@dr.adam.dell: Being a victim of trauma can point a person toward hopelessness. Is your loss so great that you wonder if your life can ever be happy again? It may seem like you're living an entirely new life after trauma. The temptation to look back and long for your past life is a great temptation. It takes time to work through your grief, but If you're constantly longing for what was, you imprison yourself in your past, and in doing so, will become bitter, resentful, and angry. To have the best chance to thrive going forward, you must slowly begin to emotionally and mentally step into the new life before you. How is it that you can find real beauty on the other side of trauma? Perhaps it's, in part, due to a fundamental shift in priorities. The weight of what has been taken from you, impels a heart of gratitude for what remains and daily gifts received. You realize there's still good to be found and have greater love for life, because life itself has become precious. Perhaps, too, it's that there's a newfound sense of humbleness. Simple kindnesses bring joy. Lastly, you've gained a quiet strength you can rely on because you have overcome a great ordeal, and have the friendship of faithful, noble souls who have helped along the way. For those in Christ, Christ himself has become more precious. You know in a greater way that he's a faithful friend, full of great compassion. He's aware of your sorrow and he holds all your tears in a bottle. He's your healer, who reaches for your hand when you sink and puts your feet back on solid ground. He's the God who daily brings goodness and mercy into your life. Do bad things happen? Yes, but He's the one who is able to restore you and make beauty from ashes.

Dr. Adam Dell | Clin. Psych.

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