traumatizers
Those who wound
Traumatizers are people or things that cause trauma—deep psychological wounds that persist beyond the original event.
The term appears in discussions of abuse, violence, or harmful systems: The study examined how traumatizers often rationalize their behavior.
It can also refer to experiences themselves: War and displacement were the primary traumatizers in their lives.
Those who harm others
- tormentorsThose who cause anguish
- aggressorsInitiators of hostility
- offendersThose who commit wrongs
- victimizersThose who harm others
bullies · assailants · oppressors · predators · molesters · attackers · persecutors · harassers
Ruinous events causing suffering
- accidentsUnintended harmful occurrences
- catastrophesDisastrous events of great magnitude
- tragediesDramas with fatal endings
- ordealsSeverely difficult experiences
crises · incidents · atrocities · calamities · horrors · nightmares · shocks · upheavals
Causes or activates
- stressorsAgents causing tension
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- remindersAids against forgetting
- activatorsAgents that trigger processes
destabilizers · disturbances · intrusions · re-experiencing · overwhelming · shattering · fragmenting · dissociating
abusers
Those who harm others
- tormentorsThose who cause anguish
- aggressorsInitiators of hostility
- offendersThose who commit wrongs
victimizers · bullies · assailants · oppressors · predators · molesters · attackers · persecutors · harassers · batterers
disasters
Ruinous events causing suffering
- accidentsUnintended harmful occurrences
- catastrophesDisastrous events of great magnitude
- tragediesDramas with fatal endings
ordeals · crises · incidents · atrocities · calamities · horrors · nightmares · shocks · upheavals · violence
triggers
Causes or activates
- stressorsAgents causing tension
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- remindersAids against forgetting
activators · destabilizers · disturbances · intrusions · re-experiencing · overwhelming · shattering · fragmenting · dissociating · hyperarousal
traumatizershealers
Those who treat ailments
therapists · counselors · comforters · nurturers · menders
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