Reiki Help in Trauma

Although there are many ways in which trauma can be experienced, relational trauma can include a form of social abuse in which there exists an adversely affected relationship with a family member, a friend or a romantic partner. In this post, my intention is to outline the contribution of Reiki during the temperate phases of traumatic experiences.

What is Trauma? 

Traumatic events are those which deeply frighten and disturb a person to the extent that they lose the ability of thinking sanely or in a healthy manner. There can be an assortment of reasons as to why a person suffers from such a life altering experience. There are long term ramifications in terms of mental and physical health. 

Following is a list of trauma and their brief definitions: 

• Relational Trauma: Trauma or injury inflicted by a disordered or abusive relationship. 
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Mental, emotional or physical trauma induced from any kind of event. 
• Emotional Trauma: Self inflicted internal distress caused by mental or emotional wounds. 
• Chronic Trauma: Any kind of trauma that occurs in cycles. 
• Medical Trauma: Sustained distress that accompanies medical procedures or treatment. 
• Cultural or Historical Trauma: Sustained distress as a result of oppression or any kind of oppression.

Can Reiki help heal emotional trauma?

Reiki is a form of energy therapy that emerged from Japan that transfers universal life force energy to a receiver from a practitioner. The technique is based on the idea that the human body has an energy field and whenever that energy is obstructed or unbalanced, it can lead to several disorders which may be physical, emotional, or psychological in nature.

Reiki practitioners believe that they can achieve this balance which in turn promotes healing through the following :

1. Removing energy blockages
2. Unleasing emotional traumea that resides in the body
3. Advocating on relaxation and peace of mind
4. Applying self-awareness and mindfulness

Reiki is not a means to cure trauma and it will not cure, but it will promote healing as it works on an energetic level to release emotions buried deep into the body and helps with controlling pain. Its soothing touch and tranquillity helps trauma patients feel stronger, more safe and more in control of their emotions.

Different types of trauma and the use of Reiki to help treat it.

1. Relational Trauma: Being traumetized by anyone usually involves a stronger relationship with them and this could include but is not limited to a partner, parents or relatives This can come in multiple fashions such as physical abuse, emotional neglect, betrayal and a wide range of other manipulation tactics. Such events or actions deeply impact one’s self-worth, self-confidence, the ability to trust others and impact whether the individual will be able to form healthy bonds with any potential partners in the future.

The Relevance of Reiki in Healing Trauma in Relationships:

• Reconciling Negativity: Due to how emotional blockages work, a lot of repressed emotions such as anger, sadness, and even fear can become a byproduct of relational traumea but Reiki can help with these.
• Rebuilding Confidence: Whether it be Reiki or any other practice, when we create an environment that is safe for the mind and body, trust is established; the same applies to oneself and others. This provides emotional strength or resilience.

       2. Managing Emotions: Not only can Reiki assist with the management of emotions, but it can also better emotional patterns that will reinforce the individuals sense of worth.

Cases Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Remembering or being exposed to deeply disturbing events can lead to someone developing PTSD which falls under bipolar and related disorders. Some signs might include but are not limited to anxiety, reliving the traumatic time, having visual nightmares, and also feeling distant from emotions. Reiki can assist in keeping an individual calm mentally and physically, this in turn helps with dealing with overwhelming emotions post an event. 

The Relevance of Reiki to Healing Individuals with PTSD: 

• Soothing Nerves: Reiki has shown to assist in calming down the nervous system, this also in return helps with reducing anxiety which is common and a sign of PTSD.
• Stabilising Emotions: All forms of practice including Reiki aid in emotional management which is essential for managing feelings associated with traumea.
• Connecting: Past traumea can be very overwhelming at times. Reiki aids in grounding techniques so that when someone is faced with feeling overhwelmed by memories, they can connect themselves to the present time and place.

3. Emotional Trauma: A person suffering from emotional traumetic goes through an emotional loss which can be in the form of betrayal, rejection, or deep grief. This continuous grief over a certain period can lead to feelings of hopelessness, depression and anxiety. 

How Reiki Helps in Emotional Trauma Recovery

• Clearing Repressed Feelings: Negative emotions often get stuck or buried deep within the bodily systems, reiki helps in clearing these negative feelings. 
• Encouraging Relaxation: Gentle energy flow during Reiki helps people in relaxing themselves and getting a sense of calm inside. 
• Facilitating Self-Repair: Reiki helps to encourage and build up people by duly comprehending their self-repairing capabilities.

4. Chronic Trauma: It arises due to exposure to a certain traumetic event at the micro or macro level continuously. A circle of traumea is formed when such events recur frequently this can include neglect, abuse or a chronic stress situation. Suffering from chronic trauma not only increases the chances of mental and emotional health issues but physical ones too. 

Reiki’s Role in Chronic Trauma Recovery

1. ReEstablishing Equilibrium: The best and most effective way of treating PTSD is Reiki, investigators have discovered that it helps alleviate considerable amounts of unnecessary emotions that had been long dormant within the body restoring equilibrium. 
2. Encouraging Self: With the great ability of self-repair confiding in, loving and caring for oneself becomes crucial when suffering from chronic trauma such with those suffering from PTSD.

• Reiki aids in the cohesion of the body’s natural healing techniques, which in turn speeds up recovery from illness, as well as pain and other physical issues that can be caused by chronic traumea, which in turn can facilitate the body’s healing process. 
• Reiki, in fact, is also able to heal, or at least reduce the impact of, medical traumea, which usually tends to occur when a person is undergoing a serious medical procedure and is physically or mentally harmed whilst undergoing said procedure. 
• Reiki can quell stress that accompanies medical traumetic and can facilitate a sense of comfort to those recovering. It becomes all the more useful when the mind-body connection is established. As mentioned earlier, feeling comfortable or less anxious in regards to medical treatments allows for a quicker recovery. 
• As a result of experiencing historical oppression and discrimination, various groups around the world have developed a form of psychological traumetic, as well as feelings of anxiety that have been embedded and passed down from generations.

Reiki’s Role in Cultural or Historical Trauma Recovery: 

• Assisting Ancestral Healing: Reiki aids in breaking the generational pain cycle by releasing traumetic to restore psychic balance and harmony on an emotional and inter-communal level. 
• Restoration or Preservation of Energetic Wounds: Reiki assists in restoring imbalance caused by historical injustice to communities by establishing a sense of unity and belonging. 

Conclusion

Particularly for individuals with inter-personal or psychological wounds, Reiki can be a valuable asset as it helps to address the energy system to let go of all un-needed and unwanted stored emotions at different angles of trauma, be it inter-communicational, medical or even cultural trauma. Furthermore, self-awareness, mindfulness, inspiration, and hope can also be facilitated by Reiki, thereby increasing recovery and resilience. Thus, Reiki serves as a great adjunctive therapy for someone who wants to accomplish any form of post-recovery.

It needs time, patience, and adequate care to heal from traumetic. During this process, one can grow a sense of peace, healing, and reclaim their hope; Reiki does this gently but effectively. It is crucial to Remember, that if you have been exposed to traumetic, that you consider adding Reiki to your arsenal of therapies and treatments.