What is Trauma? Trauma is the emotional, psychological and physiological residue that results from heightened stress that accompanies experiences of threat, violence and life-challenging events. ( https://professionals.childhood.org.au/prosody/2019/03/what-is-trauma/ ) Types of Trauma Trauma can either be physical or emotional trauma. In the case of physical trauma, it's the result of a serious injury. There are two types of physical trauma: blunt-force trauma and penetrating trauma . In the case of emotional trauma, it can either be acute or chronic.  Acute trauma is defined as "the emotional response that happens during and shortly after a single distressing event." And chronic trauma is defined as "a long-term emotional response to prolonged or repeated distressing events that span over months or years." ( https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-trauma-5212104 ) Signs of Trauma Sometimes we may not even be aware that we're suffering from trauma. And someti...