Welcome to The Truth About Trauma

Welcome to The Truth About Trauma. I will start by asking the following question. Why are you here? I think exploring the potential value you may assign to this blog is important. Readers of this blog should seek a greater understanding of trauma and how it leaves its mark on our lives, both permanently and temporarily. The Truth About Trauma blog will provide clarity and information for proper interpretations of trauma, serving as a solid resource to enable constructive interpersonal development (Garrett, 2022). The Truth About Trauma stands to become a lifetime resource for the phenomenon (trauma) frequently encountered but not as commonly understood, as trauma symptom presentation translates variably based on an individual's past and present experiences (Garrett, 2022). Thus, dispelling the myths of trauma through a greater understanding of common assumptions and perceptions is paramount, so The Truth About Trauma enables readers to become equipped with tools that support not only a greater understanding but also develop positive behavioral patterns which translate into healthy responses to trauma (Garrett, 2022). I do hope you enjoy the information and find this blog extremely resourceful.

Blog Community & Post Structure

It is important that readers understand the intended community structure of this blog is to promote community. This blog has enabled comments, so readers are highly encouraged to connect and share their experiences. Additionally, we discourage any negative feedback, so comments will be monitored, but do encourage questions to support the identification of topics not yet addressed but sought by readers. 

The blog post format will be structured in a way that provides clinical terminology definitions of the traumatic experience being addressed, followed by symptoms presentations associated with that experience, common responses to and perceptions of the referenced traumatic experience, and conclude with positive behavioral patterns and responses, supported with tools to enable positive behaviors. The information will be structured in this way is vital, as research supports that if an individual is enabled with the ability to identify and address trauma in a healthy way, it heightens their ability to divert prolonged experiences negates for serious psychological diagnosis (e.g. PTSD and mood disorders; Enger-Rebitzer et al., 2017). Essentially, this blog is structured in a way that not only grants a greater opportunity for understanding but also promotes resilience, by providing strategies that enable prolonged healthy overcomes to combat trauma (Mejia-Lancheros et al., 2021). I do hope you enjoy the information and find this blog extremely resourceful.

References

Engel-Rebitzer, E., Bovin, M. J., Black, S. K., Rosen, R. C., Keane, T. M., & Marx, B. P. (2017). A longitudinal examination of peritraumatic emotional responses and their association with posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder among veterans. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation : The Official Journal of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD), 18(5), 679–692. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2016.1267683

Garrett, A. (2022). Assignment: Social Change Blog, Week Three Assignment. Submitted to Walden University.

Garrett, A. (2022). Assignment: Social Change Blog, Week Five Assignment. Submitted to Walden University.

Mejia-Lancheros, C., Woodhall-Melnik, J., Wang, R., Hwang, S. W., Stergiopoulos, V., & Durbin, A. (2021). Associations of resilience with quality-of-life levels in adults experiencing homelessness and mental illness: a longitudinal study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 19(1), 74. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-021-01713-z