What is Childhood Trauma?
Childhood Trauma is a traumatic event or experience one encounters before becoming an adult. These events can be emotionally painful and cause distress. There are different events that a child can witness during their early age that would be defined as Childhood Trauma .Childhood trauma can have a big impact causing lasting physical and mental effects on certain adults.
- Neglect - no attention or time given
- Witnessing domestic violence
- Physical and emotional abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Stress caused by poverty
- Violence
Effects or signs of Childhood Trauma In Adults
- Depression
- Panic Attacks
- Feeling of Isolation
- Lack of sleep or/and excessive sleep
- Emotional outburst
- Anger
- Eating disorders
*Unresolved childhood trauma in adulthood can cause low self-esteem, struggling with social interaction, PTSD, self, harm, Mood Swings, Chronic apologizing, feeling misunderstood, pushing the people you love away, fear of abandonment, and much more.*
A few ways to HEAL from Childhood Trauma
- Reach out for help - to a love one(someone you trust) or/and THERAPY
- Do not isolate yourself
- Trauma counseling
- Educate yourself- do your research, learn about Childhood Trauma, Trauma overall.
- Create good habits in your life that can help you replace and eliminate the bad ones.
- Acknowledge the TRAUMA
- *Take care of of your health and Mental Health (Make it your main priority) <3
