Finding Help to Feel Better
When You are Hurting Inside

Life can be beautiful, but it is far from perfect. There are many things that can bring us joy just as there are many things that can leave us hurting inside. Despite your best effort, some things are beyond your control; tragedies and disappointments will happen whether you are ready for them or not.

After an unexpected event, a traumatic experience or a tragic loss, you might be left feeling wounded or distraught. These feelings can be “normal” and may even dissipate with time. While time can heal some wounds, there are many that it cannot. Therapy can help you “pick up the pieces” when you are left hurting inside and help you to rebuild even better than before.

When is it time to consider therapy?

While experiencing difficult emotions is part of life, being left feeling devastated or unable to live your life as you want to is not. Finding help often becomes necessary when hurt persists, affecting your work, your relationships and your personal well-being. Don’t ignore these intense feelings or intrusive symptoms. If you find yourself experiencing irregular sleep patterns, altered eating habits, withdrawal from family and other social relationships, missing work or school, and/or losing interest in your usual activities it is likely that you would benefit from therapy.

It is also vital to seek help if you start to misuse substances, engage in self-harm or some other self-destructive thoughts or behaviors, and/or have thoughts of harming yourself or others.

How do you move forward?

You don’t have to just cope with or live with emotional hurt. While pain is a natural part of life, it is not something you have to live immersed in. It can be hard to function and complete everyday tasks when you are experiencing extreme emotional pain. In fact, it can actually be dangerous. Simple acts like driving, if you are wrapped up with painful thoughts and emotions, can cause life-threatening accidents.

To move forward, you may need to first acknowledge that your hurt exists. Once you have acknowledged this you can begin your journey through the pain.

End your hurt now!

There are hurts that are harder to overcome; the intensity of your emotional pain can be as deep as your passion or love for what you lost. Life is far from perfect, but you do have a shot at recovering from your hurt if you choose to do so. Don’t let an experience, no matter how devastating it is, make you lose sight of who you are and what matters most to you. Find help with Carolina Counseling Services – Southern Pines, NC. CCS contracts with caring, licensed professionals who can help you move forward. Call now for an appointment! We look forward to working with you!

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