Greetings!
Post trauma is something that most people that have passed through an unpalatable situation or event experienced by a person. The consequences of this experience is what is call post trauma. I have seen people talking about their own post trauma experience and what I have heard from them is not quite different from what I personally have experienced.
Having said this, I would like to delve into the topic of the prompt which is all about, “Post Trauma.”
Well. I have not really experienced PTSD like other people have experienced it, but the one that I have witnessed was a huge blow to me and the aftermath of it was so strong for me to deal with.
The loss of my lovely and dearly loved mother was one of those things that brought me post trauma. The sudden death of the support pillar of my life didn't come with anything else than a rude shock and this was not because of anything, but because of her kindness and love towards me and my progress in life.
With her in my life, I was able to achieve things that were immeasurable and even at that, she had promised me a week earlier that she would help see me through in life, but after that her promised and a week after, I lost her to the cold hand of death.
The most painful thing was that I saw her last on the day of her promise to me and afterwards, what I heard from home was the sad news of her death.
When I heard the news, I was in a rude shock and the most unfortunate thing was that I heard a paper to write on that particular day and instead of me concentrating on the examination, I couldn't and it's after the exam that I went home for the burial, at her burial, it's as if the world was over as everything looked cloudy to me as if that was the end.
However, after the burial, I was being encouraged by a friend of my late mum to gear up and stay focused for what to come. She told me that although I would miss her presence in my life, that the grief of her death would not do me any good other than to frustrate me.
She continued to tell me that the only way I can overcome the trauma is to do good in life and that wherever she's, she would be happy she didn't come to this world in vain.
Having heard what this woman told me, I took solace in it and with the word of her encouragement, I was able to overcome the post trauma of my mum's death and returned back to school with a healed heart.
Although the exam that I did on the day of her death when I had received the bad news came out with failure , even at that, I was happy and determined to fulfill her wishes for me when she was alive.
In conclusion, on so many occasions, I have been able to overcome my trauma through the word of encouragement from people.
This is my entry to week 218, episode 03 of the weekly featured contest in the Hive Learners community.
Thanks for reading.
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