What is Trauma?
“Trauma” is a word we use a lot on this site. Maybe you’re still wondering: “Have I experienced trauma before?” It’ll help to learn what trauma means.
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“Trauma” is a word we use a lot on this site. Maybe you’re still wondering: “Have I experienced trauma before?” It’ll help to learn what trauma means.
What do you think when you hear the phrase “be a man”? What kinds of characteristics, images, or actions come to mind?
You love and trust your partner. You thought everything was fine and then you found out you had been betrayed. Perhaps your partner told you themselves.
Several recent studies have shown a correlation between emotional trauma and brain injury. Emotional trauma and PTSD have been shown to cause impairment and even damage to the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex.
What do you think of when you imagine talking through your trauma? Probably a sparse therapist office, with maybe a shelf of books and a couch. Everything is still as you discuss what happened. Right?
Do you enjoy conflict? Most men will probably say, “No way, Matt! What are you talking about?”