Trauma doesn’t just leave a mark—it rewires the brain’s stress response, turning its defense mechanisms into overdrive. Imagine your brain’s alarm system, the amygdala, going haywire, constantly sensing danger where there might be none.
Meanwhile, the hippocampus, the keeper of long-term memories, may shrink under the weight of trauma, causing survivors to relive those haunting moments as if they’re happening all over again.
