Do you ever get over the trauma?

Brem

Brem

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For those who've gone through severe trauma and are suffering from PTSD, do you ever get over said trauma? Or do you learn to cope with it over the years? I've always wondered how those with severe trauma get through their lives, and I imagine it's a lot of work to get over something horrible. Do you know anyone who suffered and eventually got back to a standard of living that worked for them?
 
Currently I am suffering from trauma and my financial conditions are the main reason why I am going through such trauma. The fact of the matter remains that financial conditions could lead to trauma. Poverty can be harmful.
 
I don’t think anyone fully “gets over” trauma in the sense of erasing it. What usually happens is that people learn to live with it in a way that doesn’t control their life anymore. With time, support, and the right tools, the memories stop feeling so sharp. Healing becomes less about forgetting and more about gaining enough strength and understanding to move forward without the past defining everything.
 
Shree said:
I don’t think anyone fully “gets over” trauma in the sense of erasing it. What usually happens is that people learn to live with it in a way that doesn’t control their life anymore. With time, support, and the right tools, the memories stop feeling so sharp. Healing becomes less about forgetting and more about gaining enough strength and understanding to move forward without the past defining everything.
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I haven’t been through any kind of trauma myself, but I think you don’t exactly “get over” it in a clean way. It changes shape over time. The pain usually softens, you understand it better, and it stops controlling your daily life, even if it never fully disappears.
 
I don’t think it's possible to ever fully get over trauma. You just have to learn how to live with it better. I’ve had stuff that still pops into my head randomly, even when I’m fine. But it doesn’t control me like before. This indicates that time helps, yes, but the effort you put into it matters too.

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There are some traumatic experiences that one never gets over the trauma. There are still some traumatic experiences that I have let go and have completely forgotten about it, unless someone reminds me of it
 
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