Aside from all the accidents and natural disasters we see on the news, trauma can come from experiences of violence, bullying, assault, physical or emotional abuse. Sadly, some people never heal from the psychological scars of their trauma because they’re too afraid to confront it.

I convinced everyone around me that I was fine because I didn't want to hurt them, to the point I convinced myself I was fine, even though I wasn't for a long time.

“Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming.” ― Robert Tew

Symptoms of psychological trauma 👍 Shock, denial, or disbelief. Confusion, difficulty concentrating. Anger, irritability, mood swings. Anxiety and fear. Guilt, shame, self-blame. Withdrawing from others. Feeling sad or hopeless. Feeling disconnected or numb.

*6 Things Unhealed Trauma Makes is Do:* 1. you blame yourself 0:58 2. you repress your feelings 1:37 3. there’s a disruption in your daily routine 2:12 4. you sabotage your relationships 2:51 5. you always assume the worst 3:26 6. you feel anxious for no reason 3:51 *thanks for the video!*

“Today's tears water tomorrow's gardens.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo

Your voice is so calming, I never really listen to stuff like yours but your voice just makes it so much easier to watch, btw ilysm!!

I relate to almost all of these. I was recently diagnosed with Complex PTSD by my therapist after years of bullying, abuse, and grooming. I've been struggling with my mental health since I was 10 years old and forced out of my home and into a safe house after my parents divorced. I was in a sexually abusive relationship with a man 22 years my senior who groomed and exploited me for seven years. I have more bad days than good and there are days I can't work, I can't be around people, days I don't even feel like I can breathe and I'm currently having discussions with my doctor about being put on anti-depressants. But there are days now where I feel like half a person, and even a few where I feel like a whole person. There are days where I can sing again and find joy in the things I used to love to do. It takes so much work, a lot of time, and there will be a lot of days when you just want to give in but believe me when I say that things do get better. Things will get better little by little as long as you invest in yourself and reach out to the people who love you. Be kind to yourself and remember that you are worth all the hard work. You are worth it.

My childhood experiences with my parents fighting and yelling all the time and getting divorced when I was very young has made me afraid to have any relationships with people myself.

1- I feel guilty. 2- I never tell anyone i feel guilty. 3- I feel anxious and stop literally living, taking care of myself. 4- I push people away and feel guilty, anxious. 5- I don't know how to trust, forgive and act calm. 6- I feel anxious even while sleeping. *Yeah, I relate.*

i have a cousin who’s studying to become a psychologist, and she’s been pushing me to get therapy, and i really want to but my family probably won’t agree, and even if they do, we don’t have enough money to pay for it

*"What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation."* ~Glen Close

Seeing a therapist regularly has helped immensely with confronting these long held emotions from years old trauma that I can't even remember what caused them anymore....I just feel it. I've never felt more willing to live than at any other time in my Entire Life.

I was bullied through all my 5 last years of school and got really depressed, and people at home always said it was drama for not washing the dishes. I still have difficulties because I don't know how to properly interact with people, got traumatized of teenagers (hate being around them) and hate seeing my little niece wearing the uniform from that same school (I love her so much and I don't want anyone to hurt her). I don't know what to do.

*me casually sitting in unhealed trauma* Me: "interesting"

there is a extra element in all this #7. violent outbursts and backlash. people who suffer from trauma will have a tendency to be hostile towards others or react to a situation or event in a threatening way. for example, someone who was a victim of an abusive relationship may show resentment to couples with a steady love life with intent to play Anti-Cupid and break them up, or when some asks a victim of a traumatic event would react and accuse the person of being careless of not knowing how bad the event was as they weren't there to experience it. in short trauma can either destroy us or corrupt us.

6 things unhealed trauma makes us do: 1. You blame yourself 2. You repress your feelings 3. There is disruption in your daily routine 4. You sabotage your relationships 5. You assume the worst 6. Feeling anxious for no reason I hope everyone is doing well! ♡︎

*Why is everything you post so relateable-*

*when all these appeal to you but your parents just don't understand:* 👁💧👄💧👁

I honestly have the mindset of whenever something good happens, something terrible is going to happen that day. It just started to grow on me because every time I got super happy, ended up crying be the end of the day, then I became to suppress my feelings, and bottle up my emotions

This channel can really help us to learn more about ourselves or each other and understand one another. This channel is probably one of the best channel I have come across with.

