After summarizing my life story and explaining that I didn’t really have any trauma, my therapist looked at his notes for a moment and told me he figured out the problem: I didn’t know what trauma was.
The problem is knowing that there are worse situations in the world.
I at least, always compare my own situation with others as a way to cope. Thus minimizing the actual trauma. While others may go through worse it does not diminish the events that took place in my life.
Then I use to think everyone was traumatized. No. Just the people I end up getting along with the most.
After summarizing my life story and explaining that I didn’t really have any trauma, my therapist looked at his notes for a moment and told me he figured out the problem: I didn’t know what trauma was.
The problem is knowing that there are worse situations in the world.
I at least, always compare my own situation with others as a way to cope. Thus minimizing the actual trauma. While others may go through worse it does not diminish the events that took place in my life.
Then I use to think everyone was traumatized. No. Just the people I end up getting along with the most.
It comes with the territory of your needs and concerns are minimized all your life.