Five signs you’re healing past trauma

When suffering from trauma you may feel ashamed, anxiety and fear (Photo: Shutterstock)

Trauma, psychological trauma in particular, is a response to a highly stressful event or events that threatens one's physical or emotional wellbeing. These could be a natural or man-made disaster or a personal tragedy. These may have occured recently or in the past. 

While not everyone who experiences extreme stress may end up suffering from trauma, there are some people whose symptoms are longlasting and they need help moving past the trauma.