Trauma is defined as a psychological and emotional response to an event or experience that has caused you substantial distress. This definition can also be loosely applied to describe something emotionally upsetting; for example, being involved in an accident, going through an illness, the loss of a loved one, or going through something depressing and trying—like a divorce, surviving a hurricane and witnessing the disastrous effects of a tornado.
However, it also includes extreme circumstances that include incidents that are emotionally damaging, including rape, being subjected to or witnessing torture, or living through a war.
However, these definitions of trauma serve more as guidelines instead of fixed explanations, because all events are viewed subjectively and trauma reactions fall across a wide spectrum of emotions.
Trauma And Memory
Trauma embeds itself into memory.
These memories contain a high degree of emotionality and can only be cleared when there is a correction in the emotional depth.The mind absorbs the entire impact and energy of these memories, leading to these emotions taking over the subconscious mind.
However, it’s worth mentioning that some traumatic experiences can´t be remembered. Even though the person in question can´t consciously remember, such experiences come from the subconscious and often end in self-sabotage.
This results in the following tasks for a healthy mental development.
Let’s do a little exercise.
Try to imagine something. You construct a scenario in your imagination by feeling completely safe. In your imagination, the main role must be played by someone who makes you feel completely safe. You’re tinkering with the scenario until you feel safe, like the child who forgot the world because the caregivers were there and you were floating in perfect happiness.
You cannot do that?
It’s like jogging. You have to start with little and increase every day. The feeling of happiness and inner security must be learned. Both come from primary development. Emotions are like muscles, but invisible. In the course of life we have to get to know and strengthen them differently or, if necessary, build them up first.
The emotional basis and traumatization
Lingering in the deepest happiness of being is the place to which we return time and again in our lives when seeking protection or stability. As soon as we get bad experiences, we go there intuitively. They are childhood memories.
It is only the inner, childlike security in us that makes a trauma overcome. Only when you have those emotional muscles or only when you have learned to go to safety – only then can you overcome trauma or first remember and then overcome it.
The scenario learned in the exercise is the first step towards independence and vitality.
How NIKU Helps
Because a trauma is the result of an experience – an emotional injury and not a disease or disorder, man can only overcome it in a natural way.
In our view, an efficient way to deal with trauma is to create a strong positive inner representation and ultimately to position it to be stronger than the affected memory.
The process consists of several stages and steps and is supposed to be treated as a journey. The NIKU app makes this possible.
Following the four sections of the trauma area, namely, catching up on basic needs, facing the truth, regaining energy and enjoying life, the NIKU app lets a person explore their needs, fulfill them and regain control of their life.
To try NIKU, download it from Apple App Store orthe Google PlayStore. This app works on ‘reframing of needs’ principal and functions as an online psychological counselor or a life coach, helping you look at life with a fresh, new perspective
