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Dealing With Trauma

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Emotional and psychological trauma can be caused by single-blow, one-time events, such as a horrible accident, a natural disaster, or a violent attack. Trauma can also stem from ongoing, relentless stress, such as living in a crime-ridden neighborhood or struggling with cancer. It is very normal for people to experience many emotional and physical aftershocks [...]

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One Bereaved Mother’s Experience with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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I remember my doctors’ warning me it could happen. “It’s like you’ve been to war,” my obstetrician told me. She was warning me that post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms could pop up in my life. At the time I didn’t think I felt any. I felt like I was inside a snow globe and someone had [...]

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