• Question: Why and how does a traumatic event effect people physcolligically and not physically? #if that makes any sense at all.... xD

    Asked by chiarasdfghjklx to Amy, Karen, Sarah, Will on 20 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Sarah Martin

      Sarah Martin answered on 20 Jun 2012:

      Hi chiarasdfghjklx,

      When terrible things happen to people – for example if they experience living in a war, or survive a terrible accident – then the memories stay with them and they can get very worried about these things happening again. They may also get bad dreams and get very tired if they can’t sleep as a result. So they may have got through it unharmed, but the worry about it will make them sick!

      Hope this helps!

      Sarah

    • Photo: Amy Birch

      Amy Birch answered on 20 Jun 2012:

      Hi chiarasdfghjklx,
      Our brains are hardwired to remember things better when we are stressed so unfortunately if something very stressful or traumatic happens to us, we will remember it very well and may keep reliving it even when the event is over.
      This is why some people get post-traumatic stress disorder, but thankfully there are some very handy treatments for this.
      Thanks for the question! 🙂

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