Rohan Misthry

Trauma can affect people in very different ways. This article explores why some experiences feel overwhelming for some people and not others, and how counselling can help.

Recognising trauma as a personal experience Sometimes we can experience events in our life that are highly stressful and difficult to cope with. We might see these experiences as examples of trauma. How we understand something as traumatic is very personal and subjective, other people can’t know or decide what is or has been traumatic for you. Even two people who experience the same event, where both understand it as traumatic, can react to it very differently. Examples of t

Much of what we experience in our lives is out of our direct control. We cannot determine where we are born, when and to whom. As children we have little choice about the environment we grow up in. Even as adults living in a generally democratic and free society, we may feel powerless at times about the government, social issues and perhaps how things are changing or perhaps how things are staying the same. Internally, we cannot directly control much of our own thoughts that