9 Signs You Have Untreated Trauma

If left untreated, PTSD from any trauma is unlikely to disappear, and it is likely to cause chronic pain, depression, substance use, and sleep problems that impair a person's ability to work and interact with others. Some symptoms of untreated PTSD could include: resisting positive change, needing everything to be planned, having a strong fear of failure or success, difficulty concentrating, trouble asking for help, self harm, etc

Disclaimer: If you relate to this video and feel that you might have untreated PTSD, it's best to consult a licensed professional.

Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Script Editor: Rida Batool & Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animation: Evelvaii
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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[Psychgo]

Are there any follow up topics that you would like us to cover?

[eepyweepyhollow]

1. You resist positive change
2. You need to plan for everything
3. You have a strong fear of failure
4. You have a strong fear of success
5. You have difficulty concentrating
6. You have trouble asking for help
7. You often hurt yourself or others
8. You struggle with low self esteem
9. You you have unexplained psychological symptoms

[chasejones]

Wow now it's really obvious why my friend took me to therapy. She was the first to figure out I had a lot of trauma and got me to open up about it. Her exact words were "I'm not giving up on you, I'm your family now, not those people who hurt you, me! and I'll be there through every step with you." She has kept that promise for over 5 years now.

[womenwhodate]

“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton

[siennaleigh]

Time stamps :3
1. You resist positive change 0:41
2. You need to plan for everything 1:09
3. You have a strong fear of failure 1:36
4. You have a strong fear of success 2:06
5. You have difficulty concentrating 2:36
6. You have trouble asking for help 2:58
7. You often hurt yourself or others 3:19
8. You struggle with low self-esteem 3:49
9. You have unexplained psychological symptoms 4:15
Always remember you are braver than you believe smarter than seem and stronger than you think. And I learned that from a childhood therapist Winnie the Pooh so keep your head up Love, you got this ;)
Edit: Have an amazing day 💕

[moto_kalo]

I can't be the only one that has a gut feeling that something is mentally wrong with me. My dad was an alcoholic during the majority of my childhood. So I'm a big perfectionist and I have a hard time accepting success. It's complicated, I want success but whenever I do accomplish something, I feel like it's never good enough. So I overwhelm myself and become unmotivated in the end to do anything, unfortunately.

[dre]

Shout to you guys for making people feel less alone or like they're a freak because they don't know they have trauma 🖤

[tacomunchingpup]

I struggle with a few of these, I can relate them. Thank you for helping me realize these, it really helps! Thank you so much <3

[Palomar]

Honestly I struggle a lot with asking for help and it’s my biggest problem because deep down I know that nobody really cares

[karily]

I related to every single one of them . This was definitely my past self … I started my healing journey 2 years ago ☺️and I’m beyond proud of how far I’ve come …. I’m the happiest person but I do be having my downs but I make sure it doesn’t last more than a few minutes .. it was very hard but I made it …Just don’t give up anything is possible if you put the effort♥️

[gannondumontier]

Yeah I had a very strong feeling I had some un healed trauma, I can relate to all 9. I was abused when I was a child, I had cancer (beat it), lost a cousin (passed away), and not even a year ago I had one of the worst nights of my life when my father (bipolar II disorder) spiraled out of control and beat up his roommate in front of me, my brother, and my cousin. The day had already been a nightmare and that night just topped it off. I still have flashbacks of that night. I need help.

[webx]

CW: false accusations, mention of sexual assault.

I was an engineering major and wanted to add theatre while I had the opportunity. I always wanted to do set design, lighting, controls, and always thought I would get hooked on acting the moment I start. One of the girls there was a friend of mine who I had a bit of a crush on. So when volunteering to set up for a play, I finally got the courage to ask her out.

The girls apparently didn't want me there. Supposedly they are hostile to outsiders but I didn't know this at the time. So I started hearing of reports saying I had sexually assaulted some of them, and "broke into their apartment and sucked their toes". I received several death threats and a guy slammed me against a wall and said he would kill me if he saw me again.

I've felt ashamed of my sexuality since I first started feeling it. Years of classes had taught me it was something disrespectful to women, so I made sure never to show it. But it was all still hypothetical until that happened. That gave it physical form. I couldn't even ask a friend out without being accused and threatened.

After that, I basically never flirted. One girl I dated complained that I never even touched her. Another girl said she wanted to slow things down, and I immediately took that as me infringing on a boundary so I broke up right away.

I ended up going hard into what we might now refer to as "Incel" or "RedPill". I thought it would help talking to guys who had a similar experience to me, but the narratives did more to indulge the fears than to recover from them. Oddly enough, books about human sexuality and the female libido actually helped pull myself out of that toxic environment. I try to help other guys out of that pit of muck, but I don't think other guys were so lucky as to have it "click" and snap them out of it like it did for me.

So yeah, last year (a decade after the indecent) I finally decided to see a therapist about it, and the word "trauma" came up right away. I thought I had gotten over it, but I realised there was a lot of healing I still need to do. And I must say, while friends have been supportive, the general population not so much. They don't tend to see me as falsely accused, they see me as someone who was "caught" and "got away with it." or try to shut down the conversation as a non-issue or something I deserved on behalf of other men.

[dyingsunflowers]

Great. All makes sense now. I honestly hope to hear from a professional soon. I've been referred but I'm sat here waiting weeks on weeks and trying not to un alive myself but I'm barely holding on. I've already been to hospital for doing just that recently 😕

[juliaobernesser]

Feels like these videos are coming out at just the right time for me. In watching 8 Signs of Childhood Neglect, I've finally learned to face this Trauma I've been avoiding for so many years now. Then this one drops along today, and I found it quite hopeful. Especially with that message at the end. Keep up the good work, I am a feeling I'm not the only benefitting from these videos.

[derekbacharach]

There are a lot more signs of trauma besides these nine. Instead of listing them, they come in three areas - thoughts, feelings and body sensations. They all have a couple things in common: protection & to make sure your Trauma is never repeated.

[loser.]

Thank you for making videos these really help me with my anxiety

[Hinabi]

Your channel is amazing. You helped me realise that I am depressed, and that those feeling aren't normal for everyone, and I am finally getting help for that.
So thanks <3

[joeblow]

I have recently been diagnosed with PTSD after 5 decades of trying to deny and hide trauma from a lot of abuse I have been subject to, however, I don't feel many of the things mentioned in this video. I have learned that even though there my be some common charateristics in trauma abuse victims, I also recognize that it is also a very personal experience that can completely different from anyone else.

[CRONKYPIGEON]

Shout out to the hundreds of people who were brave enough to share their stories. You are all amazing 💖 and that also includes the people that are suffering the same but didn't want to share. You guys are absolute superstars

[haymeatball]

I lost a loved one back in May, which sent me over the edge and I needed professional help, so I checked myself into a rehabilitation hospital for my depression. While I was there, I had a panic attack because I was having asthma problems and I had to wait in line at the pharmacy to get my inhaler. During the panic attack, the same nurse who denied me my inhaler, gave my inhaler to me in the middle of yelling at me for faking it. When I was feeling better and in a room to sleep, my roommate tried to get in my bed with me(for sexual reasons) and tried multiple times to get with me. I went into the hospital with PTSD, but that hospital made it worse.