Trauma Doesn't Always Look Like Trauma


Hey there, how are you? I thought today we'd discuss trauma. I think in effort to explain trauma online, we have made trauma too simplified. We know what we’re supposed to call trauma when something terrible happens. What we’re much less likely to notice are the adaptations that happen afterward, particularly when they become useful, productive or socially acceptable. Being hyper-independent can look like competence. Reading everyone’s mood before you speak can look like emotional...