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8 Signs of Financial Trauma: How to Heal Your Relationship with Money
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Invisible wounds: how to recognize and treat financial trauma
Money is not just numbers on the account. These are emotions, fears, and deep-rooted behavior patterns that develop over the years. A recent study by the American Psychological Association found that 72% of adults experience regular financial stress. But what if the problem is deeper?
8 symptoms of financial trauma
1. Financial flashbacks
Symptoms: Panic attacks when checking balance
Solution: Technique "5-4-3-2-1" (fixing 5 objects around) to return to reality
2. Monetary dissociation
Symptom: Automatic spending without knowing the amount
Solution: 48-hour rule before any purchase
3. The Chronicle of Poor Thinking
Symptoms: Beliefs like “Money = Evil”
Solution: Cognitive diary with replacement of installations (according to the methodology of the Bekov Institute)
Methods of financial rehabilitation
Step 1: Monetary Archaeology
Make a chronology of the key financial events of life. An example from the practice of therapist Emily Rose:
Step 2: Financial Kite Technique
1. Divide income into 3 streams:
Basic (70%)
- Buffer (15%)
Experimental (15%)
Glossary
Financial trauma
Long-term psycho-emotional consequences of negative monetary experiences
Deficit syndrome
Chronic feeling of lack of resources even with objective sufficiency
Invisible wounds: how to recognize and treat financial trauma
Money is not just numbers on the account. These are emotions, fears, and deep-rooted behavior patterns that develop over the years. A recent study by the American Psychological Association found that 72% of adults experience regular financial stress. But what if the problem is deeper?
8 symptoms of financial trauma
1. Financial flashbacks
Symptoms: Panic attacks when checking balance
Solution: Technique "5-4-3-2-1" (fixing 5 objects around) to return to reality
2. Monetary dissociation
Symptom: Automatic spending without knowing the amount
Solution: 48-hour rule before any purchase
3. The Chronicle of Poor Thinking
Symptoms: Beliefs like “Money = Evil”
Solution: Cognitive diary with replacement of installations (according to the methodology of the Bekov Institute)
Methods of financial rehabilitation
Step 1: Monetary Archaeology
Make a chronology of the key financial events of life. An example from the practice of therapist Emily Rose:
- 7 years old: Grandma hid money in the freezer
- 14 years: Family loses home
- 23 years old: First loan debt
Step 2: Financial Kite Technique
1. Divide income into 3 streams:
Basic (70%)
- Buffer (15%)
Experimental (15%)
Glossary
Financial trauma
Long-term psycho-emotional consequences of negative monetary experiences
Deficit syndrome
Chronic feeling of lack of resources even with objective sufficiency
