Do you ever truly overcome your trauma?

or do you just learn how to live with it effectively and productively?

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seaglass · F

Probably the latter, most likely. It's the brain's job to not forget things that hurt us, so it must remain on some level. It's also probably important to have some sort of therapy to be able to live with it and still have a good life.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@seaglass sorry if i wasn't very specific but would your answer change hypothetically if the person did have therapy?

seaglass · F

@DeluxedEdition No, I think therapy would only increase the chances of mitigating the residual trauma. Depending on the severity of the trauma, the damage done, the person's individual disposition and the quality of the therapy, it could could be more or less effective. But I think therapy is the best measure to regaining a good level of mental health and the ability to enjoy life again. And it's always possible therapy may need to be revisited from time to time, in order to maintain that status.