Can You Heal Your Emotional Wounds?

If you have emotional trauma, which is often the result of extremely stressful events in 
your life, it might be time for some emotional healing. This will allow you not to forget 
what has happened or even forgive anyone who was responsible, but simply to move 
on emotionally and learn how to cope with these events.

The good news is, it is very possible to heal your own emotional wounds with a series of 
habits and mindset shifts.


Be Patient With Yourself

Before you begin the process of healing your emotional wounds, remind yourself that it 
takes time and to be patient with this process. What took potentially years to cause this 
emotional burden, is not going to b cured in an afternoon. You really need to be kind to 
yourself during this process and be as patient as you can be. 

Give yourself a little more grace and stop judging yourself for not “getting over it” at a 
more rapid pace. As long as you are working on your emotional healing, then you’re on 
the right track. 


Identify, Acknowledge, and Accept Your Feelings

The first step of healing your wounds is understanding what they are, analyzing them, 
and then coming to accept them right now. This doesn’t mean they will never go away 
of course, but acceptance allows you to remove the frustration and resentment you 
might be experiencing. 

When you have an emotional wound or trauma, the first step to healing it is always to 
identify what your feelings are. Consider what happened, why you felt the way you did, 
and how it has impacted you on an emotional level. 

Next, acknowledge where you are today with this emotional trauma, and how it is 
affecting you in your life. Be really honest with yourself about this if you want true 
emotional healing.

Finally, come to a place of acceptance. This doesn’t mean forgiveness or even 
forgetting it happened. Just accepting that you can’t go back and change it, and all you 
can do is work on yourself and moving forward.


Connect with Others

Having a positive support system around you is always a good thing when it comes to 
emotional traumas or wounds, no matter how bad they were. Think of the people in your 
life who you can turn to and really talk openly with. These are the people who are 
always there to listen and will only offer guidance if and when you ask for it. 

It is also a good idea to seek out counseling or therapy for emotional traumas. You don’t 
have to do this alone.


Focus on Self-Care

Treat yourself kindly and with compassion! Self-care can seem almost frivolous when 
you have emotional wounds, but it isn’t about pampering yourself and getting massages 
and doing things that cost money. Self-care is really about putting yourself first and 
showing yourself some love and compassion. Nobody can love you as much as you 
love yourself, so you need to treat yourself with respect during this healing process.

Practice Mindfulness

Try to focus on staying present, even when these intrusive thoughts come up and try to 
ruin your good day. Mindfulness helps a lot during an emotional healing journey 
because you stay present and come to a place of acceptance with your thoughts and 
your emotions. What you feel in any given moment is a temporary feeling, so even in 
your worst moments, you know it isn’t going to last forever. 

You can also combine mindfulness with journaling and meditation for a different healing 
experience. Remember that this is a journey and no two journeys are identical. Choose 
your own healing path based on what your individual needs are.


