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How do bad experiences weigh on your heart? How can you recover from trauma<\/a> that’s affecting your future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your heart can only take so much damage. The trauma that you experienced in the past will only hurt it more if you don’t confront it head-on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how to recover from trauma<\/a>, according to The Everyday Hero Manifesto<\/em> by Robin Sharma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Empower Your Heart<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sharma says that past traumas often weigh heavily on your heart and stop you from bringing your full energy and enthusiasm to what you\u2019re doing. We\u2019ll explore two steps Sharma shares on how to recover from trauma, thereby empowering your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: If you suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the psychological effects of past events can quite literally take you out of the present moment\u2014for instance, if you experience flashbacks or intrusive thoughts<\/a>. These effects can stop you from putting your attention and energy into the task at hand, as well as being generally distressing. Even if you don\u2019t<\/em> suffer from PTSD, your past experiences affect your present actions in ways that we\u2019ll explore throughout the rest of this section.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Admit Your Heart Is Damaged<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The first step to healing your heart is to admit it\u2019s damaged: Even if you haven\u2019t endured severe trauma, you\u2019re still carrying old hurts, disappointments, and embarrassments, and those past events could still be affecting you. For example, if you have a painful memory of your ideas being ignored or laughed at, you may be more reluctant to share your ideas today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: The reason upsetting and traumatic experiences can affect you so strongly is that they change your brain physically<\/a>. Most notably, they change the areas of the brain<\/a> associated with regulating emotions and coping with fear. This means that, after you experience an upsetting or traumatic event, you could develop an irrational fear of any situation that reminds you of it. For example, if you once got stuck in a closet as a child, you might have an intense fear of small spaces not just because you\u2019re remembering something upsetting, but because your brain is telling you that you\u2019re in immediate danger, even if you know rationally that you\u2019re not.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Practice Mindfulness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Next, Sharma suggests healing your heart by practicing mindfulness<\/a>: <\/em>When you experience powerful emotions (positive or negative), focus on the physical sensations you\u2019re feeling instead of your thoughts. <\/strong>Don\u2019t try to judge what you\u2019re feeling, just identify and acknowledge it. For example, are your shoulders tense? Is your jaw clenched? Do you feel sick to your stomach? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: It might seem strange to focus on physical sensations when you\u2019re trying to get to grips with your emotions, but there\u2019s a connection between your mind and your body<\/a> that makes this mindfulness practice<\/a> effective. Every emotion causes certain physical responses, so by identifying those physical sensations, you can work backward to understand which emotions caused them. Notably, the mind-body connection<\/a> works both ways, meaning that you can also change your emotions (to an extent) through physical actions; for instance, you may be able to genuinely improve your mood by faking a smile<\/a>.)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019ve identified what you\u2019re feeling, allow yourself to experience it fully. It\u2019s often uncomfortable; you\u2019ll be tempted to try to ignore the sensations or force them to stop. However, trying to get rid of those sensations is counterproductive: It\u2019ll only keep you focused on them (much like how saying \u201cDon\u2019t think of an elephant!\u201d will cause you to immediately think of an elephant). That\u2019s why accepting your feelings<\/a> is a crucial part of moving past them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, once you\u2019re able to, let go of those feelings and allow them to fade away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip: Practice Radical Acceptance<\/strong>

Sharma says that, after fully experiencing your feelings, you can let them go. In Radical Acceptance<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Tara Brach goes into greater detail about a practice that can help you to move past unpleasant feelings. This process\u2014radical acceptance\u2014has two elements<\/a>:

1. Recognition. <\/strong>This is the first step that Sharma describes above: clearly identifying your feelings as they happen. This is the first step toward radical acceptance because you first have to understand what <\/em>you\u2019re accepting. 

2. Compassion. <\/strong>Be kind to yourself<\/a> and to your feelings. Don\u2019t berate yourself for having feelings you don\u2019t like or that you think you \u201cshouldn\u2019t\u201d be having. Instead, feel them fully (as Sharma suggests), and remember that you always <\/em>deserve love and kindness\u2014you simply happen to be experiencing something unpleasant right now. That doesn\u2019t mean you should act on those unpleasant feelings\u2014for instance, lash out because you\u2019re angry. Rather, you can accept those feelings and move past them without indulging them or<\/em> blaming yourself for them.

Brach says that meeting strong feelings with recognition and compassion will allow you to accept those feelings for what they are: temporary experiences that will rise up and fade away naturally. She believes that a powerful benefit of this mindfulness practice is the ability to understand and love yourself, even when you\u2019re having thoughts and feelings<\/a> you don\u2019t want to have. You\u2019ll come to accept that experiencing these temporary sensations doesn\u2019t change your essential goodness<\/a>. You\u2019ll also find, over time, that you\u2019re able to control your responses. In other words, you\u2019ll still have strong thoughts and feelings, but you won\u2019t feel compelled to act on them or try to counterproductively force them away.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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