Trauma and Islam | Yaqeen Whiteboard
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Post-Traumatic Growth: Trauma and Islam Part 2/5 | Yaqeen Whiteboard
Now that we understand what trauma is, how can we heal from it? Dr. Tesneem Alkiek explains the concept of post-traumatic growth and how to thrive after a traumatic event.
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Transcript
This transcript was auto-generated using AI and may contain misspellings. Welcome back to the series. In this video, we're going to talk about how to work through our negative feelings in order to help us heal from trauma. Now, there isn't an easy fix for trauma, but healing is possible and moving past our pain is called post-traumatic growth. Post-traumatic growth is the ability to thrive after experiencing a traumatic event. It shows us that there's light at the end of the tunnel and that our trauma doesn't define who we are. It includes developing new perspectives and personal growth in five areas, which include the following. Number one, a greater appreciation of life. After being buried in grief and overwhelming trauma, emerging from those experiences can help change our perspective and make us more grateful, making the little details of life seem like extraordinary blessings. Number two, increased closeness in relationships. When one of our relationships falls apart or becomes traumatic, we better appreciate other people in our lives and feel more empathy toward them. Number three, identifying new possibilities. Life-changing events shift our priorities and let us more clearly find and take advantage of new opportunities. Number four, increased personal strength. Before and during particularly difficult circumstances, you might have thought everything you're currently handling would have been impossible for you. Once you've been through tremendous hardships, future challenges don't seem as daunting. And number five, greater spiritual development. Going through suffering can help renew our sense of spirituality and bring us closer to Allah. Post-traumatic growth shows you that your trauma doesn't define who you are or where you can go in life. You are enough. You're perfectly equipped to deal with everything you face because you were meant to face it. And if Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala has chosen you to face these tests, then you are guaranteed to have the ability to succeed through them because he has promises in the Quran that he does not charge a soul except with that within its capacity. Now that we've identified the five areas that will help us rediscover ourselves, here are the four things we're
looking to accomplish. One, to provide a refuge and a place of healing for people who endured trauma and might not understand what's happening to them and where and how to get help. Two, to create a connection between trauma and faith to show you how faith can help us get through our troubles. Three, to promote psychology literacy. Since many people aren't exposed to this field, there are many misconceptions around trauma and psychology. By being more familiar with psychological terms, the average Muslim can walk away feeling more confident about their understanding of mental health. Four, finally, to provide a paradigm or model that acknowledges a higher being and incorporates the heart, soul, mind, and body in the process of healing trauma. Usually, trauma is dealt with just the mind and body, but for those who believe in a higher power, this framework falls short. So our paradigm aims to fill in the gap in healing by adding in the heart and soul. Check out our next video to see how our paradigm works.
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