TRAUMA
IS WHEN…
- a person is really overwhelmed by something happening in their environment; and
-
they are unable to physically escape the situation;
- they might feel they are about to die; or
- even their sense of self might die in some way (the world will
never look the same again);
-
they feel helpless and unable to have any control over the situation.
The
Twin Towers attack in New York, September 2001 is an excellent example of a
traumatic event.
Research
says that trauma actually changes a person’s brain structure.
Trauma
can change a person’s sense of identity -- how they see the world and
themselves in it.
DIFFERENT
KINDS OF TRAUMA
There
are three types of trauma:
- intentional
- unintentional
- and natural
Intentional trauma is harm caused by other human
beings
- abuse, torture, kidnapping, war, neglect, abandonment, criminal
assault, terrorism, riots.
Unintentional trauma is an accident of some kind
- vehicle, industrial, or suffering severe physical injury.
Natural trauma is either from nature itself
- such as an animal attack, tornadoes, earthquakes, etc.; or
- a life-threatening illness, or the loss of someone you love dearly.
Not
all of these types of trauma will cause someone to become multiple.
It
usually takes trauma that is severe and
continuous over a lengthy period of time – months, and more likely years.
ABUSE
AS TRAUMA
Abuse
is the number one cause of someone becoming multiple
- physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, and/or verbal
-
also spiritual – such as ritual abuse where there is the denial of
freedom of thought, brainwashing, or ritual ceremonies centering on some kind
of belief system
