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Surviving Trauma

Dr. Gary Bell's Absurd Psychology

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The Risks of Trauma

There are risk factors that make some of us more likely to experience psychological trauma following a disturbing event. You're more likely to be traumatized if you're already under a heavy stress load and have recently suffered a whole bunch of losses. Especially if the earlier trauma occurred in childhood, that just plants the seed for the next traumatic event to take a bigger toll on you. The sudden death of someone close, the breakup of a significant relationship or a humiliating or deeply disappointing experience all can be traumatic.

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