Trauma and Emotional Pain

1. Emotional Pain - Demetrios Peratsakis, LPC, ACS © 2017
Type Feeling/Tone Distinguishing Feature Preoccupation Injury Symptoms
Trauma Vulnerability Fear; Need for Safety Avoidance Trust; Intimacy Anxiety/Depression
Loss Emptiness Grief Replacement Trust; Intimacy Anxiety/Depression
Chronic Discord Power Struggle Rage; Betrayal Revenge Trust; Intimacy Anxiety/Depression
v' Emotional pain is fueled by Guilt, Anger, and Shame (GAS).
v' It diminishes our sense of Worth, which is inextricably tied to others.
v' Unresolved, we seek remedies that circumvent the pain but that may not reconcile the injury.
v' Perhaps the greatest injury is borne by betrayal.