Time
In this blog post, the author reflects on the concept of time and its impact on healing emotional wounds. They question the popular notion that "time heals all wounds" and share their personal opinion and experience that time alone does not fully heal wounds.
Time
By Mark Hampton | Director & Founder
Time is like a preservative; it doesn’t really make things go away. It just reduces the size of the wound and protects it until
the lid is opened.
However, due to the amount of work we put into ourselves over a period of time, we can lessen the impact of that wound being reopened. We have surely developed new or improved coping skills that can assist us as well. One of the crucial pieces I have learned is that when I experience a moment in time when the lid gets cracked open, it allows me to see that there is more work to be done. When I put in the time around my self-care, I can go back and shrink or heal the wound that still needs my attention and time.
I hope this check-in finds you in a good place. I’ve noticed that time has impacted me in many ways—some good and some challenging. For example, I’ve heard, “Time heals all wounds.” Have you heard that before? Does time actually heal all wounds? Does time fix everything? Do we get better with or in time? Does our addiction fade with time?
It is my personal opinion (and experience) that time does not heal all wounds. What I have learned is that with time, the sting lessens and/or fades. Even with therapy and tons of self-care, those wounds can still reopen.
It can happen even when a large amount of time has passed, and we may feel like we are over the hump and healed from whatever trauma or hurt we experienced in the past. Sometimes, something can trigger it and reopen that emotional wound—even to the point of us asking ourselves, "I thought I was over this, or I moved past this?"
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