- What do we understand by trauma?
- Are some people more prone to experiencing trauma?
- Is it possible to never overcome childhood trauma?
- How can I tell if I have trauma? Are there any symptoms that indicate it?
- Can experiencing a traumatic situation be a risk factor for developing physical or neurodegenerative diseases or mental disorders?
- Can traumas be inherited?
- Is professional help always needed to overcome trauma, or can support from one's environment be enough?
- How do we know when it's time to address trauma without retraumatizing the person?
- What is the best therapy to address post-traumatic stress?
- Can internal family systems therapy work for post-traumatic stress disorder?
- Is having one trauma addressed in the same way as having a series of traumas?
- How can I overcome a deeply buried trauma when the fear of confronting it is so great that it prevents me from even trying?
- Can sharing with other people who have gone through a traumatic situation help me?
- Are there different criteria for assessing trauma in people with autism and intellectual disability?
- Are there differences between traumas experienced in early childhood and those that occur in adulthood?
- Is there any way I can protect my daughter from complex situations becoming traumas?
- Should I explain the trauma I experienced to my children, or should I hide it?
- Can traumatic childhood experiences shape a person's identity and emotional responses?
- What is the relationship between childhood trauma and attachment style?
- Can having been bullied trigger trauma?
- Could an untreated trauma now limit my ability to be a mother?
- Can phobias be a consequence of trauma?
- What can I do to help a loved one who has experienced a traumatic situation?
- Is there any training available on how to address trauma for healthcare organizations and centers?
What do we understand by trauma?
Trauma is understood as the psychological response to traumatic events. These responses are categorized in different ways, one of which is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
PTSD is just one of the possible responses to trauma. Equally important are anxiety, depression and unresolved grief, somatic symptoms, interpersonal relationship problems and their feedback loop of symptoms, excessive use of medical services, and so on. PTSD is an interesting concept that offers significant advances in many areas, although in this sense, it is conceptually limiting. PTSD is not an illness, but a normal response to a situation/event that is abnormal for human beings: the traumatic experience.
It is the wound left behind after experiencing a situation that completely overwhelms our coping abilities. Our brain, our nervous system, and our entire body react and activate coping strategies to deal with the threatening, dangerous, or harmful situation. If these strategies are not switched off once the threat has passed, they become dysfunctional and develop into the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.