Sleep
Rest Is Important When Dealing with Trauma
What I have learned is to put extra downtime into my world. Just like recharging my physical and emotional batteries after a long run, my body needs the time to let the healing process work (Taking A Break From PTSD Recovery).
- Get plenty of extra rest. If I can sleep longer than I normally would, I do so.
- Take healing steps. I take hot baths, or get a massage to release toxins and allow muscles that are tight and sore to release.
- Drink plenty of fluids. It’s amazing how draining PTSD work can be, and it just means my body loses fluids, which need replacement.
Assignment
Despite the attitudes of mainstream culture around rest, how we rest is not the same, nor are our personal barriers to rest. Many of us are grappling with the effects of trauma in our lives, in our communities, from our lineages, and on the very land that we reside. Living with unprocessed trauma often imprints a sense of urgency on our nervous systems and can greatly affect our ability to rest in the present. In the past decade, research has proven that the biological and emotional effects of trauma can be transmitted through generations.
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