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Anxiety is normal - it's actually a good thing.
We needed it to help keep us safe from potential threats.
However, it becomes a bad thing when it takes over and we can’t stop it.
Anxiety makes the future feel scary, overwhelming, and uncertain. It steals from the here and now, and makes being present pretty much impossible.
It’s constantly thinking about what might happen- usually the worst version. It’s people pleasing and perfectionism driving every decision...
Trauma occurs after a significant impact, such as: sexual or physical assault, witnessing a death, the unexpected death of a loved one, a natural disaster, a car accident, emotional or mental abuse, or many events throughout childhood that has made the world less safe.
Sometimes, traumatic events are so severe they leave a lasting mark on us and we experience symptoms that lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). These symptoms include:
Or sometimes, they're "not that extreme" but we get really uncomfortable when have reminders or painful memories or experiences, so we'd much rather forget them all and "just get over it."
Trauma has a lot to do with the stories we tell ourselves about what happened to us. We often create narratives that the world is unsafe, can't be trusted, and we will never be able to feel "normal" again.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps explore these narratives, challenges the ones that are no longer helping or saving us, and explore new ways of making meaning.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps explore our value system and how the narratives we've created either confirm or contradict those value systems in order for us to change behaviors.
Trauma takes away our right to choose, but the skills and approaches taken from CBT and ACT can help bring empowerment back to our lives and bring healing.
Anxiety has similar manifestations in our bodies as trauma, for example difficulty breathing, racing heart rate, feeling words and emotions caught in your throat, racing thoughts, and headaches, to name a few.
When we explore anxiety through a trauma informed lens, we can often discover the root causes of anxiety, what belief systems have been created to increase the perpetuating cycles, and find ways of challenging and creating new beliefs. We can also adapt body exercises to help your whole nervous system learn to regulate. This helps you not just fight anxiety, but manage it so you can find freedom and healing! Anxiety is your body's necessary warning system, but we can learn how to manage it, so it's not on overdrive all the time.
Isn't it time to stop letting your story take control over you, and for you to take control over it?
Reach out to me to day to find out how trauma informed therapy might be a good fit in finding freedom in your life!
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HI, I'm Kellie.
If you found this page, then I can probably relate to the struggles you are facing. I have had a lifetime of fighting against anxiety, worry, feeling the need to be perfect, and do all the things “just right.” Constantly fearing the “what ifs” and doing everything in my power to try and keep myself safe.
I know what it’s like to feel like the same negative patterns keep showing up, and realizing the tools you have just don’t work any more, or maybe never did.
But having helped countless women overcome anxiety, heal past traumas, and build a life of peace and happiness, I want you to know that there is hope, and that you can make positive change.
If you are looking to finally gain freedom from the stress and anxiety, then schedule a free consultation by clicking the button below, and we can see how I might be able to help.
I hope I get the chance to meet you!
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Kellie Murry, LPCC.
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