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The Essence of Trauma Is Helplessness
I've heard you say that the essence of trauma is helplessness. That's right. And I wonder if you could expand on that a little. Well, what is trauma? You know, people have pain and they have fear, but that doesn't constitute trauma. The essence of trauma has to do with being made into an object, a thing. It feels worse than anything else when your agency is suspended.