trauma
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Neither of us felt particularly protected by the law of marriage, and both of us had trauma around the crumbling reality of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
What was incredible about taking all this time was actually getting to see him grow and come to terms with those losses and that trauma in his own way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
While he said significant progress had been made in recognising trauma, Edwards said support had remained inadequate, particularly in the long-term.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Infertility physician Ido Feferkorn, an expert in trauma-informed care in a clinical setting, reminded me in an interview that trauma is a problem of lost control, communication, and agency.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
He avidly read books by Robert Lifton, a psychiatrist who worked with trauma patients, including Vietnam veterans.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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That is where we break generational cycles and traumas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
They had grandparents for the kids to stay with, so they did not go—as tens of thousands do each year—into state custody, with the many attendant traumas that entails.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The repercussions of this method still reverberate through Panettiere’s life today, with the actress musing: “I’ve often wondered whether—unintentionally—I’ve brought on my traumas because I’m wired to think they’re good for me.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Both Clark and Mary wrestle with their individual traumas, but the specific points of their histories are explored with less interest than the Backrooms themselves.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
We rowed past the old lighthouse, tranquil in the distance, which only last night had been the scene of so many traumas.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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Absorption takes place from the inner surface of the uterus or from traumata in the genital canal.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
We shall refer later on to those other exactly similar cases of cyclical depression which can nevertheless easily be traced back to mental traumata.
From Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego by Sigmund Freud
The principal causes of primary keratitis are traumata and infection from the conjunctiva.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
He received several head traumata and suffered from enuresis in his early life.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
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