![]() ![]() Your hearing becomes more acute and you are acutely aware of your surroundings. Part of the body's defence to threat is to be hypervigilant for a short while after the trauma has subsided. Dizziness or nausea when you remember the trauma.Anxiety or panic attacks when reminded of the trauma.Difficulty experiencing positive feelings (inability to feel happiness or love for people close to you).Feeling disconnected from life and others.Strong negative feelings of helplessness, guilt, shame and self-blame.Strong negative feelings of fear, horror, anger, guilt or shame.Self-blame in relation to what you might have done differently.Relation to life in general and the trauma specifically ![]() Having negative beliefs about yourself in.Detachment and or dissociation from the events with regard to thoughts and feelings.Intrusive thoughts and memories of the traumatic event or when you are reminded of it by a person or place. ![]() Leaving trauma untreated can contribute to associated conditions of: stress, anxiety, depression, self-harm and addiction.įactors influencing recovery range from stability in upbringing, type of trauma sustained, circumstances in relation to a person’s involvement in the trauma, support network and coping mechanisms. In some people these symptoms get better naturally over the space of a few weeks and in others they become worse or chronic and result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Trauma symptoms occur in almost everybody following a traumatic incident. They are not random and are usually attempts by a person to protect themselves. Trauma symptoms manifest as a result of our attempts to adapt to cope in any way they know how with overwhelming emotions. Trauma symptoms are normal reactions to abnormal events. Trauma symptoms are emotional, psychological and somatic. They can manifest immediately after an incident or take a number of years to manifest. Trauma symptoms vary from person to person. ![]()
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