Trauma is when you are screaming
and nobody hears nor listen to you
Inspired from Bessel Van Der Kolk
Living with trauma is quite common among the general population
It is less common to develop Post Traumatic Symptoms
Because our Brains and Bodies are resilient
They can learn new ways to function
Please consult a trauma trained professionnal
before considering that your symptoms are trauma related;
Context and history must be included in an evaluation and in a therapeutic work
Some of these symptoms may direct to a different diagnosis
Symptoms can be consciously known, as well as running under the radar of the consciousness
They affect
. Cognition,
. Behaviours,
. The perception of oneself,
. The perception of the Self in the world,
. The perception the person has of others and of the world
. Living in the aftermath of trauma implies living with potentially some of the following symptoms below
. Having some of some symptoms does not means they are related to trauma
Consult to clarify more
. Difficulties to sleep / Nightmares / Night terrors
. Impulses:
Eating habits,
Aggressivity towards self or others,
Substance abuse / addictions
. Gastric / intestines problems
. Pain, often medically unexplained
. Physical Immobilism
. Self harm
. Low / no energy or on the contrary, being fidgety
. Difficulty to look at someone in the eyes
. Flat voice tone
. Dissociation
. Memory Loss
. Non - Neurological Epilepsy
. Hearing voices
[different from those of schizophrenia]
. Not recognising oneself:
body / body contour, thoughts, actions,
emotions, reactions ...
. Adverse reactions to medication
. . .
. . .
. Difficult relationships
. Social Islotaion
. Chronic worries and/or sadness
. Anxiety / Panic Attacks
. Depression
. Brain fog / concentration difficulty
. Social isolation
. Intimacy and Sexual issues
. Suicidal ideation
. Suicidal attempt
. Sense of Despair, Loneliness, Hopelessness
. Sense of impending Doom
. . .
. . .
The majority of people who have been through traumatic events
will not develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Among trauma the impact of the following are rarely known or recognised,
• Neglect on children:
More often than not, the children's needs are not met
• Moral injuries:
. When you act or when you are the witness of something that you find morally reprehensible
. When there is an unequal distribution of appropriate moral accountability.
You may want to check the work of Jack Saul on moral injury