By Ashley Nestler, Yahoo Lifestyle, November 18, 2019
Trauma. How many times have you heard or been told what trauma is, or what counts as trauma and what doesn’t? Everyone has their own perspective of trauma based on what they know, think they know, or what they have experienced; however, trauma affects each person differently. The following are five truths about trauma that I have learned from my personal experience and from my experience in social work.
1. Trauma is not limited to specific experiences.
I have had people belittle my personal trauma by saying what I experienced “wasn’t that bad.” I have also heard this being said to others about what they have experienced. There still seems to be a belief about trauma being limited to severe circumstances such as experiencing war, surviving a car accident or surviving a natural disaster. But trauma is anything that makes you feel threatened, in danger or having no control. This leads me into the next truth:
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