close window TRAUMA, VIOLENCE OR ABUSE Many types of trauma and abuse such as rape, death, accidents, assault, suicide, illness, disabilities and other types of betrayal that are currently happening or happened in your past can affect your emotional and mental health. A person can become overwhelmed by feelings of fear, anger, hopelessness with their ability to function effectively becoming impaired. Sometimes this results in Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obessive-Compulsive Disorder with various other anxiety symptons. Feelings of panic, panic attacks, sweating profusely, pounding of your heart muscles, sweaty hands, wringing of hands, needing to be extremely orderly and clean, shortness of breath, trouble concentrating, thought confusion are some examples of the various symptons. Getting help, seeking medical attention and finding solutions to alleviate these symptons are some of treatment we can explore.