Heath Related Trauma/Near Death experience related to trauma

Something I see not a lot talked about here is heath related trauma. Sometimes I feel like it's over looked and most of the time people focus on war veteran or sexual/physical/verbal violence but this is very real and very hard to deal with. Yes I have had many other traumatic experinces but when I am feeling unwell or like me health is getting worse it's a very scary time for me!

My medical trauma is due to the multiple surgeries I have had, and a near death experience which lead to me being into the hospital for about, if not over a year! This is really serious though and not something to just get over! Triggers and retraumatization can be a little different or at least in my experience from sexual/physical abuse. For a lot of people who deal with health or near death experiences related to health someone going in depth about medical procedures and medical experinces can be a really scary thing for someone with medical trauma to have to hear. Also other things like doctors appointments, hospital visits, or anything related to medical care can be just as scary too!

Some people don't understand why surgery can be a trigger for PTSD but if you look at surgery itself it buts physical distress on the body, even if you are still asleep your subconscious still knows it has happened along with the memories that scars can bring to your subconscious, which can cause flashbacks and can even bring memories of things like pain when you wake up from surgery, etc.

I do want people to be aware that medical trauma needs to be addressed differently in the member rooms, and we should be aware to not go into medical detail because it can be just as scary and traumatizing as going into detail of past trauma!