Children are often viewed as highly resilient and able to bounce back from just about any situation, but traumatic experiences in childhood can have severe and long-lasting effects well into adulthood if they are left unresolved. Childhood trauma can result from anything that makes a child feel helpless and disrupts their sense of safety and security, including: domestic violence; an unstable or unsafe environment, sexual, physical or verbal abuse, separation from a parent, neglect, bullying, serious illness; or intrusive medical procedures.
If you're living with the emotional and psychological consequences of a traumatic childhood, there is hope. Here are ways to heal your childhood trauma and reclaim your life.
If you're living with the emotional and psychological consequences of a traumatic childhood, there is hope. Here are ways to heal your childhood trauma and reclaim your life.