What is Trauma: Social Story

Cartoon of a man with his hand over his mouth, something bad has happened to him.

If something really bad happens to me, I might have a lot of bad feelings.

Cartoon of two women talking, one is saying

When something bad happens, and I feel bad about it, this is called trauma.

Cartoon of a man in a hoody looking very scared.

When something bad happens, I might feel scared.

Cartoon of a woman yelling, she is feeling angry.

When something bad happens, I might feel angry.

Cartoon of a man with his hand on his head, he is worried.

When something bad happens, I might feel worried.

Cartoon of a woman sitting on the floor, she looks tiered .

When something bad happens, I might feel tiered all the time.

Cartoon of a woman sitting in her home looking out the window. She is alone.

Sometimes, I might want to be alone.

Cartoon of a student sitting at his desk, he has his hands over his ears. He is feeling stressed.

When something bad happens, it might be hard for me to think.

Cartoon of two men sitting at a table talking. One is saying

If something bad happens, I should practice ways of telling people how I feel.

Cartoon of a woman breathing out. She looks stressed.

If something bad happens, I can practice ways of feeling better.

Cartoon of a man thinking to himself

Trauma can take a long time to get better.

Cartoon of a woman with her arms crossed, she is smiling, she looks content.

I should remember that the trauma is not my fault.

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Cartoon of a man with his hand over his mouth, something bad has happened to him.

Si me pasa algo realmente malo, podrfa sentir muchas cosas negativas.

Cuando pasa algo malo y me siento mal por ello, es lo que se llama un "trauma".

Cartoon of a man in a hoody looking very scared.

Cuando pasa algo malo, podrfa tener miedo.

Cartoon of a woman yelling, she is feeling angry.

Cuando pasa algo malo, podrfa sentirme enojado(a).

Cartoon of a man with his hand on his head, he is worried.

Cuando pasa algo malo, podrfa sentirme preocupado(a).

Cartoon of a woman sitting on the floor, she looks tiered .

Cuando pasa algo malo, podrfa sentirme cansado(a) todo el tiempo.

Cartoon of a woman sitting in her home looking out the window. She is alone.

A veces, podrfa querer estar solo(a).

Cartoon of a student sitting at his desk, he has his hands over his ears. He is feeling stressed.

Cuando pasa algo malo, me podrfa ser diffcil pensar.

Si pasa algo malo, debo practicar maneras de decirles a las personas c6mo me siento.

Cartoon of a woman breathing out. She looks stressed.

Si pasa algo malo, puedo poner en practica estrategias para sentirme mejor.

Superar un trauma puede tomar mucho tiempo.

Cartoon of a woman with her arms crossed, she is smiling, she looks content.

Debo recordar que el trauma no es por mi culpa.

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