Trauma, asking for help

Date 24 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
It may be that we have experienced trauma, but we aren’t sure or equate how we feel to trauma. We just know we’re not happy. How many of us will come away from our childhood with our thoughts totally in tact? In my early 30’s when I stopped to think…
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Trauma, grieving

Date 23 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Grieving is something we all experience in life and becomes easier when we understand. It is important to understand the grieving process and our journey through it. Grieving is different for each of us. We may temporarily go through a loss of security, especially if the person we lose was…
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Symptoms of trauma

Date 22 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s not easy to know or recognize the symptoms of trauma (whether emotional or psychological). When we live with trauma we don’t always know it is trauma. Obviously it depends on the severity of the trauma, but the symptoms if you have them, may last from days, to weeks or even…
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Trauma, risk factors

Date 21 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Various factors need to be taken into consideration when assessing the risks that surround someone’s vulnerability to trauma. Not all traumatic events will lead to emotional and psychological damage, because not everyone will see a traumatic experience as traumatic. Dealing with trauma Some of us may bounce back because we…
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What is Trauma?

Date 20 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
To take some form of control back, we must do some soul searching on what we’re struggling with. Having struggled with trauma for most of my life, I have come to understand what trauma is. As already briefly explained, trauma is something that is brought about through a stressful event…
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Trauma

Date 19 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Trauma can be a result of something that happens that leaves us physically and emotionally traumatised, which under normal circumstances wouldn’t be seen as a problem. As a consequence of trauma, we may struggle with our emotions that can be upsetting, memories that are frightening or a sense of being…
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Tips to help us sleep

Date 17 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Sleep is such a common problem. We may think if there’s nothing on our mind, we will sleep, but issues with sleep go deeper. Our unconscious can be the very reason we don’t sleep. Also, we need to limit the amount we drink near bedtime, particularly drinks containing caffeine. Herbal…
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Help with IBS

Date 14 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Having Cerebral Palsy means we’re more susceptible to Irritable Bowel Syndrome. There isn’t a test for IBS, but if we have around four or five of the symptoms, we probably have it. Irritable Bowel ("IBS") IBS needs to be managed better around our diets. By eating the right foods we…
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Date 13 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, known as IBS, is a disorder between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain, but there may also be problems with the immune system and the gut flora. It is not known what causes IBS, but it is common for people with IBS to have gastroesophageal reflux that…
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Positive thinking

Date 8 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
If, like me, you were not encouraged to open up and talk about things as you were growing up, concerns, worries and problems will never have been discussed. That doesn’t amount to positive thinking. Perhaps our parents didn’t talk about their concerns and feelings, so we learned not to talk…
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Sleep disturbances

Date 7 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
It's easy to believe that bad sleep patterns are connected to conditions like Cerebral Palsy, but like everything connected with Cerebral Palsy, there is little or no information out there to clarify or confirm our thinking. Sleep disturbances can be a common childhood problem, but is particularly problematic in children…
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Back again

Date 4 July 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
My thoughts are back with me again. As I walk around Harlow Carr Gardens, I know that I am going to have to slow down so that I can complete the parameters of the garden. It’s another gentle reminder that I have Cerebral Palsy and that’s what I deal with.…
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