Posts tagged Trigger
What makes one person a bystander and another a hero?
What makes one person a bystander and another a hero?

Why is everyone looking the other way while a woman is harassed on the bus, a child is abused by a parent in the parking lot of a grocery store, or a stranger on the street is being attacked? Why isn’t anyone doing or saying anything? We all know that there are true heroes among us who will risk their own lives to help others. But what makes one person a bystander and another a hero?

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Trauma ToolsSusanne BabbelBystander Apathy, Autonomic Nervous System, Fight/Flight/Freeze, Fight, Flight, and Freeze, Trigger, Overwhelmed, Emergency, PTSD, Hero, Harassment, Abuse, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Harassment, Child Abuse
Mugging is a Violent, Traumatizing Crime
Mugging is a Violent, Traumatizing Crime

As with all traumatic incidents, being mugged can result in more than physical injury and loss of valuable personal items. The longer-lasting impact of a mugging can be Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), an extreme type of anxiety disorder that can make the sufferer's life unmanageable.

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Trauma TypesSusanne BabbelPTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Irritability, Anger, Concentration, Withdrawal, Somatic, Avoidance, Flashback, Nightmares, Flashbacks, Trigger, Amygdala, Mugging, Fight/Flight/Freeze, Neocortex