Trauma Zone

In the eerie, classic television show The Twilight Zone, characters caught in the zone wanted nothing more than to return to normal life. Similarly, survivors of severe trauma fall into the trauma zone—place they want to escape from, but can't. Some cannot move forward, feeling stuck and victimized by their past. Some cannot see the present, living in denial of what has happened. And others cannot learn from the past, repeating the same mistakes over and over. All of them find they can't cope with the overwhelming emotions that accompany trauma. Collins, a licensed psychologist with over 25 years experience in the healthcare field, believes there is a way out of the trauma zone and back to emotional health, a path he outlines in this practical, encouraging book.

Survivors of severe trauma are never the

same. Often they become trapped, unable

to return to normal life. This book

reaches out to survivors with practical,

biblical insights to help them get

unstuck and move toward healing. The

Trauma Zone is where trauma survivors

get stuck: they fi nd they can’t move past

the event, or they can’t cope with overwhelming

emotions, or they experience

fl ashbacks. Collins teaches readers how

to turn off the “Trauma DJ” the voice

in their heads that keeps them locked in

the past, and move forward into freedom

from emotional pain.

R. DANDRIDGE COLLINS earned a BS in Psychology and Spanish with a minor concentration in French from Eastern University. He completed a Masters of Divinity in Pastoral Psychology at Palmer Theological Seminary. He earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at Temple University as a Bilingualism Fellow. He is currently the proprietor of the Pastoral Counseling Network. He lives in Yeadon, PA with his wife and family.