Table Of ContentPart One: Preparing for the Battle 1. The Trauma DJ 2. The Trauma Zone Has Exit Signs 3. Secrets 4. Summary of Hope--Jesus Wrestled with Trauma and Won Part Two: Can't Cope with Your Emotions 5. Emotional Roller Coaster 6. The Sky is Falling 7. Trigger-Happy 8. Shame Buttons 9. Summary of Hope--You Can Cope Part Three: Can't Tell Time 10. The Time Machine 11. The Flashback Monster 12. The Nightmare Monster 13. The Monster of Intrusive Thoughts 14. Summary of Hope--The Power of the Now Part Four: Can't Move 15. Stuck in Neutral 16. Shut Down 17. Tortured by Self-Doubt 18. Emotional Clutter 19. In a Minute 20. Partying with Pity 21. Summary of Hope--You Can Move Forward Part Five: Can't Learn 22. Trauma Drama 23. Strange Baptism 24. Hijacked 25. Summary of Hope--You Can Achieve Mastery Part Six: Can't See 26. Talk to the Hand 27. Ignorance is Bliss--Right? 28. Catch Me If You Can 29. Summary of Hope--From Fear to Faith Continuing on the Transformation Highway Appendix A: Self-Help Resources Appendix B: Recommended Reading Appendix C: Guidelines for Choosing a Support Person
SynopsisIn the eerie, classic television show The Twilight Zone , characters caught in the zone wanted nothing more than to return to normal life. Similarly, survivors of severe trauma fall into the trauma zone--place they want to escape from, but can't. Some cannot move forward, feeling stuck and victimized by their past. Some cannot see the present, living in denial of what has happened. And others cannot learn from the past, repeating the same mistakes over and over. All of them find they can't cope with the overwhelming emotions that accompany trauma. Collins, a licensed psychologist with over 25 years experience in the healthcare field, believes there is a way out of the trauma zone and back to emotional health, a path he outlines in this practical, encouraging book., Survivors of severe trauma are never the same. Often they become trapped, unable to return to normal life. This book reaches out to survivors with practical, biblical insights to help them get unstuck and move toward healing. The Trauma Zone is where trauma survivors get stuck: they fi nd they can't move past the event, or they can't cope with overwhelming emotions, or they experience fl ashbacks. Collins teaches readers how to turn off the "Trauma DJ" the voice in their heads that keeps them locked in the past, and move forward into freedom from emotional pain., Survivors of severe trauma are never the same. Often they become trapped, unable to return to normal life. This book reaches out to survivors with practical, biblical insights to help them get unstuck and move toward healing.