7 Unknown Childhood Trauma Triggers

Childhood trauma is a deeply distressing experience that can occur during a person's formative years. It leaves profound imprints on an individual's psyche, often leading to long-lasting psychological effects. Our aim is to shed light on lesser-known childhood trauma triggers that can be subtle yet immensely impactful.

In this video, we explore the complex topic of childhood trauma and its lasting impact on mental health. We delve into the depths of trauma triggers and how they can contribute to the development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD).

#childhoodtrauma #trauma #ptsd #cptsd

Writer/Researcher: Sid Thompson
Script editor: Michal Mitchell
Script manager: Kelly Soong
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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[YumiTsui]

What are some of your childhood trauma?

[saanvisaxena]

When someone has an emotional breakdown in front of me it always makes me so uncomfortable because as a child I was always told that it was not appropriate to express your emotions in front of people. I usually just don't know how to respond or how to comfort them and end up feeling extremely guilty.

[terryv]

The fact that I was about to cry over a memory I’ve had when I was a kid and this popped up… cool

[Doll_ie]

I hate how a lot of people are invalidated with their trauma just because you have the basic necessities of life. All these people suffering and people ignore their pleas for help just because they appear to be “fine”. Trauma is viewed as being “dramatic” to many brain dead clowns I’ve encountered. Asking for help to better yourself is “selfish” to many and it’s “weak”. If only people had love they would take the time out to learn instead of choosing if to be ignorant.

[lollybirdy]

One trauma that took me several years to get over was when my dad beat me 47 times in a row with a belt. I couldn't be around guys or even be touched by them without having an anxiety attack. It's been 5 years though and while the reaction is not as bad I'm still uncomfortable around middle aged guys (cause my dad is middle-aged so I guess it's like a trigger).
Edit: some added info. He got arrested for it and my grandma had to bail him out. So I lived with my grandma for a year and a half for my 8th grade year and some of the summer.

[wood_sorrel]

0:35 — 1. Sensations
1:10 — 2. Being with people who are emotional
1:45 — 3. Reactions to certain places and people
2:27 — 4. Avoiding help, even when you need it
3:08 — 5. Avoiding conflict at all costs
4:04 — 6. The media you consume
5:06 — 7. Time & anniversaries

[garagegoblin]

I feel like something that happened in my childhood wasnt bad enough to be trauma, but I still cry about it every time I think about it. Whenever someone brings up trauma, i think of that event. Yet, I still doubt that its bad enough and that Im over reacting by calling it "trauma" because no one died, we didnt lose anything (like a house), and plenty of people go through similar experiences and some have it worse and here I am calling this trauma.

Edit: Thank you all for your kind words and support <3 your stories and experiences helped me realize that it's how it affects you, not what happened. I've also learned that what I experienced was traumatic, even if it wouldn't be to some people, it was to me. I hope that all of you are better and you can move forward from your traumas. You are all valid <3

I took some time to think about my trauma and now that I think about it, it actually sounds really bad.
So, when I was 6 my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was caught early and she was cancer free in roughly a month. And while she was gone, my father and grandparents were there to help and support us kids. We even went to this group therapy thing that I hated going to, which now that I'm older, I would definitely go there again.
But I think since I was so young, it left a bigger impact on me because no one explained what was happening in a way that I understood. No one told me she was going to go away for a long time. I still remember screaming and yelling as my mom left for the hospital and running to my room and crying when they pulled out of the driveway. This probably caused a lot of my abandonment issues.
One thing that really caused issues was my mom's health getting worse after chemotherapy. She got osteoporosis, migraines, and chronic bone pain (probably caused by the osteoporosis) and probably more that I can't remember.
During Covid, she was kind of scared of getting it because she didn't know how it could affect her, which in turn led to my being paranoid about it. Even after masks were optional I still wore mine (my sibling, not so much) the day masks became optional I didn't know until I was there and then had a panic attack.

[idkanymore]

#7 hits me hard. As a child I was wrongly put in the ER and mental hospitals by my mother. Those terrible places gave me PTSD. I was in a mental hospital on my birthday 4 years ago and because of that I hate my birthday. My birthday was a few days ago and I’ve been more irritable and on edge than usual. I felt anger for the people who wronged me.

[janecelee]

I was around the age of a toddler. Like most toddlers, I was curious about things, like the washing machine my aunt was using to do laundry. I don't remember what happened because the next thing I know, my aunt was screaming at me. Her tone and words rattled me quite badly. To this day, I still can't stand it when people speak to me in a harsh and accusatory tone (while occasionally belittling me). If I hear that tone again, I'll instinctively shrink. It's quite common for my parents/relatives to use that unbearable tone if they are dissatisfied with something. To me, it's all about asserting dominance/control and reminding the younger ones that they've disappointed/angered/annoyed the former. In my family, parents also don't defend their kids against verbally abusive relatives. I used to feel guilty for hiding and avoiding some of my relatives because I was brought up to always greet my relatives properly regardless of how they treated me. It took a while but I've decided to ignore certain people to avoid terrifying my inner child.

[JoelDJohnson]

The fire in my childhood house when I was 13, my aunt dying in 2004, my dad incarcerated, my mother dying in front of me in 2009. Not having many friends growing up and going to many schools in Baltimore, Maryland. These are the sources of my trauma.

[ruiformi]

The book "Origins of You" by Vienna Pharaon is a must read for whoever wants to dig into childhood trauma and family patterns 🙌

[ebonyblack]

It's important to mention about media that people sometimes cling to characters who are put thru similar trauma to their own, and that seeing them overcome can help when dealing with their own feelings. Which is why some people may have emotional reactions to seeing a character change if they'd felt connected to or empathic over them.

