Traumatic Experiences Community Daily-Check In : Wednesday, 17th October

Hi Trauma Fam,

Another boundary topic today… just a few left to go in our series!

On Sunday we looked at how our feelings are a motivator for our behaviours. Today we are going to look at another behaviour related boundary and that is Attitudes & Beliefs.

Attitudes have to do with your orientation toward something.

Beliefs are anything that you accept as true.

After trauma we can be left with beliefs and attitudes that are not necessarily ones that we would have held on to if the abuser had not hurt us. These beliefs can become a source of pain for us, by continuing the abusive cycle in our minds.

So today I am challenging you to write out some of the things that you believe about yourself and think about where those beliefs might have come from.

The second challenge is to look at our attitudes and how we respond to other people.

It is important that if we believe something and act on it that we understand why we behave that way. Is that a positive outcome for us? Or are we reliving a past trauma internally? If something is traumatising us we need to let it go so that we can replace it with something healthier that serves us in our new life after trauma.

Remember, our attitudes and beliefs are ours to keep, they fall within our property line. We are the ones who feel their effect and the ones who can change them. We are the ones that own them!

You dont have to share all of your journaling with us, but if you would like help or input we are here to listen and support you. If this one its your topic thats ok, come and grab and extra soft fluffy blanket and snuggle up with your fave teddy.

(I let my littles pick the pictures and colours today!)