7 Types of Childhood Wounds That Break Adult Life

Not only beatings leave marks. Sometimes what you didn't get is what cuts the deepest.

When people say "childhood trauma," many picture beatings, abuse, or disasters. Yes, those are traumas. But there are other kinds. Quieter ones. More common ones. Harder to notice because they look normal. Like "everyone lives this way." Like "well, my parents tried their best."

But if you felt awful in childhood and still feel the effects today, that's trauma. No matter what it's called. No matter if anyone acknowledged it. Your pain is real. And it has every right to exist.