Trauma: a series and understanding and recovery. and proof that Greece is the center of the Universe despite their current economic crisis.

Epitomology: From the Greek - a wound

Trauma: as defined by the Oxford dictionary:

Emotional: a shock following a stressful event sometimes leading to long term neurosis,
Physical: shock following a physical wound or injury, characterized by a drop in body temperature, mental confusion etc.
Psychological: Emotional shock following a stressful event.

"Trauma survivors have symptoms instead of memories" Harvey, 1990

Loss of a sense of the future
Emotional overwhelm
Nightmares Flashbacks
Hyper- vigilence mistrust
Generalised anxiety, panic attacks
Self-destructive behaviour
Loss of sense of who I am
Depression
Numbing
Loss of interest
Decreased concentration
Insomnia
Shame and worthlessness
Chronic pain, headaches

The Brain processes everything we experience. Here are the three related sections
The Triune  - no, I didn't misspell tribune :)
Frontal lobes <---- (Homo-sapiens brain) reasoning, problem solving, verbal expression
For the purposes of this article I am using my Frontal lobe

Limbic system <-----(Mammalian brain) non-verbal,emotional, rational and sensory experience.
I am suppressing my mammalian brain, maybe even using some of it, here to fuel myself onwards.
Brain-stem--------(Reptilian brain) instinctive responses


In a 'normal'... (normal here is referring to someone who is not suffering trauma) balanced person (someone who can function, without constantly tipping the scales, and falling over).... the three sections of the brain are all communicating with each other in harmony. In a traumatised person they compartmentalise.
This means divided into sections.
Going on with normal life section of the personality
Traumatized Part of the Personality (dark) fight self; flight self; freeze self; submit self; attach self.
Separate parts of the self evolve reflecting of all the different survival strategies needed in a dangerous world.
And when even more trauma occurs: Even more parts of the self are needed to survive even more dangerous conditions: Parts that hold survival responses and parts that hold resources.

This is where I am at.
Trying to come to an understanding about why I am the way I am, and hoping that will make me at least feel part of something that is ...
unfinished