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Five ways to heal yourself as an adult survivor of childhood trauma
Healing childhood trauma as an adult is possible!
Being an adult survivor of child abuse can be a hard thing to understand. For many of us, we believe that since we are no longer a child that we should not be impacted by the things that happened to us when we were young. The reality is that we are an accumulation of all of our experiences leading up to this very moment, and because of that, our foundation of abuse does continue to carry with us.
Understanding that you have suffered and survived childhood trauma is often the first step to healing. It is in accepting that you have been hurt that you will be able to begin to heal. There are many healing modalities when it comes to trauma recovery for adults, and ultimately, you must find the one best suited for you. There is no right or wrong way to heal from child abuse. The most important thing that you must do is put in the effort, but where do you even start the healing process? That’s a great question.
Uncovering, processing, and recovering from childhood trauma can be a lifetime of work, but well worth the effort. Below are five of the best ways to heal yourself as an adult who has suffered from childhood trauma.
