Childhood Trauma
Abuse – physical, sexual, and emotional – is traumatic for a child and will affect brain development. It can continue to be impactful throughout adulthood. Some of those traumatic experiences include:
- neglect and/or extreme poverty
- a violent household
- losing a parent or sibling
- a mentally ill or addicted parent
- feeling unsafe in their neighborhood
- experiencing discrimination based on their race, ethnicity, or sexuality
- being bullyed
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can continue after traumatic events. Sometimes trauma is virtually unnoticeable even to the person's closest friends and family. This highlights the importance of talking to someone after a traumatic event has occurred, even if they show no initial signs of disturbance.
Depression & Anxiety
Depression, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we experience in our lives. Depression symptoms take many forms, and no two people’s experiences are exactly alike.