Defining Trauma

What is complex trauma? Over the course of life we go through a series of ups and downs (to put it lightly). Some of those experiences leave a mark on our nervous system and we make accommodations to live along side this pain. When these accommodations become intrusive to secure relationships, self acceptance and overall life satisfaction we might consider it to be the impacts of complex trauma. Complex trauma is not necessarily what happened to you but the mark it left behind.