Anger & Trauma

Trauma is an injury to living tissue and not to the psychic state.

The effects of emotional trauma last longer than those of a physical injury.

There are three types of trauma: impersonal, interpersonal and personal.

Impersonal trauma is caused by events that are intentional, such as emotional abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse.

A person can be traumatized just by hearing stories about horrible experiences.

A diagnosis of combat trauma is made if a combatant cannot adjust to civilian life within six months of leaving the battlefield.

Combat trauma can result from being a victim of war as well as from being a cause of injury and death.

Unresolved emotional trauma causes memory problems, identity confusion and depression.

Avoidance of traumatic experiences is the best way to protect oneself from feeling pain.