
www.MessagesFromYourSoul.com