Trauma

What is trauma?

The psychiatric definition of "trauma" is "an event outside normal human experience." Trauma generally leaves you feeling powerless, helpless, paralyzed. It tends to be sudden and overwhelming; it "owns" you. You cannot think clearly during and after a severe trauma; at the same time, you are forced to focus your consciousness in an attempt to deal. One author defines trauma as "any sudden and potentially life-threatening event." This refers to one-time traumatic events, but also it applies to prolonged, repeated trauma as well.
Some instances of one-time trauma:

• natural disasters (earthquake, flood, hurricane, etc)
• abuse of any sort
• assault
• muggings
• robbery
• accidents (automobile, airplane, train, etc)
• fires

Some instances of prolonged trauma:

• physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse as a child or spouse
• life in an unstable home as a child
• war
• living with chronic chaos in a home of an addict
• divisive divorce situations
• experiencing various forms of neglect or abandonment as a child
• life in some religious cults

Many treatment options have been developed for treating trauma.  Two that are highly utilized with therapists at the Houston Center for Christian Counseling are EMDR  and TRT.  The web-site identifies who is trained in  each.
 
Psalm 34:18 - the Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

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