Understanding My Trauma and Ways to Cope
Event details
One-off workshop
Practitioner referral only
This workshop is psychoeducational, not therapy.
Aims and Objectives:
To consider definitions of trauma and symptomology
Give you an opportunity to understand what can happen to our brains and our autonomic nervous systems during and after traumatic events
Use concepts from Polyvagal Theory to understand our lived experience and identify some strategies to cope day to day
Provide information about where and how to access therapy for trauma
Suitable for anyone experiencing symptoms of PTSD or complex trauma (CPTSD).
Not suitable for anyone who is currently at significant risk of ongoing trauma events and or is finding it hard to keep themselves safe.
Trauma can occur when an event or series of events are experienced as highly threatening and involve feelings of fear and/or helplessness. These can be singular events or more enduring. This workshop is suitable for you if you are experiencing some or all of the below following trauma:
Constantly thinking about and or images of the event/s coming into your mind
Flashbacks / re-experiencing whereby you feel you are back in the trauma event
Difficulty sleeping and or nightmares
Problems in affect regulation such as marked irritability or anger, feeling emotionally numb
Hypervigilance being on high alert
Feeling numb and or detached from yourself and or your surroundings
Avoiding situations that remind you of the event
Denial that the event happened
Beliefs about oneself as diminished, defeated or worthless, accompanied by feelings of shame, guilt or failure related to the traumatic event/s
Difficulties in sustaining relationships and in feeling close to others
Below are some examples of traumatic events:
Being involved in an accident
Being raped or sexually assaulted or victim of another crime
Being physically and or emotionally abused / neglected
Domestic abuse (to self or witnessing to others)
Being harassed or bullied - including racism, sexism, homophobia, biphobia or transphobia, and other types of abuse targeting your identity
War and conflict
Terrorist attacks
Surviving a natural disaster, such as flooding, earthquakes or pandemics
Losing someone in particularly upsetting circumstances
Being sectioned or getting treatment in a mental health ward
Being diagnosed with a life-threatening / serious health condition
This event is for students only
Tue 17 Oct 2023, 14:00 - 16:00
Wellbeing Rooms, First Floor, 1.63 Large Group Room, Simon Building
Hosted by Counselling and Mental Health ServiceOne-off workshop