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Our childhood experiences shape who we are as adult. While some of these experiences can be positive and supportive, others can be traumatic and have a lasting impact.

Childhood trauma can be difficult to recognize because it can manifest in many different ways, often taking on the guise of behavior and thoughts. In this post, I want to use the metaphor of a tree to explore the signs of unresolved childhood trauma and offer some advice on how to begin to heal.

Imagine that your childhood experiences are like the roots of a tree. When you’re young, your roots are growing fast and are strongly affected by the environment that’s around you – the soil, the weather, and the care and sunlight that you receive. Childhood trauma can be like a tree hit by the storm – leaving its roots damaged and unstable. As the tree grows, the damage will still be there, but it will continue to grow even if it is badly wounded.

Here are some of the signs that you might have unresolved childhood trauma:

1. Difficulty in trusting others – you struggle to connect and let people close to you, or constantly question their intentions
2. Low self-esteem – feeling like you are not good enough can be traced back to messages you received or lack of nurturing as a child
3. Poor self-image – disassociated perception of oneself, it can be too harsh, too negative, too perfect, or delusional.
4. Chronic shame – a persistent sense of worthlessness can come from direct or indirect messages from others while growing up, leading to a life-long struggle with insecurity.
5. High sensitivity to criticism – critique, or even perceived criticism can trigger deep emotional wounds
6. Difficulty in regulating emotions – while we all experience negative emotions, if you’ve had a traumatic childhood, extreme and recurring negative emotions may undermine your ability to cope.
7. Distorted memories – traumatic experiences as a child can distort your perception of past and the present as well.

So, how do we identify and begin to heal from these signs of childhood trauma?

1. Seek Professional Help: It is advisable to consider getting help from a mental health professional to identify and address unresolved childhood trauma. They can provide trained guidance that will help you uproot the painful experiences and learn healthy modes of healing
2. Understand it’s not your fault. Growing up in traumatic environments was not your fault and it’s not your responsibility to fix it, it is indispensable to remember forgiveness and acceptance to precede healing.
3. Begin to heal by improving your self-care habits: Treat yourself kindly by engaging in stress-reducing activities, such as taking up yoga, going for a hike, writing in your journal, and eating healthier balanced meals.
4. Build and recover healthy relationship interactions: Practice empathy paying attention to relationships with healthy dynamics with positive reinforcement from people who bring support and lifting while pushing away toxic interactions still lurking in your circle.
5. Practice Mindfulness: Create some time in the present using mindfulness techniques such as meditation, that will enable you to pay attention to current emotions and enhance presence in the present.

In conclusion, healing from childhood trauma can be a lifelong process, but avoiding dealing with the root as the tree grows often leads to increasing harm. Remember that trauma isn’t your fault, and recovery is possible! The trees continue to grow fruit; similarly, explore our inner circumstance through deep observations and methods of self-love, recovery is very possible.

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