I can feel in my bones that I’m about to get called out

So crazy how this video came out while I was thinking if all the trauma I've been through and what it made me become

When I became an advanced EMT at age 18, (come from a huge family of Med pro’s and my father was a combat medic in Vietnam’s so I wanted to experience what he did) I worked and was told very good at working level one traumas.....I had a gift.....but I was way too young too deal with violent death to children, kids my age and women. Every day for years....as a boy I wore my emotions on my cuff....had a fairly decent childhood. A cat dead on the side of road makes me cry back then. I had to learn to shut off tears and do my job no matter how traumatic a person looked. Brains oozing out, eyeballs hanging.... Hated smoking, my parents did growing up....started to smoke after a bad trauma case with the docs and nurses....then started to drink to get off the adrenaline, then to get rid of the night terrors and tearing up sheets, screaming......does not work well in relationship no matter how sweet you are, but those flashbacks are killer. Best advice that saved me is EMDR. Wish it is was around for my first two marriages because it would be prolly only one. It is ok to seek help, do not be ashamed as I was

The fact that I’ve suddenly realized childhood trauma after I moved out has been very hard to process, but I’m glad that these videos are here to help, thank you.

A situation occurred when I was very young, and I’ve been dealing with it so long I don’t know what it’d be like for things to be normal in my life, cause it’s stuck with me my entire life. Venting, just ignore it. It’s a coping mechanism

"Do you relate to any of the symptoms we mentioned here?" All of them.

“The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don´t give up.” ― Robert Tew

These are the exact symptoms or situations I have been going through. I thought it was depression but in reality its actually unhealed trauma.

In 5th grade, one of the teacher said that i shouldnt bother going to school and laugh at me when i cried. i told my parent none of them belive me so the teacher got away with it. for a few month i got a bad reputation because the teacher shared a fake story about the whole event. from that point on, i got a bit paranoid that something like that might happen again. it is harder for me to trust someone since and i often have negative thought that turn into a whole scenario that i try to fight in my head. now i dont know if this count as a trauma so if anyone know more than i do, i would love to hear about it. thanks for reading 😊

I was crying all day from things that's happened to me since I've been born. I am really trying to make it through.

Let me tell you something, if i wasnt so coward and so weak he wouldnt dare to blackmail me and sexually abuse me for weeks, only if i was strong enough to step up for myself, only if i was smart enough and not a naive little stupid piece of meat non of that would be happened. This is why i cant trust anyone at all. Not even any one in this godforsaken reality that i have to put up with everyday, everytime someone try to hug me i flinch so hard. This is madness but at least i will be seeing a therapist soon. Edit: thanks everyone for the support, you folks make the internet nicer, even that weird bot lol. And if you are wondering yes its a time machine kinda thingy I bought from Target.

I have always questioned if I have faced any traumatic experience(s) in my life since I was/am lucky enough to have great parents and a loving home environment but again I was bullied and underestimated throughout my school life. Didn’t know bullying can affect one’s mental health too, no wonder I grew up having anxiety, depression and trust issues

I definitely have some unhealed trauma. My mom wasn't the best of people and now i can't even look at a picture of her without having to suppress my fight or flight response basically. I legit freeze and can't do anything besides either try to hit myself or,if I'm around people, I sit there and shove those feelings down to attack me ten fold later. The life of me is not fun🙃

Me: sees 38 seconds ago comments: from one week ago me: **visible confusion**

To follow number two, you can also repress feelings so much that they come back later full blast. You may not feel any strong emotion towards the trauma or not even view it as a trauma. That’s what happened to me, and since it isn’t gone into much detail in the video, I wanted to let people know they aren’t alone. Stay strong everyone!💕

Stop calling me out man-

This hits me in a deep deep spot in my heart :|

Friendly reminder that there is never a wrong time to get help. even if you can't now please try to get the help you need when you are an adult or when the situation allows it. You are so important and there are people who want to help you so you can heal and live a better life.

