Trauma

A crucial guide to understanding and resolving childhood trauma

Trauma is often associated with extreme events like natural disasters, airplane crashes, or severe abuse, affecting only a small percentage of people. However, experts now recognize trauma as an invisible epidemic in childhood, a period particularly vulnerable due to its inherent susceptibility.

In this insightful book, psychotherapist Rafa Guerrero, an expert in trauma and attachment, delves into what constitutes trauma and offers strategies for prevention. Drawing on real patients from his practice, he reveals how seemingly normal societal behaviors—such as punishment, coercion, and emotional neglect—can be deeply traumatic for children. We live in a highly traumatized society, even if we are not fully aware of it.

Guerrero also addresses how health professionals often misdiagnose conditions like ADHD, depression, or oppositional defiant disorder in individuals who are actually suffering from trauma related to sexual abuse, mistreatment, bullying, or emotional neglect.

With the aim of counteracting disinformation and raising awareness, he provides a thorough exploration of trauma symptoms, various forms of childhood abuse, their impact on the brain, and practical guidelines for preventing trauma in children and adolescents.