{"id":2063,"date":"2015-04-14T06:46:36","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T12:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/?p=2063"},"modified":"2024-03-05T10:48:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T16:48:35","slug":"trauma-affects-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/trauma-affects-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Trauma Affects Everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We hear about traumatic events all the time &#8211; we see stories in the news and on the Internet, or we hear about traumatic events from friends and acquaintances. But few of us consider the possibility that we may be affected by trauma, either directly through something that happens to us or indirectly through something that happens to a loved one. Yet statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that <strong>it\u2019s not a matter of <i>if <\/i>trauma will occur in our lives, but <i>when<\/i>.<\/strong> For example, did you know that<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"CDC Statistical Report on Sexual Violence\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/preview\/mmwrhtml\/ss6308a1.htm?s_cid=ss6308a1_e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one in five women have been raped in their lifetime<\/a><\/li>\n<li>one in four Americans grow up with alcoholic relatives<\/li>\n<li>one in three couples engage in <a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/is-my-teen-at-risk-for-violence\/\">physical violence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These statistics, along with others regarding the prevalence of physical and sexual abuse, are alarming. Trauma is much more prevalent than we might think. Other life events such as witnessing a loved one\u2019s death, experiencing serious health challenges, or being bullied can also be traumatic. <strong>In short, trauma affects everyone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>Trauma\u2019s Effects<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The same way we might see a bruise after a nasty fall, experiencing a traumatic event can leave emotional or health-related scars. Those who have not learned to be resilient in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/facing-trauma\/\">face of trauma<\/a> or who do not know how to cope with it effectively in the moment may experience depression, anxiety, emotional withdrawal and other effects of trauma.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Looking for the Signs: Sarah\u2019s Story<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Sarah, a 17-year-old girl, experienced a traumatic event at the age of 14. For three years, she suffered immensely and her behavior changed dramatically. She emotionally withdrew from her family, began spending time with friends she normally would not have spent time with, and engaged in high-risk behaviors like <a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/is-your-teen-sexually-promiscuous\/\">sexual promiscuity<\/a> and drug use. Bethany knew these choices were negatively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embarkbh.com\/blog\/mental-health\/how-teen-mental-health-struggles-affect-the-whole-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">affecting her and her family<\/a>, but she did not know a healthier way to cope with the trauma she\u2019d experienced. Knowing the <a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/effects-of-trauma\/\">effects of trauma<\/a> can help you look for signs in your teen\u2019s behavior that she may be affected by trauma. If she seems emotionally detached, or she is experiencing depression and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/anxiety\/\">anxiety<\/a> or engaging in high-risk behaviors, it\u2019s possible she\u2019s been affected by trauma and she\u2019s unsure how to cope. If you suspect this is the case, we\u2019re here to help. Contact us at <a href=\"tel:435-900-7753\">435-900-7753<\/a> to find out how we can help you and your teen. Trauma affects everyone, but we can learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/how-to-build-resilience-in-teen-girls\/\">build resilience<\/a> and cope in healthy ways. <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-35tNA2l6Ew\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> Article illustration used a photo by\u00a0James Cridland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hear about traumatic events all the time &#8211; we see stories in the news [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2063"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8035,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063\/revisions\/8035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisertc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}