Trauma & Post Traumatic Stress

Trauma is your mind and body’s response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms your nervous system.

Traumatic experiences can cause feelings of helplessness, erode your sense of self, and undermine your sense of security. Psychological trauma can leave you fighting to deal with upsetting emotions, memories, and anxiety. It may also result in feelings of numbness, disconnection, and an inability to trust or rely on others. 

Traumatic experiences often involve a threat to life or safety; however, any situation that leaves you feeling overwhelmed and alone can result in trauma, even if it doesn’t affect you physically. It’s not the objective circumstances that determine whether an event is traumatic, but your emotional reaction to the event. The more scared and helpless you feel during an experience, the more likely you will be traumatized.