trauma
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- noun
- /ˈtrɔɪmə/
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trauma psicológico
- She sought therapy to help her cope with the emotional trauma of her childhood experiences.
- childhood trauma
- trauma symptoms
- experience trauma
It's actually here that the trauma bond gets its roots.
- It's actually here that the trauma bond gets its roots.
- Why write a book about dealing with trauma, right?
- Early childhood trauma is bad for your brain.
- It is here that the trauma bonded pattern gets set.
- You know, the memory of trauma is anger.
- And once devaluing starts, the trauma bonding process slowly kicks in.
- And it's when you embrace your trauma, OK is when you can heal.
- Here's the thing though, trauma is a part of life.
- So what determines if someone experiences A trauma and gets PTSD or not?
- The grief, the lamenting, the trauma that is associated with these things.
- The past three years had been defined by constant trauma and frequent humiliation.
- When I say emotional trauma, what comes up for you?
- And you know, those are traumatic, but trauma is not the events.
- They had inherited the trauma, the fear response from their parents.
- Work through your trauma, process through it, heal.
- I think we hear the word trauma more often these days.
- After that, that, that trauma, I let everything go.
Examples
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It's actually here that the trauma bond gets its roots.
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It could take anywhere from weeks to years for a brain to recover from a trauma like this.
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I think we hear the word trauma more often these days.
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But I also think that past trauma plays a part.
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We carry a lot of trauma, a lot of trauma.
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Everyone wants to get on with life, even though the trauma is never past.
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Early childhood trauma is bad for your brain.
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The most intense part of the trauma recovery process occurs in this stage.
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Here's the thing though, trauma is a part of life.
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The trauma of this act warped the minds of the group.
Synonyms
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A deep hurt to a person's feelings or pride
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A lasting hurt in your feelings after a very upsetting event
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A deep hurt inside that stays after a painful event
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A very strong emotional hurt that stays for a long time after a frightening or sad event
Experiencing lasting emotional harm after frightening or violent events
Antonyms
Compounds
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Injury caused by a hard hit that does not make a cut, often in car crashes
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A wound made when an object enters the body, like a knife or bullet
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Damage to the body from the strong wave of air and flying debris after an explosion
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A very strong emotional hurt that stays for a long time after a frightening or sad event
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Emotional harm some people think a baby gets during birth that may affect later life
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Strong emotional distress a parent has during a difficult childbirth or after it, such as anxiety and bad memories
How Traumatic
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word trauma comes from an old Greek word trauma that means 'wound'. Think of emotional trauma as a deep 'wound' to the mind or feelings, just like in the word traumatic, which is why it can have long-lasting effects.