So how do you begin processing past, pent-up trauma? Knowing the severity of the trauma and its negative effect on your current life should help you determine whether to attempt to process this on your own or to seek the help of a competent mental health professional. If you elect to try on your own, I recommend a book entitled Making Peace with Your Past by H. Norman Wright. It is filled with exercises to gently help you walk through the process. However, if you start working alone, be sure you have a safety valve to draw upon to give yourself much-needed breaks. That safety valve can be a
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