Ever experienced a life-changing moment where the world goes silent and everything turns black? Picture this: a bike ride during my sophomore year, the chilling aftermath of a collision with a drunk driver—how does such trauma shape one's journey? The following morning, I woke up in the emergency room. My friend and I were hit by a drunk driver who happened to be a senior student from the same school. My dad was in tears, and I didn't know what was going on. When we were hit, the collision was so impactful to my body, head, and face that I bit completely through my tongue. The next day, I spent time in the hospital with severe injuries that took me physically and mentally out for a couple of months. I spent several days lying in bed at home, …show more content…
The entire student body knew what had happened, as I was called into the dean's office to discuss the potential disciplinary path of the student. This event affected how I view life. For a couple of months, my grades plummeted because my mind just wasn't there, I was shaking for weeks, constantly having headaches and a lot of sleep issues, never focusing on school or education. The emotional distress of seeing the student at school was very difficult and brought me flashbacks every time I saw him. It also negatively influenced my tennis season, and my journey to getting my private pilot’s license was put on hold because I wasn't able to focus enough to fly. That night of my sophomore year left an enduring impact on my academic journey. Physically, the accident resulted in severe injuries that required weeks of recovery, hindering my return to school and causing a significant backlog of assignments. The trauma of the incident lingered, disrupting my focus, which resulted in lower semester grades and exam grades. The collision wasn't just a singular event; it was a catalyst that reshaped my daily life, casting a shadow over my routines and
Overcoming an addiction to alcohol can be a long and bumpy road. Many people feel that it is impossible to overcome an alcohol addiction. Many people feel that is it easier to be an addict than to be a recovering addict. However, recovering from alcoholism is possible if one is ready to seek the help and support they need on their road to recovery. Recovery is taking the time to regain one’s normal mind, health and strength. Recovery is process. It takes time to stop the alcohol cravings and pressure to drink. For most, rehab and professional help is needed, while others can stop drinking on their own. Recovery never ends. After rehab, professional help or quitting on your own, many people still need help staying sober. A lot of time, recovering
Sooner or later, we all through a traumatic event that makes life more difficult for us to handle. Trauma can be a sustained series of events (such as an abusive relationship) or a single event. Sadly, even a single traumatic event may compel someone to turn to drugs and alcohol. In fact, it can even cause to addiction to these substances, throwing a person 's life even further off track.
Greeson et al. point out that many children in foster care “have histories of recurrent interpersonal trauma perpetuated by caregivers early in life (2010).” They identify this as complex trauma. This may include physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect or domestic violence. This study included 2,251 foster children who were referred for treatment. Of those youth 70.4% reported two or more of the forms of complex trauma abuse, and 11.7% reported all five types. Every child in custody has experienced some form of trauma. At the very least they have been through the traumatic experience of being uprooted from the home they know and placed somewhere new, with people they don’t know. Even if they are being taken from a terrible, abusive environment, that is still their family and they are being torn away. The authors point out that children in custody do not receive the most exhaustive mental health screenings possible, so instead we end up treating the most visible symptoms instead of screening trauma exposure and trauma-related symptoms. Time and resources are inevitably spent treating problems that are actually symptoms secondary to trauma experiences and PTSD.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the federal, state, and/or local legislation or policies that have been enacted or created to address/ change vicarious trauma.
Regardless of how a child acts towards their parents, all that matters in the end is their unconditional love for them. However, the time it takes for them to express their gratitude will depend on each child. In the novel The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri demonstrates this, describing the life of a young boy named Gogol and his continually progressing relationship with his mother. It demonstrates that a child is unable to view his or her parents as a human being until the parent figure experiences a traumatic event that allows the child to empathize with their parents.
Trauma Creates Change Although Maus portrays an intriguing story about Vladek’s life experiences: his holocaust experiences and his relationship with his son, Artie, the meaning of the story is much deeper than the surface topics which is shown in three themes: the survival of the holocaust, the subhumanness of jews, and the dramatic personality changes. Holocaust times completely dehumanized jews. The Germans, under Hitler’s commands, took over all of the jews rights. First they took over all businesses, including Vladek’s textile company which triggered anger and resentfulness.