I told my dad to shut up during an argument when I was 18 and he picked me up by my collar, thrashed me around, tearing my clothes in the process and threw me to the ground. My heart is racing just thinking about it and that was 8 years ago. I had a mental breakdown when that happened

Hi! I just wanted to say thank you for having your videos make me more educated on my mental health and helping me feel better when I’m sad, I’ve been through a lot and your videos really help me 💕

Oh no I relate to all of them- guess it’s the ✨Trauma✨

I just saw the recent last 8 years flash before my eyes from watching this and everything makes sense now. Damn!

I talked my ex out of committing suicide...many many times during the course of our 2 year relationship. I felt so scared, helpless, and alone. Thankfully in a much happier relationship now but, thanks to your videos, Psych2Go, I'm starting to realize that now, even 10 years later, the trauma is still so deeply embedded inside me and I feel so helpless and alone all the time

I try to convince myself that it wasn't my fault for wearing that dress it was HIS fault he couldn't control himself I'm crying rn I just need a hug

It's amazing, this makes complete sense to me now. Do you have a video on how to heal unresolved trauma?

I have unhealed trauma from my experience in the PhD program. Despite I successfully graduate the PhD program, my experience in that program was traumatic, especially around doing dissertation time where my relationship with me and my former advisor got very toxic... Looking back how I graduated still feels traumatic...

Give all you’re worries and anxiousness to God. ❤️❤️

0:28 bullying *bullying* BuLlYiNG *BuLlYiNG* I got chills after that

Much love for you guys!! You always make me understand my emotions!!

years of emotional neglect, verbal abuse and social bullying really fucked me up. i overshare, isolate myself, over/under sleep and eat, i have been discociated since the age of 8 and i don't recognize who i am anymore. i hate it all so much...

Thanks for making these videos, they bring each one of us closer to ourselves and each other. They're invaluable, and you're absolutely lovely for making them!

I love to see how quickly their channel is growing

These videos help me understand myself and my feelings better. Thank you for making such educational videos !!

Thank you its wonderful having access to easy to understand videos like this . You will have helped many people who are hurting

This is my sister she blame her self and says that she’s the problem and the reason I get panic attacks, have my bad days, and so on. I just want a way to tell her that she isn’t a problem and that she’s helped me so much and she’s an amazing sister but even if I do she says “I’m just trying to make her feel better” and “you’re lying I can tell you’re lying.” I just want her to be ok.

Yeah pushing away trauma made start to pull my hair, and over time as the trauma got worse I started to eat my hair too Thank you for posting this

Every time I see this channel pop up I just feel good idk good vibes from the people behind this stuff ❤️❤️

Thanks for making this video! It made me realize this could be what's going on with someone I love.

I do. Thank you The animation was so artistic and pretty and emotional on this video. It looks like the artist really gave their heart to it. I really liked the creative ideas and the colors

I really love watching your videos because it helps me to understand my problems better. Your voice soothes like water on parched land.

Tbh. Sometimes when someone is too close I get hyper aware. Idk if it’s a bit of social anxiety I often exhibit or if I just don’t remember what it was but I’m always on edge when someone is too close if I don’t know them.

I relate to all 6 of them. 😒 I'm trying best to deal n understand n cope with it 😔 I know its taking time but I believe I will get over my trauma soon. 🙂

I've been exposed to a lot of personal trauma this year. I watched my dad get in a head on collision and I'm about to lose my grandfather to cancer. I relate to this very well.

I can check almost all the boxes.. I just wanted to add that not everyone that suffers from trauma has nightmares or flashbacks. I didn't even realize I had been through so much traumatic experiences until I went to therapy for depression and suicidal thoughts. Realizing and accepting that I had experienced severe trauma was very difficult. It's not always that obvious.

You can get through this! Rooting for you! ❤️❤️

I was too young to understand how bad was what was going on and how it was affecting me. I didn't treat the trauma as I should have and now I suffer from it even more than I could have if I had.

