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My blog is trauma-focused. Trauma can fall in different categories and that looks different for the individual who is facing any form of trauma. For example, my trauma would be sexual assault, but someone else’s might be witnessing a murder of a loved one. Trauma is not a monolith and that is why I will look at three different blogs that focus on different types of trauma. The first blog that I will examine will be about childhood trauma. This blog is geared towards adults who have suffered from childhood trauma and developed PTSD and dissociative disorder. Next, I will look at a blog that focuses on trauma of people who have experienced sexual assault. The last blog I will talk about is a blog that focuses on domestic violence. To my readers, even those this blog is more of a review this is still a triggering subject so if at any point you feel triggered you can stop reading the post. The first blog I would recommend to anyone that suffers from childhood trauma, PTSD, and dissocia...

Trauma are you there?

Trauma are you there? Millions of people unknowingly suffer and exhibit symptoms of hidden trauma, going about their lives not realizing that their everyday stress and anxiety may be caused by something bigger. These symptoms can grow so intense that daily activities may become struggles, this causes those who suffer from trauma to no longer ignore their suppressed trauma. There are tools and strategies that we can use to utilize to help overcome trauma. As humans, we are quite complex. Some of us understand when there is something wrong and address the problem face on, others might ignore them. Ignoring the signs of trauma can become difficult and the longer we wait the harder it becomes to combat those negative feelings. Psychology Today, a popular psychology website reminds us of the mental effects of ignoring trauma, ‘Trauma can be passed on’, trauma eviscerates your relationship with others’ (Constance,2016). You can read more on the effects of ignoring trauma, https://w...