Day 6: Trauma isn’t what happened; it’s what happened inside you as a result

Trauma isn’t defined by the event; it’s defined by the impact.

Two people can go through the same experience, but their internal worlds may respond very differently.

Trauma is what happens when your nervous system is overwhelmed, when your voice is silenced, and when your sense of safety is shattered. It’s not the wound you see it’s the one you carry.

And that internal shift? It’s not weakness. It’s the body trying to protect what it couldn't process in the moment.

The gain?  Once you stop minimising your pain, you start reclaiming your story. You realise: “What hurt me wasn’t just the event,it was the loneliness I felt inside it.” That realisation is the beginning of healing.

What’s something you’ve dismissed as “not that bad” that actually changed you inside?

Reflection

Trauma isn’t just about the painful moment; it’s about how that moment changed your sense of safety, connection, and self. Many people dismiss their pain because “others had it worse”, but comparison silences healing. Your internal experience matters.

Action Step:

Pause and validate something in your life that others might not have seen as traumatic, but you felt deeply.

Journaling Prompt:

What experience affected me more than I let on? How did it change how I see myself, others, or the world?