Trauma is any event that breaks the body’s stimulus barrier, leading to overwhelming feelings of helpless. Psychological trauma is the state of severe fright that we experience when we are confronted with a sudden, unexpected, potentially life-threatening event over which we have no control, and to which we are unable to respond effectively no matter how hard we try.

During an auto accident, there is too much stimulus to deal with at once. Think of being in a room with a radio turned up too loud and being unable to turn it off or move away from it. Events that might be manageable one at a time become overwhelming or traumatic when too many of them crowd in on us at once.

An experience is traumatic if it is: 1) Sudden, unexpected, non-normative, 2) Exceeds the individuals perceived ability to meet its demands. – Lisa McCann, Pd.D., in Psychological Trauma and the Adult Survivor.

Traumatic events are extraordinary not because they occur rarely, but rather because they overwhelm the ordinary human adaptations to life…the common denominator of psychological trauma is a feeling of intense fear, helplessness, loss of control, and threat of annihilation.

Dealing with the expensive consequences of an auto accident requires an effective Cherry Hill accident lawyer. You deserve help paying your medical bills, lost wages, and repairs to your car. If you suffered an accident injury, call a Cherry Hill accident lawyer at the Law Office of Andrew A. Ballerini in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, at 856-665-7140.

Law Office of Andrew A. Ballerini
1522 Route 38
Cherry Hills, NJ 08002-2214
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