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What No One Tells Us About Trauma
4 things we learn in the aftermath that are often overlooked.
Trigger Warning: The following content includes personal experiences and discussions around difficult topics such as trauma, emotional challenges, childhood maltreatment, or abusive relationships. While my intent is to educate and share personal insights, some readers may find certain content emotionally distressing. This article is for informational purposes only.
Trauma is something that people do not like talking about. While there is now a broader acceptance in understanding the implications of trauma on mental health, trauma is still seen as an off-limits subject for some. For the uninformed, trauma can be misunderstood as only happening to people who are in the wrong place, at the wrong time. And, for those who are simply cruel and calculated, they may fool themselves into believing that trauma is not something they cause others.
Statistics on trauma suggest that up to will experience a traumatic event within their lifetime, of those people will go on to develop a diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Even without a formal diagnosis, the effects of unprocessed trauma can impact the quality of a person’s life and cause them ongoing challenges in their daily lives, including flashbacks…
