Myths & Truths

Myth: Trauma only happens when you get physically injured like a car accident.

Truth: Trauma is relative to the individual, and each persons perception, ego strength and past experiences dictates whether a person will be traumatized from an event. Trauma can be physical, sexual and/or emotional in nature and occur over a long periond of time at lower levels having the same impact as an acute more serious traumatic event.

Myth: People who are traumatized are weak and crying, feeling sad or overwhelmed does'nt help.

Truth: Everyone experiences trauma in some way. Theoretically, any stressor in our lives that overwhelmes our physical or mental ability to deal with it can become traumatic. Crying and sadness is just one of the ways the body naturally processes trauma.

Truth: The goal of trauma work is to integrate the aspects of the trauma into the psyche, not eliminate them. There is some truth to the older you are the harder it may be to fully recover from a traumatic event if that event stems from childhood integrated personality issues or you are in a chronic state of stress in your current life situation.

Myth: Traumatic situations always occur independent of past experiences

Truth: There is often a connection between the trauma in our lives and our past childhood experiences. As it pertain to brain physiology, there is a very specific reason for this in terms of the bodies natural ability to heal itself.

Myth: The most common symptom of trauma is depression which in children looks like sad, withdrawn behavior.

Truth: Depression is a common symptom of trauma, however in children depressive symptoms are more often increased irritability, anger and aggression.

We are simply the difference between our dreams and our fears, with belief acting as the extraneous variable

- Aaron J. Wiemeier -

Symptoms of Trauma

To see if you may be experiencing trauma symptomology print off and fill out a copy of the:

Trauma Symptom Checklist

If you checked more than a few of these symptoms, it may be beneficial to contact your local medical or mental health practitioner.

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Questions about trauma?

1) What is trauma?

2) What are the types and some examples of trauma?

3) How can trauma affect the brain and subsequently ones behavior?

4) Why do some people rebound from a traumatic event more quickly than others?

5) What is trauma memory?

6) What are my treatment options if I feel I have experienced trauma in my life?

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