traumatic

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Over time—typically eight to 15 sessions—the prolonged exposure therapy could make the memories of the traumatic events approachable and turn them into something they could emotionally process and ultimately take power over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"It's traumatic if you do it wrong because it hurts and it can be quite frustrating, so people do want that information," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

A humiliating incident in a pool surrounded by her repulsed classmates echoes an iconic scene from “Carrie,” with Ducournau crafting an analogy for traumatic adolescent rites of passage like menstruation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“It was a very traumatic thing,” Gil said of the fire.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

I happened to recount this to a group of medical professionals at a convention of the American Public Health Association, and a psychiatrist suggested it was probably post- traumatic stress disorder.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover