Wars, disasters (earthquakes, floods, fires, etc.), assault, rape and torture, accidents, psychological or physical violence in the family, verbal or physical abuse experienced in childhood are serious traumas. Experiencing stress disorder after traumas is also a common problem.
Spiritual Trauma
The effects caused by unexpected events that scare, terrify, and instill despair at a high level are called mental traumas and affect the daily life of people. Every person experiences different and varied events in their lives. But not all of the situations cause mental trauma. If the case creates a feeling of fear, dread, or helplessness, this will cause psychological trauma. If there is a danger of death or injury to the person or relative in the incident, it may be possible to see mental traumas. The unexpected death of people’s relatives and people they value can also be called trauma. It would be possible to mention the same things in cases such as traffic accidents and suicide.
Incidence of Traumas
Events that cause traumas in society are frequently encountered and although they are not encountered most of the time, these traumas are experienced in homes. According to the studies, it is seen that one out of every two people was exposed to such events and then experienced post-traumatic stress disorder. Everybody’s encounter with traumas is not equal. Those who live in places with higher crime rates, those with mental illnesses or addictions, those who are in chaos may experience post-traumatic stress disorder. There are two common diseases after mental traumas. These diseases are depression and post-traumatic stress disease.
It can be said that the events that scare people more than normal, push them to negative thoughts and bring them together with helplessness affect the life of the person by causing long-lasting mental problems. The most common symptoms in depression are states such as reluctance, fatigue, negative thoughts, sleep disturbance, inability to eat or overeat, not enjoying life, and suicidal tendency. Depression occurs after trauma. In addition, recurrence of depression can be seen in individuals who have had depression before.
Symptoms such as insomnia, nightmares, revival, and disturbance of events, a constant fear of recurrence of the event, feeling on the top, easy startle and fear, getting angry quickly, unable to make plans for the future and not enjoying the moment, feeling not understood and not loved after trauma It is a harbinger of stress disorder. These symptoms are seen in the days following the trauma in people. it generally improves spontaneously after a few weeks. However, in some people, this situation spreads over longer periods of time. It is possible to see that such situations still continue in individuals who left the war as veterans. A professional assistance must be sought. Otherwise, this situation can watch for a lifetime or be repeated. Because we can see that even individuals who survived the World War are still exposed to post-traumatic stress disorder. After such big events, it is necessary to get support and express the feelings as much as possible.