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traw ma tik

  • a  of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
  • s  psychologically painful;
    few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder affected 13% of veterans in the study.
  • A clear pattern soon emerged: compared with those who stayed mum, people who openly responded after 911 tended to report more symptoms of post-traumatic stress and general stress .
  • A groundbreaking new study helps explain why some people succumb to post-traumatic stress disorder while others don't.
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  • Heidi Range in BBC News
    Range said: "Both Amelle and I have been through a very traumatic time together in recent months and particularly over the past few weeks."
  • Paris Hilton in Forbes
    I've been through a lot,said Hilton, her blond hair cascading across her forehead. "And it was a pretty traumatic experience, something that I really have grown from."
  • Nicole Kidman in E! Online
    From the minute Tom and I were married, I wanted to have babies. And we lost a baby early on, so that was really very traumatic. And that's when it came that we would adopt Bella,says Kidman.

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