I loved the style of this video, the colors were so beautiful💕

I just want to say that this channel has been helping me better understand myself and why I am the way I am. Ive also learned a lot about how to open up conversations with my daughter about things she is dealing with as well. Thank you to everyone at Psych2Go for normalizing the way so many of us feel, are, act, think, react, etc. These videos are very comforting and make learning about sensitive and sometimes scary topics a lot easier. ❤

My best friend took his life- I didn’t know until two weeks later by an instagram post. He didn’t have very many friends but right after he died everyone claimed to know all these things about him that were completely untrue. They didn’t know about the bullying, s*xual harassment, death threats, etc. until I literally talked to the cops since he wasn’t speaking out help. A week before his death he said that I was the “best friend I’ve ever had” and now, looking back, I feel fully responsible. I knew all these things about him, and yes I helped the best I could but I could’ve noticed the signs, he *was* acting differently, he was on new meds, and the bullying hadn’t stopped. Now, I moved halfway across the world. Haven’t been able to see him or his grave, didn’t even get to say goodbye. Recently one of my guy best friends (he helped me through this all) well he had his phone taken away for a day. I didn’t know this and he couldn’t tell me at that time. Guy best friend+not answering+no explanation immediately made me think he had killed himself too. It was totally unreasonable but he came back to nearly 13 texts from me seeing if he was alright. He was very understanding and helped me calm down. I doubt this is anything compared to others, especially those who have gone through 10x more than me but...idk I kinda just needed to vent. I still can’t listen to an artist without crying or watching a certain tv show without leaving the room or else it’ll remind me of him. (There are hundreds of other things that remind me of him) but the thing is, is that I know I won’t get closure until I visit his grave...I still hope he’s somehow alive...somehow I can still help- but there isn’t. My literal best friend killed himself and I couldn’t even attend the funeral. It’s been 6 months, nearly 7 since his death... somehow I still cry. My father did say to me that it was just hormones and that why I was crying, not because my best friend had died. For some reason, I partially believe him. It had been two months at that point and I had a breakdown and he said it was hormones. I understand that, and it’s logical for someone my age, but- ugh anyways. Having my bff pass, then Covid, then not being able to get help from friends except for two, my family ceasing to help me after one week, and then moving halfway across the world and coming to a new school has not been pleasant. I am ok btw, at the end of the day I can go without crying, I can’t go without having him cross my mind but it’s generally only for a few seconds. Regardless, I think that those who have lost a bff or friend of any sorts to su*cide, an accident, health issues, etc. It takes a lot of courage and will go keep on going and I wanna congratulate you. You have made it far and you can keep on going. In my long rant I may seem overwhelmed but in all honesty I’m learning to feel emotions once more, I’m making friends, and I’m growing and healing from my experience. I hope you can as well and I wish you luck, my fellow friends. Please stay safe, never give up, and make sure to hug all your friends (Cavetown reference, sorry). Thank you for reading all of this btw!

I was emotionally neglected and controlled as a child. My father refused to let me make decisions for my life and body. But he still negated my emotions to the point where I wasn't allowed to cry in my own home. Now everyday when I get home from school I cry uncontrollably for two to three hours over almost nothing in particular because I'm miserable all the time.

I never knew, so many traumatic events have happened to me during the past few years, and I never thought it was trauma. Thank you, psych2go, for doing this and helping. I’m getting in a better mental state now, with your help. Thank you. ❤️🍀

I had a traumatic experience last year and did 4 of these things + had some physical selfdestructive tendencies. I felt so lost for so long, even though a week after the experience I met someone whom I got emotionally attached to which was the only thing that made me feel sane until I started going to therapy. I guess what I want to say is, living with trauma can be so frikkin' hard, but you can always heal even if it takes time

I love your videos they're always so calm and sweet, very informative

Thank you so much for this!!

I never blamed myself. I was blamed by the person who abused me and whom I told I never wanted to see again that it was all my fault. Friends of mine, who knew nothing about the situation, told me immediately after they heard about what happened that I had to make it up again. That made the whole experience extra hard, especially because some kept going on about it whatever I told them.

This is something that I need to hear. thank you.

This was really helpful to me, I didn’t know my trauma was unhealed. Now I’m working on healing myself through it ^^

Thank you! This is very helpful for since I grew up in an abusive family system.

These are all me on top of the already having mental health struggles such as anxiety & OCPD.

Thank God I have people that understand me and support me when I need it the most

your voice heals me.. whoever you are i love you sm!!!!

