A Simple Strategy to Alleviate Shame After Trauma

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After a traumatic event, a client might feel deeply ashamed by how they responded to the situation.

Perhaps they froze and now blame themselves for not fighting back. Or, maybe they ran away, but now regret not standing up for themselves.

As clinicians, we’re able to recognize that these reactions happen at the level of the nervous system – they’re reflexive responses. The question is, how do we get clients to see this?

In this video, Ron Siegel, PsyD, shares specific language he uses to de-stigmatize a client’s trauma response.

He’ll also share one metaphor that can instantly help alleviate shame and self-blame in trauma survivors.

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