Impact of Developmental Trauma:
Relationships: Developmental trauma can lead to difficulties in trusting others, fearing rejection, and maintaining healthy connections, often resulting in patterns of conflict or emotional distance.
Self-Esteem: Individuals may struggle with low self-worth, feeling unworthy of love or respect, forming a stable sense of identity, which affects their confidence and self-image.
Cognition: Chronic stress can impair cognitive functions like concentration, impulse control, and decision-making, making it harder to manage emotions and succeed in various life areas.
The Body: Physical manifestations can include increased stress responses, headaches, gastrointestinal issues, and compromised immune function.
Relationships: In relationships, individuals might struggle with trust, fear of rejection, or feeling unworthy of love, and forming secure relationships.
Therapies like Internal Family Systems (IFS) help integrate parts of the self affected by trauma, while EMDR works on processing traumatic memories. Mindfulness and somatic experiencing enhance awareness and regulation of stress responses. DBT and Attachment-Based Therapy can help you heal early attachment wounds and teach you effective interpersonal skills. Together, these approaches aim to heal trauma, restore resilience, and foster a sense of empowerment and wholeness.