Trauma recovery takes time to heal from and it is unfortunately common to experience setbacks due to stress, illness, and relationship challenges.
We learn new skills best when we are not under stress so I recommend practicing these during “minor” stresses like feeling tired, or just as a daily prevention against stress in the morning or before bed.
Trauma healing is best done from the “bottom up” rather than “top down”. What this means is that typical talk therapy such as CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is not only ineffective but may worsen PTSD and C-PTSD symptoms. Bottom up practices utilize the body. They may include guided visualizations that include body scans or imagery, movement, acting, role-play, “play”, art, singing, humming, and supportive touch by trauma informed practitioners of massage, reiki, cranio sacral therapy, reflexology, etc.
Also, consider routines. Do you get enough sleep? Movement? Good company? Nourishing foods? These are all critical as well. Chronic pain is also way too common in trauma survivors due to holding patterns of stress in the body.
Here are some more suggestions to try. Not everything will be for everyone at every stage. Try what feels good today, and maybe try something again in the future if you don’t like it today. Always, you are the best authority of what will work for you, these are only suggestions:
Spiral technique https://insig.ht/VJOGy5m8oKb
Light stream https://insig.ht/Juem4Ys8oKb
Peaceful place https://insig.ht/N2Zr1G08oKb
Yoga nidra
Yoga/somatic practice
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