{"id":6341,"date":"2020-11-20T19:11:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T19:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanwellnesscounseling.com\/?p=6341"},"modified":"2021-10-27T09:05:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T09:05:22","slug":"what-counts-as-trauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanwellnesscounseling.com\/what-counts-as-trauma\/","title":{"rendered":"What Counts As Trauma?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Have you ever wondered what \u201ccounts\u201d as trauma? Maybe you have experienced something in your life that felt traumatic to you but didn\u2019t line up with what you understood about trauma. Maybe you\u2019re looking to understand what trauma encompasses because of someone you love. Maybe you\u2019re just curious! Whatever the reason, it can be helpful to learn about the vastness of what trauma can be.<\/span><\/p>\n When we think about trauma, we typically think of a big, scary event: a terrorist attack, a car or plane accident, a natural disaster, a sexual assault, or military combat. We might think that trauma is reserved only for life-threatening events, but that\u2019s not actually the case. Scary or threatening events can certainly be traumatic, but other events that leave people feeling distressed, hopeless, or alone<\/a> can also leave a person feeling traumatized. Here are some examples of the different causes of trauma:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Trauma can come from any number of experiences, including ones that we don\u2019t think of as traumatic. Trauma is <\/span>defined as<\/span><\/a> \u201ca psychological, emotional response to an event or an experience that is deeply distressing or disturbing.\u201d In reality, trauma can come from any experience that makes us feel unsafe, physically or emotionally, and that disrupts the way we cope or function. Your life doesn\u2019t need to be in danger to feel traumatized. You may also find that you have a different reaction to an event that someone else also went through. Remember, everyone reacts differently<\/a> to situations, and your reaction is valid, even if it looks different from someone else\u2019s. <\/span><\/p>\n Not only is trauma difficult in the moment, but the effects of trauma can add up. If someone experiences a decade of emotional abuse while also dealing with bankruptcy, those two \u201csmaller\u201d traumas are compounded. They build off of each other, making it more difficult to cope.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You don\u2019t have to prove your trauma to anyone, and anyone who is asking you to is way out of line. Your experiences and feelings about them are real, and you are entitled to whatever reaction you have. Going through a traumatic event is already hard enough without beating yourself up over your reaction. Mental health is still very stigmatized in the US, so if you have dealt with any of these experiences and are just now realizing that you may be experiencing a trauma response<\/a>, that\u2019s okay. Even if you didn\u2019t recognize it at the time, it\u2019s not uncommon to recognize it as such later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The effects of trauma can last for a long time, especially without treatment. Luckily, for as common as trauma unfortunately is, there are a number of treatment options that can be helpful. Trauma can be treated using talk therapy, medications, and EMDR, among other things. These treatments can help lower your level of distress, decrease the number of symptoms you experience, and help you get back to your everyday functioning. If you\u2019re interested in talking to a therapist about your experience with trauma, <\/span>our therapists can help<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you ever wondered what \u201ccounts\u201d as trauma? Maybe you have experienced something in your life that felt traumatic to you but didn\u2019t line up with what you understood about trauma. Maybe you\u2019re looking to understand what trauma encompasses because of someone you love. Maybe you\u2019re just curious! Whatever the reason, it can be helpful […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCommonly understood causes of trauma:\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Lesser-known causes of trauma:\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
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These are some symptoms to look out for:\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Your trauma is valid. <\/span><\/h3>\n