‘Good’ Trauma …?

Trauma is usually associated with unpleasant events or conditioning which leaves it mark throughout our life. They are ‘wounds’ we carry around – fear, anxiety, phobias – and this gives us the potential of being able to empathise with others’ suffering because we too have felt it.

‘Good’ trauma has the same effect of leaving its mark; good education, a nice upbringing and a good job, giving rise to pride and entitlement … and an inability to adapt to or empathise with the suffering of others. We can have a good start in life, mixing with the nice people and being been told what to do and how to do it, and so we fit in.

But can we deal with the unexpected? This is when we experience fear, anxiety and phobias about dealing with other people outside our spectrum.

Unpleasant trauma is suffering, and is the first cause on the path to enlightenment. 🙂 Never look down on others – even if they feel they are superior – as we all carry around our own burdens.

For those who are ‘happy’, we have compassion.
For those who are unhappy, we have empathy