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Originally Posted by Quietmind 2
People often tend to say "it wasn't as bad as X...", and the thing is, you could have been physically abused or sexually abused as a child for many years, and likely you would still have said "other people have it worse, I at least wasn't starving", for example.
What matters most for you is the impact of your lived experiences (whether it's trauma or not) on you, so that perhaps working through them can help ease the chronic symptoms.
You don't have to use the word "trauma" if you don't feel it fits.
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I should also add that it's also okay if you now or later feels like "trauma" fits.
I don't understand "big t vs little t" with regards to trauma, and trauma or distressing event, folks deserve to have the support they need.
For example, grief is extremely painful and often for years.