how long does it take to recover from an emotional "injury"?

Question

it just doesn't seem to heal
and its one of those things that actually keeps getting worse over time, and time is supposed to heal everything

Answer 1

I don't mean to sound like a bible-thumper...but give the injury over to God. Pray for help. Then confidently say that you are giving the injury over to God for healing. And truly believe it. After you do that, there's no need to keep asking. He's already heard you and is helping. Just keep thanking God for taking your pain.

Answer 2

you never completely "heal" from something emotional. because its diffrent than like a cold or the flu or something because, it will always be there. its like a scar. just like if you fall off of your bike and get a nasty cut, your gonna have a scar, and everytime you look at that scar your gonna rember why its there. thats like our memory for emotional scars.

you will never get over an emotional injury, you just have to keep holding on. like i said its like a scar, it will always be there, just in time it will become less noticable. (and who is to say how long it will be? maybe 20 years before the pain lessens?) its just too hard to tell.

trust me, i know from experiance, ive went through more hell this past year than someone could in a lifetime. I just try to keep busy with something else. but thats not always possible. so i just try to think about when my life was good and i didnt care. Hope I Have Helped You!

Answer 3

Your mind isnt like your body. Your body gets sick and heals with little input from you....But your mind-----you have 100% control over that and you will begin to heal when you decide you are ready to.
The first step is making your pain known to those close to you, maybe even a few that arent that close, but will offer sympathy. Getting sympathy seems to be a human way of dealing with things and it honestly makes you feel better.
Many people deny they want sympathy but if they didnt, they wouldnt bring it up at all. You stop wanting sympathy when you are healed. After that point, you no longer need it.
Being hurt is a state of mind, and honestly, nobody but you feels it or sees it so its up to you to change how you react, and for how long.

Answer 4

time helps, but prayer is really what helped me. Also I personally would seek out a grief counselor or the kind you need. What would it hurt? Alot of people have been thru similiar stuff and I personally would want to know how they coped. When you get stuck in life, an attitude check out with a specialist does get your life back on a less stressful path. Good luck friend.

Answer 5

time does heal most things... but it takes, well... time.


Emotional injuries are particularly difficult to heal. Sometimes you think you're okay, other times it feels just awful... but after years and years and years it gets better.

Answer 6

See a therapist. It helps when someone listen to you whose judgement is not clouded by any kind of emotional attachment to you. Sometimes emotions kinda blind you to the reality of things, I know, I've been there. Therapists can also help you see why you are stuck in this particular thought pattern. I would jst ask my regular doctor to refer me to one. I did it... and I do feel a lot better.

Answer 7

yes you are right. Time heals but you should get out of cocoon more. Go out more often. Talk to your friends. Get something to do, as this will occupy your mind which gives you better chance to forget quickly and get out of a nightmare

Answer 8

well, it takes time, but i figured outt that not doing things that remind you of that, and making them habbit really helps.also, find friends who you can just spill your life out to and they will help, and keep it to themselves.