The impact of traumatic stress is often ignored or denied. Throughout history it has been difficult for most people to acknowledge and address the terrible things we do to each other.  Fortunately, in my lifetime, I see increasing numbers of people speaking about and treating the effects of traumatic stress on survivors of

• war
• domestic violence
• injuries
• accidents
• illness
• persistent stress - living in perpetually dangerous conditions, such violent neighborhoods.

Secondary Traumatic Stress and Compassion Fatigue, currently afflicting many first responders, health care workers, reporters, pastors and families of people hospitalized in isolation during the COVID pandemic.

Many people fail to recognize trauma because they assume that traumatizing events are monumental. In fact, traumatic experiences can be any event(s) that overwhelms a person’s ordinary capacities to cope with it.

The effects of trauma are unique for each person. Effects are influenced by circumstances such as:

• the quality of help during and after the event(s)
• if they were they believed
• if they were they stressed prior to the event
• their age at the time of trauma
• how long the traumatizing event(s) lasted
• if they feared for their life

The body-centered effects of trauma* - regardless of the cause - may be responsive to sensory awareness and Trauma Touch Therapy™.

* I have written much more about Trauma on my blog