What May Cause Trauma
Are you thinking you may be suffering from trauma?
VIOLENCE
- Physical abuse or violence
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual assault
- Rape
- Incest
- Molestation
- Verbal abuse
- Oppression / discrimination
- Threats
- Stalking
- Intimate Partner Violence / Domestic Violence
- Stranger violence
- Torture
- Mental or Emotional Abuse
- Military combat
- Mass shootings / terrorism
- Warfare
- Kidnapping
- Incarceration
WITNESSING TRAUMA
- Emergency responder experiences
- Witnessing domestic violence
- Mass shootings/ terrorism
- Witnessing a traumatic death
- Refugee experience
RELATIONSHIP
- Unpredictable or lack of attunement by primary caregiver (possibly due to Mental Illness, addiction, overwhelming stress or illness)
- Loss of loved one to suicide or murder
- Severe mental illness of a parent, spouse or child
- Oppression / Discrimination
- Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence
- Childhood Neglect
- Abandonment
- Adoption
- Harassment
- Addiction in a loved one
- Miscarriage
- Bullying
- Infidelity
MEDICAL PROCEDURES
- Invasive medical/dental procedures
- Childbirth
ADDICTION
- Trauma occurring due to effects of and withdrawal from substance addiction
- Traumatic loss due to addiction
- Overdose
NATURAL DISASTERS
- Fires
- Earthquakes
- Flooding
- Famine
Accidents
- Falls
- Accidents in cars, planes, or other vehicles
- Burns
- Accidental poisoning
- Injuries from sport or recreational activities (snowboarding, skiing, cycling, boating etc)