5 FACTS ABOUT TRAUMA THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND
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8% of the population will experience PTSD
The National Center for PTSD states that around 7–8% of the population will experience PTSD in their lifetimes.
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Women are more likely PTSD sufferers
Women are twice more likely to suffer from PTSD than men due to a sexual assault/trauma event.
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‘Big T’ and ‘Small t’ types of trauma
There are two types of trauma and they range in the severity of the causes and triggers: the ‘Big T’ is any type of trauma that has occurred due to a life-threatening situation like wars, natural disasters, physical assault, etc., while the ‘Small t’ is caused due to a disturbing event that is not life-threatening like divorce, abrupt relocation, financial woes, etc.
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Trembles are normal after trauma
Experts state that it is completely normal and healthy to experience shivers and trembling after a traumatic, stressful event as it is the body’s way to release all of the excess adrenaline.
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PTSD is not just from personal experience
Many people can develop PTSD simply because they heard or witnessed someone else going through a traumatic event.
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