When Having a Trauma-Informed Doctor Is a Matter of Life and Death
There I sat, in a small room, and in walked you, the doctor. I’d shown up to the ER because I was having a mental health crisis.
Read MoreThe Simple Question a Crisis Worker Asked Me That Helped Calm My Panic Attack
My thoughts come at me too quickly, too loudly — it’s as if my mind is shouting. At the same time, my heart is racing and I find it difficult to breathe. I grip onto the kitchen counter to stop myself from falling over.I am no stranger to panic attacks, so I know what is happening, but this time, it feels different. I cannot see an end in sight, which is what prompts me to remember that I need help.
Read MoreIf Trauma Messed With Your Mind/Body Connection, This Tool Is For You
There are two questions I often don’t know what to do with.
“Where do you feel that in your body?”
and
“Can you describe that a little more for me?
My reply is typically a shrug of the shoulders.
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