Many people who have experienced trauma may feel “numb” to their emotions. After a traumatic event, our brains some times turn off our ability to feel emotions to protect us from the pain the trauma caused.

When something bad happens to you whether that is a sexual assault, an abusive relationship, or separating from toxic family members, you will probably grieve what happened. Grieving is a totally normal experience even if what you experienced was traumatic. These signs stem from Kubler Ross’s 5 stages of grief. Here is how these stages are applicable to trauma