Birth Trauma Resolution Brighton

One of the biggest misconceptions about PTSD is that it is simply remembering something upsetting.

PTSD isn’t a memory problem.
It’s a survival response.

When something overwhelming happens, the brain’s alarm system can become stuck on high alert. Even when the danger has passed, the body may continue to react as though the threat is still present.

It may show up as:
• Flashbacks
• Nightmares
• Hypervigilance
• Anxiety
• Emotional numbness
• Difficulty concentrating
Just a few of the many symptoms or emotions

The question isn’t:
“What’s wrong with me?”

It’s often:
“What happened to me, and how is my nervous system trying to protect me?”

Healing begins when we understand that these responses make sense in the context of trauma.

A gentle reflection:
What trauma response have you noticed? And it may actually be your mind trying to protect you?

Before I understood this, I thought I just needed to get on with it as a mum.
Keep going.

Push through the exhaustion.

Ignore how I was really feeling.

Because that’s what everyone else seemed to be doing.
But that only works for so long.
Because when your nervous system is overwhelmed,
it doesn’t just “settle” because you tell it to.
It stays — in the tension, the overthinking, the feeling of being constantly on edge.

When you begin to understand what’s really happening,
you stop blaming yourself for not coping “better.”

And that’s where things can start to feel different 🤍

This week, a client told me:
“I’m exhausted, but I can’t switch off.”

By the evening, she was scrolling, watching TV, and looking for ways to quiet her busy mind.

She thought she was doing something wrong.

But what we discovered was that her nervous system had been under stress for so long that it was finding it difficult to settle.

This is what many people describe as being “wired but tired.”

I didn’t tell her to “just relax.”
Instead, we started gently.

Through reflective listening and simple regulation exercises, I helped her nervous system begin to recognise that it didn’t have to stay on high alert.🚨

👉🏻Sometimes endless scrolling, overthinking, and restlessness aren’t signs of laziness or a lack of willpower.

👉🏻Sometimes they’re signs that your nervous system needs support.

❓Have you ever felt tired but unable to switch off?

Overwhelm isn’t weakness.

It’s biology.
Under stress, the amygdala (your threat detector) becomes more active.

Cortisol stays elevated.
At the same time, the prefrontal cortex — the part that helps you think clearly, regulate emotion, and respond calmly — goes a little offline.

So you might:
• React quickly
• Feel tearful or snappy
• Struggle to think straight
• Feel flooded or shut down

This isn’t a character flaw.
It’s a nervous system stuck in protection mode.
When stress stays high for too long, the “alarm system” gets louder and the “wise mind” gets quieter.

The answer isn’t self-criticism.
It’s regulation.

Small moments of rest, connection, breathing, movement, and support help cortisol reduce and bring your thinking brain back online.

If you feel overwhelmed, nothing is wrong with you.
Your nervous system just needs care. 🤍

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