Why Does Trauma Still Affect me Even Though it Happened Such a Long Time Ago?
How we experience the trauma will determine how it affects us and if it will continue to affect us for years to come. Factors within us (such as our feelings, thoughts and emotional development at the time of trauma ) and factors outside of us (such as receiving support from others, society’s view on the event and professional support options at the time of trauma) both impact how we experience, understand, respond and recover from the traumatic event.