Teenage Trauma
Emotional and psychological trauma is the result of extraordinarily stressful events that shattered your teenager’s sense of security, making them feel helpless in a dangerous world. Traumatic experiences often involve a threat to life or safety, but any situation that leaves an individual feeling overwhelmed and isolated can be traumatic, even if it doesn’t involve physical harm. Teenagers are more likely to experience trauma if they experienced any from of childhood trauma such as being in an unstable or unsafe environment, being separated from a parent, having a serious childhood illness or undergoing any form of childhood abuse including neglect, physical, verbal and sexual abuse.
The following are signs and symptoms associated with emotional and psychological trauma:
- Shock or denial
- Difficulty concentration or declining academic performance
- Irritability and mood swings
- Guilt and shame
- Social withdrawal
- Feeling sad or hopeless
- Aches and pains
- Muscle tension
- Insomnia or nightmares
- Fatigue
- Agitation
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