Is literally EVERYTHING a “trauma response” these days? | The Neurocuriosity Club

Trauma is a complicated thing, and it can't be boiled down to "This thing is ALWAYS a trauma response" or "This thing is NEVER a trauma response."

The truth is, trauma affects every aspect of our lives, so anything can be a trauma response, potentially.

Here's the article with Elyssa Barbash's definition of trauma, if you wanna check it out!

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[IamShakurkadri]

Hi, I've watched most of your videos & really impressed by the quality of your contents; You deserve more engagements.

[thechaostrials]

And there is Complex-PTSD where the trauma as she describes it is over a long period of time. Like, say, my entire childhood.

[SaraMiller-ky]

I have PTSD and absolutely nobody understands. My mom claims to but than when I’m triggered my everyday things she says “ QUIT your crying over NONSENSE “

[Laura-vldb]

The thing with these videos is that NOT everything is trauma but depending on who you are, it MAY be. I also think our natural ways of coping is what others call a trauma response, especially if we looking at our natural tendencies and reactions. For example, which is why two people can experience the same trauma and one person seeks control over it through success while another may believe that’s all their worth and sells themselves to prostitution. Your way of dealing with things can be a trauma response but here’s the question… can trauma ever be truly healed? Learning about how their trauma impacts them and going to therapy address the wounds head on, but I don’t think it makes them go away. For example, you can consciously move on and your body can be stuck.. and this also begs the question; does everyone have seemingly mundane trauma responses or do the ones that think they don’t say so because societal their ways of coping is beneficial. You can’t make it in this world without pain and trauma can extend further than your immediate environment.

[fishinabox]

Hi there just discovered your channel. I myself have been skeptical at the expansion of the term trauma used to describe all kinds of stress. However even then there are things to learn. I was skeptical once of the use of the term trauma to describe rape. Why! well when I was five my dad in the army died in a shooting accident. A shotgun while hunting. When nine I was badly burned in a house fire with months in hospital. When 11 was in a road accident spent more months in hospital. Also knew what it was like to wake up paralysed. So I thought well being raped must be similar to say being punched in the face so how can it be trauma. However listening and learning I thought of course it is trauma because of the effect on a human being.

Another direction maybe is. I was severely bullied at school. What is worse that or accidents. Well both have a strong effect. Also something that might surprise others and they might find it hard to believe. I had a strange eating disorder. The worst panic attack I had because of it was in the same league as screaming on the floor after being run over by a car (road accident). Also I was given medication as a teenager and the side effects were serious convulsions where I had to be taken to A&E in an ambulance. Similar level of trauma to accidents even if temporary.

Also CPSD is a new term to me. I can understand just how long term abuses can significantly affect one’s personality especially as being in the world one needs to function and not feel alienated by the world. I am a strong believer in personality being connected to survival instincts. I have CPSD.

Also the next bit. I was late diagnosed as Autistic. Even though I have had such traumas I can understand why suicide is high amongst Autistics. Also I have HEDS common with Autism. Told by my neurologist I have FND he says common with Autism and Dyspraxia which I have both. Well here is another bit. I have had FND all of my life. Which is worse the deaths and accidents or FND. Let’s just say that if someone had FND in my way if they went for assisted dying I would not judge them.

Again I have some skepticism of the modern use of the word but there are things to learn. Sometimes people have experiences that give an unexpected comparison to talk about.
Also is trauma a sudden extreme fear which is temporary. Even so long term struggles can create chronic suffering which can be hard to change the effect of.

Sorry, I hope I have not said anything inappropriate and gone on too much. Love and light to you all.

[DiamondEyez]

Dying your hair is consideeed a less harmful form of handling:coping as opposed to super selfharn.. welcome to DBT. Dying your hair is a suggestion as a coping mechanism in DBT.

[elvwood]

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