Living in emotional trauma is living in constant anxiety, mistrust, self-depreciation, resistance. There is nothing unusual about emotional trauma itself. It is a normal reaction to an abnormal event: physical or sexual violence, war, illness, hardship, bereavement, behavioral disorder, phobia, etc. What is unusual is a prolonged reaction - a depressing, strong and repetitive cycle of emotions that leaves clear and irreversible consequences, such as impaired emotional and physical development, low self-esteem, unwanted changes and sensations in the body, impaired ability to concentrate and absorb information. These are aggression, defensiveness, apathy, physical pain, withdrawal, various addictions or suicidal thoughts. With time, all these reactions only get stronger and deeper.
Unfortunately, aid today is rarely timely, inconsistent and short-lived. Such emotional support is unaffordable for families experiencing social risks, and state-financed support is difficult to reach. Children have to wait from half a year to a year or more for help. Parents, although they want to help their children, feel that they do not have the ability, knowledge, internal resources or time to do so. Surveys conducted in Lithuania show that almost 4 out of 10 lack information on what and how to do it, 41 percent. lack of patience, and even 56 percent parents say they lack time to ensure their children's emotional health.
The project aims to provide free help to 12 children who have experienced emotional trauma and are experiencing significant physiological, behavioral and emotional consequences. One child and his family are scheduled for 16 hours of services, which include:
● 3 individual initial consultations (3 hours);
● Cycle of 12 therapies (12 hours);
● 1 individual consultation summarizing the help received (1 hour).
Your support will help the child to learn to recognize the coming wave of emotions caused by a frightening sound, smell, behavior or image and, using the learned practice, not to return to an uncontrollable, dangerous state for himself and others - re-traumatization. The assistance provided will also contribute to increasing the availability of psychotherapy services for children and will affect at least half a dozen parents and relatives of the children, more than 200 extended family and community members and friends, because the trauma is not isolated. It affects not only one person, but also his entire environment.
Contribute and together let's help children and their families escape from the grip of emotional trauma.