Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated. When it is ignored or invalidated the silent screams continue internally heard only by the one held captive. When someone enters the pain and hears the screams healing can begin.

Danielle Bernock
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Trauma is personal. The pain of trauma can be internalized and can be hidden from others. When this happens, people can often experience symptoms such as numbness, emotional detachment, and emotional numbing. This is a form of emotional and psychological trauma and if left untreated can be very damaging to an individual. On the other hand, when someone is able to validate the trauma and begin to heal from it, recovery can begin.

Source: Emerging With Wings: A True Story Of Lies, Pain, And The Love That Heals

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