Does time really heal all wounds, as the popular saying goes?
Time is certainly an important factor when it comes tohealing.
Does Time Heal All Wounds?
Verywell / Laura Porter
The nature of the wound itself can affect how time influences healing.
However, research has also found that time does not heal all wounds.
In one study, bereaved people had high levels of prolonged grief one to two years after a loss.
It’s important to remember that pain and trauma can carry lasting effects.
The effects of childhood trauma are a perfect example that demonstrates that time alone does not heal all wounds.
Despite the passage of time, these wounds leave a lasting mark that time alone does not heal.
How Time Can Help You Heal
What is times actual role in healing?
She explains that people can use time to gain insight, healthier relationships, and an orientation toward growth.
She notes that this is contrasted withrumination, which is reflection that doesnotintegrate thought and emotion.
“Rumination is usually all emotion or all thought.
What Can Prevent Healing?
Its possible (and highly likely) that time will not heal all wounds for several reasons.
So, what can prevent someone from healing as time goes on?
Essentially, how you utilize your time directly correlates to how well and quickly you will heal.
So let’s take a look at some factors that help facilitate the healing process.
Honor Your Emotions
Give yourself grace to fully process your emotions.
Receive Support
Lyons notes thatpeople benefit from social support.
So spend time with those you trust who can offer you emotional support in your time of need.
This can be friends, family, or a trained professional, like a therapist or coach.
Although time is not exactly a healer, it can have healing purposes.
Try not to guilt yourself if you heal slower than you want to.
Everybody heals on their own timeline, so offer yourself grace and patience.
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