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Health Advice and Information on TraumaTerrible events are hard to deal with. Sudden , traumatic experiences can shatter people's lives and leave a profound mark on the way they feel about themselves and their lives. Traumas hurt! Often they not only cause terrible physical injuries but emotional injury as well, which can be far more painful and take much longer to heal. The effect of trauma can be a lingering feeling that your world has changed utterly. Despite hearing or reading about terrible events all the time on the television, radio or newspaper, people often cannot really believe that such things could happen to them. You have probably felt relatively safe in your own world and at least felt that you were able to cope with problems that came along. Suddenly, even little things can feel overwhelming and there is a sence that things are no longer within your control. It is as if your bubble of safety has burst. All the beliefs you held about yourself and your world before the trauma seem to have changed and are no longer felt to be true (Janoff-Bulmann,1992). You are in the grip of Trauma. An experience can be described as traumatic when a persons normal ability to cope has been completely overwhelmed by a terrible event. There are man made, human error, disasters that cause traumas Train disasters Air disasters Fires and gas explosions Severe electric shocks Builing collapse Environmental disasters And others Natural disasters Earthquakes Floods Hurricanes Forest fires Volcanic eruptions and the third catagory of traumas that refers to acts of violence, crime and terrorism. Acts of domestic violence Stabbings Robberies Shootings Bomb explosions Rape Sexual AbuseActs of inhumanity, such as torture Hostage taking Wars Some life events, although not totally outside the range of typical human experience , can become so overwhelming and frightening for some people that they respond with horror or a feeling of helplessness as intense as if it was a full traumatic experience. Such events might include job loss, redundancy, the end of a long term relationship or divorse, miscarrage, surgical proceedure, the death of someone close. Understanding Traumatic Stress: Herbert and Wetmore To find a therapist close to you that can help you heal and deal with trauma, please click on the apples. |
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