Company description
I deal with trauma as well as stress.
Trauma is: an emotional reaction of an individual to an event that involves the following: the event is distressing and outside the normal human experience like a threat to the life of the person or the life of someone they love and involves feelings of intense fear, helplessness or horror.
Stress is: there are feelings of pressure, strain or tension. They are usually dealing with challenging situations or events.
List of traumas and stresses some people find difficult to cope with:
Sexual abuse
Emotional abuse
Physical abuse
Hijackings
Muggings
Kidnappings/hostage situations
Armed robbery
House break-ins
Loss of a loved one: partner, child, relative, friend, pet
Miscarriage
Financial crisis
Moving house
Moving schools
Moving job
Job loss/unemployment
Divorce
Having a child with special needs
Living with a sibling with special needs
Terminal illness: cancer, HIV
Going for a big surgery
Bullying
Accidents: car, plane, boat etc.
Serious accidents at work, home or during recreational activity
Natural disasters: floods, storms
Man-made disasters: explosions, fires
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
Children leaving home (empty nest syndrome)
Seeing someone else get hurt or killed
Finding out someone is using drugs
Living with a relative who has a terminal illness
Learning that your child is using drugs or is sexually active or is being abused
Loss of self esteem
Loss of property
Finding out you were adopted
One of your parents is not your biological parent
Child moves overseas
Inheriting money
Promotion
Marital separation
Personal injury or illness
Marriage
Being fired
Marital reconciliation
Retirement
Change in relative’s health
Pregnancy
Sexual problems
New family member
Business readjustment
Change in finances
Changing to a new type of job
Changes in number of marital arguments
Mortgage foreclosure
Changes in responsibility at work
Trouble with in-laws
Partner starts or stops employment
Begin or end school, college or university
Change in living conditions
Revision of personal habits
Trouble with boss
Change in work conditions or hours
Holidays
Anniversaries (especially death of a loved one or accident)
Midlife crisis
Ageing
Exposure to toxic substances
Sexual assault
Abortion
Vandalism
Harassment
Dropping out of school
Serious legal problems
