How Trauma and Crisis may lead to Substance Use Disorder/Addiction. Conversely; How Addiction may lead to Trauma and Crisis.
Trauma can be defined as the psychological distress following exposure to a traumatic or stressful event (Westhuizen, 2019). The way in which people respond to such an event is variable and can present in many different ways. Trauma is an injury to the brain and psyche in that it disrupts our psychological well-being at a neurological level. Trauma is the invisible force that shapes our lives. It shapes the way we live, the way we love and the way we make sense of the world. It is the root of our deepest wounds (Mate’ ,2008). Different people who are exposed to the same event will not...