Trauma alters your neurology, physiology, and biology
UNRESOLVED TRAUMA will affect your future.
Trauma is perhaps the most ignored, belittled, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering.
— Peter A. Levine PhD
Causes of Trauma
- Traumatic events in childhood
- Societal and systemic traumas (i.e., discrimination, war, or generational trauma)
- Experiencing life-threatening situations
- Witnessing death
- History of sexual trauma (i.e., sexual abuse, assault, etc.)
- Separation from families and/or culture
- Witnessing or experiencing Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Violence
- Judicial injustice
Signs of Unresolved Childhood Trauma
- Nightmares associated with the trauma
- Intrusive thoughts about the traumatic experience
- Difficulty falling or staying asleep
- Avoidance Issues
- Substance misuse
- Emotional numbness
- Hypervigilance
- Dissociative PTSD
- Trust Issues
- Flashbacks
- Self harm
- Identity crisis
- Relational distress
- Low self esteem
- Control Issues
- Anger Outbursts
- Difficulty managing and regulating emotions
- Suicide ideologies