traumatising
Causing lasting damage
Traumatising is the British spelling of traumatizing—causing lasting psychological distress or emotional damage.
The word applies both to genuinely harmful experiences and, more loosely, to anything upsetting or uncomfortable: The documentary was traumatising to watch.
In casual speech, traumatising often appears hyperbolically: That haircut was traumatising.
Severe anxiety or suffering
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- painBodily or emotional distress
grief · despair · misery · sorrow · agony · heartache · affliction · woe
Extremely harsh or strict
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
- horrificExtremely shocking and dreadful
devastating · shocking · jarring · visceral · acute · profound · deeply · intensely
Chronic reaction to horrific events
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- triggerWhat initiates action
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
dissociation · hypervigilance · intrusive · repression · avoidance · numbing · hyperarousal · re-experiencing
Difficult, painful experience
- incidentA distinct event
- eventA notable occurrence
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
assault · violence · disaster · loss · bereavement · abandonment · neglect · betrayal
Curative mental treatment
- healingRestoration of health
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- treatmentCare for an ailment
rehabilitation · support · recovery · intervention · therapist · processing · EMDR · cognitive-behavioral
distress
Severe anxiety or suffering
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
pain · grief · despair · misery · sorrow · agony · heartache · affliction · woe · desolation
severe
Extremely harsh or strict
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
horrific · devastating · shocking · jarring · visceral · acute · profound · deeply · intensely · unbearable
PTSD
Chronic reaction to horrific events
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- triggerWhat initiates action
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
anxiety · dissociation · hypervigilance · intrusive · repression · avoidance · numbing · hyperarousal · re-experiencing · survivor
ordeal
Difficult, painful experience
abuse · assault · violence · disaster · loss · bereavement · abandonment · neglect · betrayal · attack
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- healingRestoration of health
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
treatment · rehabilitation · support · recovery · intervention · therapist · processing · EMDR · cognitive-behavioral · coping
traumatisinghealing
Restoration of health
therapeutic · restorative · comforting · nurturing · rehabilitating
traumatisingenriching
Adding worth or nutrients
nourishing · safe · protective · gentle · benign
traumatisinguplifting
Emotionally encouraging
heartwarming · joyful · blissful · delightful · pleasant
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