Are there different types of trauma?
Trauma can be easily categorized into “Big T’s,” and “Little t’s” traumas.
A “Big T” trauma: is a single incident trauma or life changing event. A “Big T,” would be a single or series of severely traumatic experiences. Common examples of “Big T” traumas would include; war, rape and major accidents. “Big T” traumas that are single incidents can process quickly with EMDR therapy.
“Little t” traumas: are a accumulation or a series of traumatic or abusive events Several “Little t’s” can be described as a series of less traumatic events over a period of time. Some of these events may not even be recognizable to the individual as a “Little t,” but remain as implicit memory. Some examples of “Little t” traumas include; childhood neglect and abuse, repeated verbal abuse from a close family member or authority figure, bullying, domestic abuse and complicated grief. “Little t” traumas are more common than “Big T” traumas. In fact, people may not even identify them as traumatic. “Little t” traumas usually require more EMDR therapy sessions to process.
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