{"id":210269,"date":"2020-08-18T08:50:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T06:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babywho.de\/?p=210269"},"modified":"2020-08-18T08:50:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T06:50:01","slug":"war-es-ein-geburtstrauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babywho.de\/en\/war-es-ein-geburtstrauma\/","title":{"rendered":"Was it a birth trauma?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a difficult birth experience, many women ask themselves: Was that a<\/em> Trauma?<\/strong> These days, you often hear about the infamous birth trauma.<\/p>\n

Yes, things went badly \u2013 but a traumatic experience?!<\/p>\n

Let's try to find the answer to this question!<\/p>\n

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What exactly is birth trauma?<\/h3>\n

Broadly speaking, a trauma is first and foremost an injury to your soul.<\/p>\n

You have experienced something frightening, something in which you were subjected to physical or psychological violence.<\/strong> And this violence you experienced still affects your soul. So far, so tragic.<\/p>\n

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How does the trauma affect you?<\/h3>\n

First of all, it's important to distinguish between a traumatic birth on the one hand and your reaction on the other.<\/strong> (If you're more of a visual person, take a look at the image below, it will give you a better idea!)<\/p>\n

It's actually quite simple: If you experienced a traumatic birth, you may have been able to process it well. Either because someone helped you or because your body was able to cope on its own. (We psychologists call this resilience \u2013 the ability to cope well with significant stress. I'll probably write a separate blog post about this in the next few weeks, otherwise this will get too long\u2026)<\/p>\n

On the other hand, you might not be able to process the experience on your own. Which is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of \u2013 after all, it was a very frightening injury to your soul. Even emotional scars sometimes need support in healing!<\/strong> Does this mean you are mentally ill?<\/p>\n

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Birth trauma \u2260 Post-traumatic stress disorder<\/h3>\n

Those who experience a traumatic birth do not necessarily develop a so-called trauma-related disorder, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as a direct consequence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The terms are often mixed up, and people use the same terms for trauma, PTSD (which is the same as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, in case you ever read about it!), mental disorder, difficult birth, etc.<\/p>\n

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You will know that you really need psychotherapeutic support and may be suffering from PTSD if you observe the following in yourself:<\/p>\n