Topic Guide

Trauma: You're Not Overreacting. It Was That Bad.

Trauma isn't just about dramatic events. It's about experiences that overwhelmed your ability to cope — including growing up in environments that weren't safe, predictable, or emotionally attuned. If you've spent your life feeling like something is wrong with you, it might be time to look at what happened to you.

Hypervigilance

Always scanning for danger, even when you're safe

Emotional triggers

Strong reactions that seem 'out of proportion'

Relationship patterns

Repeating dynamics from childhood in adult relationships

Identity confusion

Not knowing who you are outside of what others needed you to be

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Resources on trauma

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