It’s not uncommon for people who experience a traumatic event to become depressed. Painful experiences such as abuse, the death of a loved one, divorce, a medical illness or losing everything in a natural disaster can cause so much distress that they trigger clinical depression.
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Date rape is a scary experience that can leave the victim feeling just as confused as she is scared. Often women who are date raped aren’t even sure if they have been raped; they’ll agonize over the details leading up to the assault and wonder if they somehow ‘asked for it’ even if they clearly said ‘no.’ When this self-blame is added to their feelings of shame, fear, anger and helplessness, date rape can lead to emotional trauma that can take years to heal from. Everyone heals at their own pace, but treatment and support from loved ones can speed the recovery from the emotional pain of trauma.
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Memory loss is a frustrating and sometimes scary experience, especially if the memory loss is caused by a traumatic event. Research shows that physical and emotional trauma can directly affect your memory. Some of this memory loss may be a temporary way to help you cope with the trauma, and some of this memory loss may be permanent due to a severe brain injury or severe psychological trauma. Knowing how trauma can affect your memory can help you choose an appropriate treatment to help you cope with trauma and heal your memory problems.
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Emotional trauma is a very painful experience that can lead to weeks, months and even years of emotional distress. People will turn to a variety of things to help them cope with their intense feelings relating to the trauma. For some people, food becomes a source of comfort as they try to — literally — push down their feelings with food. Trauma and weight gain go hand in hand when the person suffering begins to emotionally eat. Sometimes this emotional eating, combined with the mental effects of the traumatic event, can lead to a serious eating disorder known as compulsive overeating.
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Traumatic events can have far-reaching consequences on the individuals who experience them. The intense feelings of fear and loss of control can lead many to develop symptoms of anxiety that, if left untreated, can develop into anxiety disorders. Trauma and anxiety disorders often go hand in hand as feelings of fear and anxiety become overwhelming. In anxiety disorders, these overwhelming feelings are usually accompanied by physical symptoms (such as sweating, a racing heart, tense muscles, etc.) and changes in behavior (also known as avoidance behavior).These intense symptoms coupled with avoidant behavior move beyond “normal” feelings of anxiety and into an anxiety disorder when they begin to interfere with a person’s life.
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According to the American Psychiatric Association, an eating disorder is a mental illness, not a lifestyle choice. What might start out as a preoccupation with food and weight is actually an attempt to control overwhelming feelings of low self-esteem, lack of control, loneliness, depression and anxiety. Interestingly, these are the same psychological symptoms of trauma and abuse.
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Traumatic events can seriously impact a person’s life, but children who experience trauma can have severe and long-lasting effects well into adulthood if their trauma is left untreated. Research suggests that 14 to 43 percent of children have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. Childhood trauma can result from anything that makes a child feel helpless and disrupts their sense of safety and security, including: sexual, physical or verbal abuse; domestic violence; an unstable or unsafe environment; separation from a parent; neglect; bullying; serious illness; or intrusive medical procedures. Even more “minor” events such as dog bites, natural disasters or severe burns can create symptoms of extreme trauma.
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Children are often viewed as highly resilient and able to bounce back from just about any situation, but traumatic experiences in childhood can have severe and long-lasting effects well into adulthood if they are left unresolved. Childhood trauma can result from anything that makes a child feel helpless and disrupts their sense of safety and security, including: sexual, physical or verbal abuse; domestic violence; an unstable or unsafe environment; separation from a parent; neglect; bullying; serious illness; or intrusive medical procedures.
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Self-injury is a type of harm that a person purposely inflicts on their own body. This harm can come in a number of different forms. While to some self-injury seems ridiculous, for those who practice self-injury, it can be a hard habit to break. Finish reading this article »
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Self-injury can occur with anyone, although it may be more common among females. Those who have the following characteristics may be especially susceptible to self-injury Finish reading this article »
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Emotional freedom technique (EFT) is a type of psychotherapy primarily used to treat those experiencing symptoms of trauma. This practice is performed in a way similar to acupuncture and is related to the practice, acupressure. Needles however, are not necessary in EFT. Instead of needles, a person’s fingertips are used through tapping. Finish reading this article »
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While it is true that some people have a sudden urge to sleep and relax at home during the winter months or feel saddened at the onset of darker, colder days, those with seasonal affective disorder experience much more severe feelings. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of disorder in which a person experiences a drastic change in their overall mood during the fall and winter seasons of the year. Finish reading this article »
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