[rosiv]

When we were teenagers, my friend would get uncomfortable and frustrated whenever I cried. This triggered MY old trauma because I was always chastised, even yelled at, for being too emotional as a child when I really, *really* could not help my intense feelings. I felt a deep sense of shame about my emotional responses. It's difficult for me to function in this world. I've always struggled with the feeling of inconveniencing others whenever I tear up, even though I don't have as much control over my crying as other people do. Later, I found out that my friend had childhood trauma that revolved around the adults around her using crying as a manipulation tactic. So...yeah...we all got our stuff. I'm really glad we came to understand why we are the way we are.

[Ghostflower-fmrh]

When i was younger my mom used to tell me all about her trauma and the pain that her parents gave her. I felt bad for her but it also made me think that my trauma wasnt bad enough for it to be trauma. i told myself that everything that happened to me was not truama but an unfortunate situation and i should be getting over it right now. But i couldnt just get over it. It had a hold on me and wouldn't let go. It took me a time to heal from it and realize that nobodys trauma is better than others and to stop thinking that my pain was fake bc someone had it a little harder than me.

[lerneanlion]

I'm torn between avoiding conflicts and ending the conflicts on my terms, sometimes. This is because sometimes, I wanted to just be left alone. But sometimes, I was being provoked to the point that I wanted to grab the other party by neck and throw the aggressor away. Have anyone ever feel something like this before?

[Doll_ie]

3:10 This part hits hella hard…this is exactly what I do. I’ve became a lot more sensitive and easy to breakdown as a result of all the trauma I’ve had. I do exactly this, especially since I’m usually a people pleasure, or if I don’t have to talk to people since I’m introverted, I just don’t talk to people and shorten conversations. *Who else has this issue?*



I know it isn’t good to assume everyone is bad but…I am too scared to take chances..

[Aan]

Timestamps
1). Sensations 0:35
2). Being with people that are emotional 1:10
3). Reactions to certain places and people 1:45
4). Avoiding help even when you need it 2:27
5). Avoiding conflict at all costs 3:08
6). The media you consume 4:05
7). Time and anniversaries 5:06

Hope this helps you out. Hope you have a nice day. 💙💙💙💙💙💙

[martinds]

I suffered bullying on primary school, when bullying wasn't considered a problem. The school chose to blame me for it (although I must say, sometimes it was me who started trouble), bullys never got punished. I remember I was kinda sociable and wanted to make friend when I was a little child. When at high school, I became someone defensive and lonely. Now I'm 21, at uni, and I'm extremely shy, introverted and asocial. I completely lack social skills, I really struggle to make friends, and I avoid going outside (shopping, to the bank, etc.) as much as I can. I've gone to psychologists pretty much my entire life, yet I still can't get over that. I'm trying myself to be a bit more sociable, but I find it extremely difficult. Socializing takes me lots of mental effort, so I just prefer to destinate those efforts to studying.

I relate to #4 and #5 as well.

[Astrontasy]

2, 4, 5, and 6 for me. These are all too relatable..

2, I get very emotional when others are emotional.

4, I avoid asking for help.. nobody deserves to have to put up with my problems

5, I absolutely hate conflict and very often "agree" with others to avoid anger and disappointment towards me

6, when I see troubled people online, I start to feel horrible too. Sort of like 2 but instead with media.

[aliaaaafr]

I've experienced lots of trauma in my life, but I deal with something pretty much everyday that I'm not too sure what it is, considering that I don't have anyone to comfortably talk to, im not gonna go ahead and say that I think it's trauma but it definitely affected me. Around 4 years years ago from when im writing this comment, I moved cities. Being my childy self at first when I heard my family was moving, I was excited. But as time passed more and more reaching to the day my family moved, I opened my eyes more to realize how saddening this would be for me. On the day we moved, I was in our car crying to stay in the beautiful city that I grew up in with people I loved. When I reached my new city, everything was gloomy. The bright sun and happiness that I was used to seeing was replaced with days of cloudiness and me feeling like nothing, but trying to be happy. And a few days after, I couldn't even celebrate my birthday without sadness since everyone I loved that I wanted to invite were hours away and would never see me again. I'd go on with how much my life degraded from that point but that's not what I'm meaning to talk about. Now for 4 years straight, every single day, almost every moment, I always get a memory or strike of nostalgia from the back of my mind. I have pretty bad eating problems and almost everything makes me sick, but the only food that I like to eat, I have to avoid because they all give me nostalgia. I can't listen to many certain songs I know and love because the reason I love them in the end is because they give me nostalgia, even songs that come out as happy, and in situations where I'm in extremely dark times and thoughts, I only play them then just to numb myself up. I can't watch certain movies or scenes because they will remind me or FULLY REPRESENT my pain, a big example is Inside Out. I would never dare to watch that movie with the life of me. And lastly, I can't go to certain places. Well ... this one's hard. Because it's hard to avoid it. Whenever I come across a setting that strikes nostalgia to me, I CAN NOT be there. Or I choose to stay there alone and consult and cry with myself. Once in a while (like once a year or something) me and my family do drive to our old city and meet up with family or for appointments. It pains me to look out the window and see my whole life that I left behind. I even specifically asked my dad to not take certain ways so I don't start tearing up. And lastly, the date. It was August 19 when I moved, so every 19th of August that flew by each year, I'd be extremely moody, have many flashbacks, and most definitely be having meltdowns, I'd also feel in a sorta depressive state for quite a few days surrounding the 19th, so it would affect me greatly.