Who does trauma affect the most?

Trauma is a common experience for adults and children in American communities, and it is especially common in the lives of people with mental and substance use disorders.
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What age group is most affected by trauma?

The typical onset age for PTSD is in young and middle adulthood. The NCS-R reported a median onset age of 23 (interquartile range: ages 15-39) among adults (Kessler et al., 2005). Two phenomena relevant to aging are delayed-onset PTSD and symptom exacerbation in late life.
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Who suffers from trauma?

70% of adults in the U.S. have experienced some type of traumatic event at least once in their lives. That's 223.4 million people. More than 33% of youths exposed to community violence will experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a very severe reaction to traumatic events.
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How does trauma affect everyone?

Initial reactions to trauma can include exhaustion, confusion, sadness, anxiety, agitation, numbness, dissociation, confusion, physical arousal, and blunted affect. Most responses are normal in that they affect most survivors and are socially acceptable, psychologically effective, and self-limited.
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Why are some people more prone to trauma?

People who don't have strong connections with family or friends are more likely to have stronger physical and emotional reactions to trauma. Having other mental health problems, such as anxiety or depression, or having a history of substance abuse, elevates your risk of developing PTSD.
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Complex PTSD affects the brain long-term and can affect your closest relationships



Are highly sensitive people traumatized?

While a highly sensitive person (HSP) is no more likely to experience distressing events than a non-HSP, they may be more likely to develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result. The term “highly sensitive person” was coined in 1991 by psychologist Elaine Aron.
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Why do some people handle trauma better than others?

Studies have found that resilience to trauma appears to come from a combination of genetic, environmental and behavioral factors. While some biological factors that have been linked to resilience appear to be genetically determined, others can be influenced by early childhood experiences and behaviors.
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How does a person with trauma behave?

Fear, anxiety, anger, depression, guilt — all are common reactions to trauma. However, the majority of people exposed to trauma do not develop long-term post-traumatic stress disorder. Getting timely help and support may prevent normal stress reactions from getting worse and developing into PTSD.
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Are people with trauma more empathetic?

Results across samples and measures showed that, on average, adults who reported experiencing a traumatic event in childhood had elevated empathy levels compared to adults who did not experience a traumatic event. Further, the severity of the trauma correlated positively with various components of empathy.
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How does trauma shape a person?

As noted above, trauma can disrupt one's sense of identity, and one's identity can affect the way one perceives and recovers from the trauma. The trauma, however, can also become incorporated into one's identity. The fact that you have to face trauma and how you deal with that trauma can be life defining.
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What is the most common trauma?

Perhaps one of the most common forms of trauma is emotional abuse. This can be a common form of trauma because emotional abuse can take many different forms. Sometimes it's easy for emotional abuse to be hidden or unrecognized.
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Who suffer the most from PTSD?

Women are more than twice as likely to develop PTSD than men (10% for women and 4% for men). There are a few reasons women might get PTSD more than men: Women are more likely to experience sexual assault. Sexual assault is more likely to cause PTSD than many other events.
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Who is considered a trauma survivor?

Survivor: A survivor is a person who suffered from destructive or injurious, acute or chronic, emotional, mental, and/or physical victimization, derived from real or perceived threats or action, and because of these circumstances suffers from trauma.
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What age group is most at risk for non accidental trauma?

Risk factors

There is no consensus regarding gender as a risk factor for NAT, although several studies have suggested that male children may be more likely to sustain fractures (14-17). The risk of NAT is inversely related to age, with the majority of victims being younger than 2 years (14,18-20).
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Who is most at risk for childhood trauma?

Individual Risk Factors
  • Caregivers with drug or alcohol issues.
  • Caregivers with mental health issues, including depression.
  • Caregivers who don't understand children's needs or development.
  • Caregivers who were abused or neglected as children.
  • Caregivers who are young or single parents or parents with many children.
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Do most people have traumatic childhoods?

Child trauma occurs more than you think. More than two thirds of children reported at least 1 traumatic event by age 16. Potentially traumatic events include: Psychological, physical, or sexual abuse.
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Do traumatized people know they are traumatized?

Trauma happens to everyone.

It can be physical, mental, or emotional. Many do not realize they have had a traumatic experience because most believe “a trauma” is only something dramatic or changes their world entirely.
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Why do trauma survivors Overshare?

If you're highly self-conscious or socially anxious, worrying about being perceived as a “toxic person” might lead you to under-share your needs and to a lack of connection with others. On the other hand, oversharing may be a trauma response or a sign that you are ready for or need support.
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Does people pleasing always come from trauma?

Fawning or people-pleasing can often be traced back to an event or series of events that caused a person to experience PTSD, more specifically Complex PTSD, or C-PTSD. Fortunately, C-PTSD can be approached and treated through comprehensive therapy.
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Is crying a trauma response?

We often will feel sad and cry after a highly traumatic event. The crying can be a way for the nervous system to come down from the fight-or-flight response, since crying is associated with the parasympathetic nervous system which calms the mind and body.
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Does talking about trauma make it worse?

Everything. Talking about the trauma, even just trying to put what happened into words, can actually worsen a victim's trauma by re-activating it in the brain, and embedding it deeper.
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Why do I smile when talking about trauma?

Smiling when discussing trauma is a way to minimize the traumatic experience. It communicates the notion that what happened “wasn't so bad.” This is a common strategy that trauma survivors use in an attempt to maintain a connection to caretakers who were their perpetrators.
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Does trauma make you stronger or weaker?

Repeated Exposure to Trauma Does Not Make People Stronger, Shows New Study.
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Does past trauma make you stronger?

According to researchers, past stressful experiences do not create resilience to future trauma. In fact, the research suggests the opposite is true: Past stressors sensitize people to future traumas, increasing their chances of developing a mental health disorder.
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Does avoiding trauma make it worse?

Using avoidance as your main way of coping with traumatic memories can make PTSD symptoms worse and make it harder to move on with your life.
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