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What Is Trauma, Exactly?
And What Impact Might It Have on You or a Loved One?
The way our mind and body react to an incident or sequence of events is what causes trauma, not the event itself. A significant, traumatic, and upsetting incident is not the sole thing that defines trauma. Trauma can happen when we go through a stressful event once or over time that exceeds our ability to handle it. For example, a caregiver who is emotionally abusive or neglectful, or something or someone that continually stresses our system out. Even while we might not be fully conscious of how this trauma affects our system, our relationships, and our lives, it frequently nevertheless presents emotional challenges in our present.
Numerous mental and physical health conditions that are prevalent in today's society, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidality, chronic illnesses, chronic fatigue, and many more, can result from unresolved and untreated trauma.
Additionally, it can impact our daily functioning and interpersonal interactions, impairing our capacity to control our emotions and frequently resulting in the development of negative coping strategies like substance abuse, eating disorders, self-harm, and more.
Realizing that you are not alone and that trauma is treatable is crucial if you think you may be going through it.
Research shows that women have higher rates of PTSD than men, despite a lower rate of trauma experience. Greater exposure to sexual trauma, sexual coercion, and intimate partner violence likely plays a role, as well as biological, environmental, and coping factors.
When families, social groups, government bodies, news media, or organizations disbelieve, disrespect, or minimize girls' and women's experiences of sexual trauma, this can cause a great deal of harm to mental health.
How CPTSD Affects Women
CPTSD frequently arises following extended exposure to a hazardous or potentially fatal stressor, including domestic violence. Having CPTSD can make you feel hopeless, angry, distrustful, or misunderstood. Your inability to control these emotions might negatively impact your relationships and health. Along with regular headaches, stomach-aches, and chest pains, you may also feel dissociation.
A family history of mental illness is one of the specific risk factors that many women have that increases their susceptibility to PTSD and CPTSD. Complex PTSD may be more likely to develop in you if:
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You experienced trauma at an early age.
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The trauma lasted for a long time.
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Escape or rescue seemed unlikely or impossible.
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Someone close to you harmed you.
Next Steps
We Are Here to Help You Find the Path to Effective, Long Lasting Recovery.
Talk to Us
Book a 15-20 mins free Discovery call to talk to us to know more about our approach. Share your concerns with us and we will listen and guide. Find out about how we treat and what we treat. Our team is always here to help.
Book a session
If you feel that we are a good fit, you can go ahead and book your first therapy session with one of our experienced therapists. We have a sliding scale and you can chose a therapist based on your budget. There’s something for everyone.
Download our SAFE Program Brochure
Know more about our innovative SAFE Program for Trauma healing. It’s safe, it’s structured and above all follows a sequential phase wise approach towards healing trauma and related conditions which is most essential for a better prognosis.
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