From: International Business Times
Traumatic Experiences: Bad in the Start, Good in the Long Run
International Business Times:
Traumatic experiences can change life in an instant. Whether it’s a car crash, losing a loved one, or sexual abuse, these sorts of incidents can scar a person for life, but not without coming from it with a changed perspective and a tougher skin.
Giving meaning to the old saying, “What doesn’t kill you, only makes you stronger,” new researches done by Mark D. Seery of the University at Buffalo found that going through a traumatic event in life can help a person in the long run.
Previous psychological research shows that having miserable life experiences is bad for a person, and that the best way to go through life is not to encounter one. But according to Seery, going through life unscathed is unrealistic and is not healthy.
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