I always believe in power of communication as prisoning ourselves in our thoughts in a room with a closed door and a thick wall as a barrier, we are basically starting a never-ending battle between us and our own reasoning which could be worthless, and regardless of how long we would continue the fight, we are the only one left suffering and buried.
On the other hand, communication is meaningless if we do not know how, when and to whom we should open up to. That is essentially the greatest skill which is requiring lots of research, knowledge, practice, and trust. Unfortunately, not everybody out there have the best interest in us or even the capabilities and the necessary expertise to understand us or empathize where we are coming from.
Since each of us are unique individual with different perceptions and level of knowledge and experience, our interpretations from the same events are even distinct and extraordinary. Now imagine how we can come up with just one way to resolve all our issues. Trauma in Greek means wound. We should not deny that we all have our own wounds, some way too deep cultivated in our hearts and in our minds that we cannot feel them anymore. They have basically become one of our traits or impulses influencing our reactions towards the situations. That is why we sometimes even define ourselves as a limited person with some constrained labels such as short temper, angry, fearful, sensitive, controlling, crazy, detached, rigid and so on…
I hoped we could change our world that we would not get hurt anymore but reality is that trauma is inevitable. However, one of our greatest trait as human being is our adaptability and an ability to change ourselves and our responses to our circumstances. It is easier said than done especially if we have not undergone the trauma in that magnitude yet. However, observing and listening to other people’s story though more tolerable than going through the whole chaos, it will facilitate the process of coping and will prepare us with more useful tools, knowledge, and the community as a support so we could reach in time of needs.
Here at The Mystical Reflection, I am aiming to create an open, healthy, and dynamic community with an honest intention to educate ourselves and beloved ones of the problems and obstacles that we may encounter in our lives and to provide the approaches and possible solutions to address our issues so we could seek help to improve our mental health.