Experience with trauma is never easy. It's not something anyone would ever want to go through. The post-traumatic effects are a lot to bear, manage or handle. Some go on to battle this for close to a lifetime. For others, it's a long period of time and for some who are fortunate to find some ways and help to curtail this, they experience it for a shorter period of time. The effects are however experienced and felt.
Battling post-traumatic effects is one of the most challenging situations people face. It touches a person's psychological, emotional and mental aspects, and these parts of people are hard to fix, not easily at least. It takes some through therapy and for some even more than that to come out strong. Even strong people have been shattered by traumatic experiences, which leaves one wondering if there's really an exception.
I've not quite had the experience of some sort. But I definitely had times and situations that took a toll on me, making me go into deep thoughts and considerations about the things in that regard. I can't help but imagine what it actually feels like for people who have really gone through trauma and the effects of this experience. I learnt this comes from the likes of the loss of loved ones, relationship and marital issues, financial matters, and so on.
A few people have shared with me some life concerns and I could tell it was eating them up. I could also say it was traumatic for some. I've also heard of stories of what I could say was a case of trauma, though I didn't have direct knowledge. Some of these stories are of those who are into trading and somehow faced serious losses that nearly got them bankrupt or even did, in some cases. Not many might understand this kind of trauma, but traders do.
Others are relationship and marital concerns. Like the story of a lady almost taking herself out of this life because the relationship that was leading to marriage failed at the brink of the wedding day. Or even the case of people finding out some unpleasant things about the person they were involved with, and such things got to them so badly that they couldn't just bear it, leading to trauma and serious effects.
For some, it's the toll of trying in life and not getting the result. Worse of all is when they have people around doing well with less effort. And to some of the most painful ones I've heard or witnessed, involving the loss of loved ones. I was at a place some months back and I heard of how a woman broke down due to the pain of the loss of her son. She had been bearing that pain since his demise and she had gotten traumatised by it.
As I said, trauma isn't something anyone should want to go through. None of us would want even those we love to experience it. It can get deadly when not dealt with appropriately. When something involves a person's psychological and mental state, it can get ugly really quickly. So, therapy and some necessary measures should be made available to help people going through trauma. Even the comforting presence of others can help.