I thought he was right, that I had asked for this to happen, that I wanted it, and that somehow what had happened was my fault. When my roommates woke up the next morning I told them what had happened, not knowing how to feel or react at all. My roommates suggested that Washburn be informed of this incident as they felt the only way he would be stopped from continuing this behavior was for the police to get involved. I chose to report the incident which resulted in an investigation by Washburn Police and the campus Title IX officer. I felt forced to relive the entire event, multiple times, as they continued to investigate. It was eventually determined that the student broke Washburn’s policy and was asked to pay a fine and write an essay defining consent and coercion. The perpetrator remained a student at Washburn and we were in many of the same classes. The classes we shared were only offered once, so I was given the opportunity to decide the seating arrangement that would make me most comfortable and feel safe to continue classes. I appreciated that I was given control in this aspect of the process, as often throughout the experience I felt like all control was taken from me. It was frustrating that he wasn’t automatically kicked out of school, because I felt very threatened, unsafe, and always hyper-alert as I feared running into him on campus. I understood the legal process, but still harbored resentment about the outcome of the
Introduction The intricate relationship between psychological states and physical health has long been recognized within the realm of medicine and psychology. Among the manifestations of this interaction, psychosomatic illnesses stand as poignant examples, where psychological distress manifests in somatic symptoms without detectable organic pathology. Understanding the etiology and mechanisms underlying psychosomatic illnesses has been a subject of significant interest, particularly in light of their impact on individual well-being and healthcare utilization. This research paper delves into the specific intersection of psychosomatic illnesses and trauma, aiming to elucidate the complex interrelationship between traumatic experiences and the
Edgar Allan Poe: The Tales of a Trauma-Struck Man In fictional stories, authors often draw inspiration from events, whether they are good or bad, from their own lives and intertwine that into their writing. For example, in the short story, “The Gift of Magi”, written by O. Henry, the author took his knowledge and opinion of the people in poverty in New York and wrote a tremendous story about how love can overcome money. In another representation of this, the author Pauline Kaldas, who is from north-eastern Egypt, wrote a story called “Airport”, in which a very intelligent woman in Egypt is having second thoughts about her arranged marriage to a man who was already in the United States. She is familiar with the topic due to the fact that she
Traumatic events come in many different ways at many different times of ones life. Mine came on the school bus while I was on my way home from school. The bus had stopped to let a couple kids off and I stood up to throw some trash away. I stood up we were rear ended by a young lady who had been trying to get a bee out of the car and not realized the bus had stopped. I was standing up and the impact caused me to bang into the seat in front of me and the one behind me. I didn’t realize what had happened until moments later when someone said something. As I began to sit down I felt a sharp pain shoot through my body and my heart started to beat rapidly.
How Overcoming Past Trauma Can Help You Achieve Future Dreams Trauma. For most people, this is a very uncomfortable word. Even if you're not consciously thinking of a traumatic experience from your past, remnants of it may come out in other ways throughout your daily life. This can be in the form of negative thoughts, emotional outbursts, and nightmares. If you've experienced trauma that you have not dealt with or healed from, it may be interfering with your ability to achieve your goals.
When I looked in the rearview mirror is when I knew it was all over. June 25, 2013 was the most tragic day in my life. It was not until that day that I realized how much I appreciate my life and my family. I was on the freeway headed towards the Galleria in Houston, TX, passing the tall Texaco building on this bright sunny afternoon, when everything went downhill. I remember seeing all of the cars in front of me have their bright red tail lights on because everyone was coming to a stop. As soon as I slowed down, I looked into my rearview mirror to see a beige car not slowing down at all but instead looking down at his phone texting, it was already too late for me to do anything. I felt as if my life were over and there was nothing anyone could do, I was sixteen years old when I had my first car accident. I learned that I should have stayed home the afternoon I got into my first car accident. That afternoon I remember gripping my steering wheel so tightly because I was so nervous about the car behind me that I could feel all of the ridges and grooves throughout my entire steering wheel and every indention in my steering
My mind was all muddled up and everything went topsy-turvy inside it. Yet, I remained still and silent. No one would ever imagine how I was feeling. There wasn't the cool atmosphere around me, nor the usual tranquility outside. My heart was pounding fast. I could hear the voice of my doctor saying that I had cancer and I could only live for a month.
I came to a halting stop, I didn’t know if was getting closer to surviving or further. The motivation to live that I had thirty seconds before had leaked out my pores and left in the raging wind. I stopped moving completely. I couldn’t see, I couldn’t hear, and I was bleeding out. Not knowing if anybody could here me I started yelling. Yelling out of anger, yelling for my mom, yelling for my sibling, saying my final goodbyes to the earth without knowing if I had been heard.
Last year I got involved in a massive car accident. It was the most terrified part of life. It was the moment. I will never forget in my whole life. Before, I never realized how people really feel when a car accident happens.But,after this car accident I know what really it felt like. It was the moment. My mind was totally feared of driving. I was crushed by the hot metal and cold dirt of car. I was not feeling my arm,my body was numbed.It was felt like my lower body pressed down with monster force. All I could feel was the noise of car accident ringing in my ear.I was barely able to move my body. I was kept thinking. What my parents going to think about this? Where is my friend John? I looked through the window and saw the cars passing by