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What is traumatic events?

A traumatic event is an experience that causes physical, emotional, psychological distress, or harm. It is an event that is perceived and experienced as a threat to one's safety or to the stability of one's world.

A traumatic event may involve:

  • A move to a new location
  • Anxiety
  • Death of a friend, family member, or pet
  • Divorce
  • Fear
  • Hospitalization
  • Loss of trust
  • Pain
  • Physical injury or illness
  • Separation from parents (perceived abandonment)
  • Terrorism or mass disaster
  • Violence or war
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Unwell after a traumatic event - Undiagnosed Symptoms Community
- Jun 16, 2011
After catching two burglar red-handed trying to break into my home. I felt unwell for two w...
would i remember a traumatic event if i were blacked out drunk? - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Community
- Aug 26, 2011
ok so to start i am not proud of this. last night i was celebrating graduating from college...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Depression Community
- Jul 21, 2008
Does anyone know or any correlation between open heart surgery and PTSD?
Trying to remember something traumatic - General Health Community
- Jul 29, 2011
I have an important event coming up and I have to remember what happened... My councilor to...
stopping/reducing traumatic dreams - Anxiety Community
- Feb 12, 2009
Is anyone aware of treatments ot practices that help eliminate or reduce troubling dreams?...
post traumatic stress disorder?????? - Anxiety Community
- Jul 20, 2011
im a 47yr old male. to start, my mom died was 11yr old of cancer, my oldest sister, who i w...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Anxiety Community
- Nov 12, 2009
Hello! i just wanted to ask if,can anyone suffer from PTSD from a very bad drug experience?...
Traumatic Mydriasis, need help - Eye Care Community
- Jan 18, 2012
Hi everyone. I have what seems to be a traumatic mydriasis from blunt trauma to my right ey...
Post traumatic stress and adrenalin - Anxiety Community
- Jul 25, 2007
Can anyone shed some light on Hyperbeta adrenergic syndrome. I have been suffering from co...
Tramatic events bringing on symptoms - Multiple Sclerosis Community
- Oct 01, 2010
Have any of you experienced a traumatic or undramatic event that precedes a worsening of yo...
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