| If you're lucky, then you're never going to encounter | | | | As with any event of this sort, the time frame |
| a single traumatic experience in your life. If you're | | | | between the event itself and the start of treatment |
| lucky, you won't encounter the emotionally and | | | | can play a role in how effective it is. The acceptance |
| mentally scarring experiences that have left some | | | | of the person of how the trauma has affected them |
| people scarred and unable to really interact with the | | | | can also play a factor in the emotional healing |
| world around them. The emotional and mental health | | | | process, as some patients can develop violent |
| consequences of surviving psychological trauma can | | | | tendencies when confronted with memories that |
| become lifelong scars, forever leaving a mark on the | | | | they would rather keep to themselves. Mental health |
| victim's psyche. The road to recovery is fraught with | | | | can also be a key factor, as some traumatic |
| dangers, as recovering from trauma requires a | | | | experiences can leave the victim's grasp on reality |
| person to recall the trauma. For most, the emotional | | | | lacking, making treatment of the experience |
| healing after a traumatic experience can often be as | | | | impossible until the side effect of it has been dealt |
| painful as the traumatic event itself. | | | | with. Any combination of factors makes treating |
| Helping someone overcome trauma is a difficult | | | | trauma a difficult task, as well as one that can be a |
| process, with a number of factors to be considered. | | | | long and arduous process. |