Category: Trauma

How To Live Past The Trauma: From Victim to Survivor

5/2/2020

Survivors come from all sorts of backgrounds and stories. Some may have dealt with losing loved ones to an illness or a myriad of other kinds of trauma. But, one thing that unites us all is that trauma doesn’t have to define us. This guest post has been shared by Clarissa Thomas from pastthetrauma.com - a website dedicated to providing a safe, open and healthy environment where both survivors and those who support them can find hope, wisdom, and healing past the trauma. #trauma #survivor #hope

|Trauma is defined as a "psychological, emotional response to an event or an experience that is deeply distressing or disturbing" and importantly, trauma can experience from a range of experiences. An individual may go through an event that leaves them emotionally shattered, yet this same event may not be experienced as deeply distressed or disturbed by others. Therefore, a trauma response is very unique to each individual.

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