Experiences that leads to childhood trauma may include but not limited to
✓Child sexual abuse and rape.
✓Emotional abuse such as neglect, sleep deprivation, and food deprivation.
✓Bullying
✓Dysfunctional family system
✓Loss of loved ones, e.g., both parents, siblings, cousins, close friends, etc.
✓Stress/poverty
✓War and social violence
[Poor parenting style
✓Medical conditions, and much more.
Trauma experienced at any stage of life should be well-treated so as not to deteriorate one’s perception, concept, or estimation about himself/herself, especially in the case of:
✓Divorce
✓Marital separation
✓Early widowhood
✓Having a problematic child/children
✓Loss of a job or source of income
✓Addiction, and so on.
Identify any unresolved child-hood hurt/ trauma. Seek help on how to heal so as to have a healthy marital relationship.
