3 Signs of Unprocessed Trauma

Unprocessed trauma can result from any event that makes someone feel threatened or in danger.

Symptoms of unprocessed trauma often emerge in disruptive physical, emotional, or psychological symptoms.

Trauma imprints

That’s the imprint of trauma: an event makes you feel threatened or in danger and overwhelms you with panic and fear.

It doesn’t matter if the danger is real or imagined. The feelings left behind by trauma won’t be reasoned with. Trauma is immune to logic.

Symptoms of unprocessed trauma frequently emerge as:

Physical symptoms: heart palpitations, sweating, or shaking

Emotional symptoms: panic, feeling trapped or terrified

Psychological symptoms: avoidance of situations that trigger the trauma

Source: Psychology Today