I'm so sad,I just want to be happy for once

I’ve been in a emotional/physically abusive family. Relationship was emotionally abusive. I can say this is true. In fact for the part of heart health issues. I got diagnosed years back and realized it was from family and s/o I was with. I’m glad I left that toxic relationship and the household I was in. I’m still healing and I hope everyone who watches this finds the courage to do what’s best for themselves and not others. I’m in tearing up right now.

I love the art in these videos!! 💙

Trauma can any situation where unable to defend yourself or have others to back you up. I'm still dealing with bullying at school, being in abusive relationship and bad things my mum did me. Whatever is bothering me shows up my dreams. I feel stuff at work gets added to trauma pot and not easy to 'get over it'. I was told to stop crying but I spoke to Counsellor, he said it ok to cry as this sign something needs addressing. I'm managing my mental health through WYSA app, talking to a penguins sounds like Animal Crossing all over again, journaling, doing creative projects. Traumatic events left me with anxiety, trust issues people don't fulfil their promises or pretend to help for their benefit. Only animals and pets understand me. I used to look after my sister's dog he know when I had hard day and gives me doggy kisses. I'm looking into more solutions to heal.

My mom expects me to be close to her when she does things to make me wanna be distant from her. I wanna be away from her because everytime I'm with her she gives me nothing but pain. I don't feel safe with her in my life. She doesn't know how to do nothing but emotionally drain me and make my feelings worse. When I'm sad, she makes me more sad. When I'm stress and anxious, she just leaves it there, or she makes it worse. My mom thinks being too hard on me all the time is healthy when it's really not. And then what's worse is that my family thinks she's not that bad when she actually is. They are just as toxic as her. I just wanna be away from my family because they don't know how to be a loving lovable family. They are the reason why I have emotional and psychological trauma. They're the type of family that make me wanna give up life. I just wanna feel closeness for once. I've been through too much pain, I've been through too much struggle, I cried too many tears. i just want to feel loved for once. I just wanna feel affection for once. Is that too much to ask?! 😢

Thanks for your time and consideration to share.

This video was saddening yet enlightening. I LITERALLY live my day to day life like this and I thought it was NORMAL..... I need help....

The "you repress your feelings" is totally accurate.I've been doing this for years,since primary school(no,maybe since middle school 'till now,i'm in grade 11,it's just really bias.I feel that i am happy enough,in fact,i'm not.It stops me to grow,to feel life,to get friends,real friends also,to allow myself for happy(I repress my feelings whenever I'm going to be a social pleaser,and I ended up feel numb and blame myself if I can't make them satisfied).Such a tiring life to live.

When I watch these video's it calms me so sometimes when im freaking out i will just put on your video's. Thank you✨

Thank you for helping 💕💫💙 I will use this information to help me in future situations

I really needed a video like this

I have bad separation anxiety... I trust people easily but then they hurt me... I trust the wrong people... a few years ago, my step dad left ( on my 9th bday) he blames me for everything that went wrong in his relationship with my mom... I blame myself for everything even when people tell me it’s not my fault... I flinch when someone lifts their hand near me... I get very paranoid when people are around me... I know words are words but certain words bring up past memories of my trauma... I get clingy cause I’m afraid to be alone.. when I’m alone... I think bad thoughts... not for me to go ... but just to cry and get hurt... I need help but I’m afraid to reach out...

I love that I always learned something new everyday. Thanks Pysch2Go💞💞

Hiiii!! Just wanted to let the 1% of the people who see this that you are the best, never change who you are because of other people or let anybody hurt you cause you are perfect the way you are and never be afraid to try something new or stand up for yourself, so right now reflect about what you want to do and tell yourself you are worth more than any money in the world and everyone loves you and cares about you. Don’t let anyone hurt you, I’m here for you Write what you love the most in this section, is a free zone so let yourself be free Love ❤️

You guys here at Psych2Go are amazing! Thank you all for your hard work, and keep doing what you do!

thank you for explaining what i go through so perfectly.

*Hey guys! I have a request for y'all :)* Can you make a video on self love? Techniques for self love and care? When we have terrible mental health, self care methods often help a lot :) hope you all think about it!

Your videos are so helpful!