We see it all around us. Adults with chronic pain or chronic fatigue reflect the impact of shock. Education about shock is actually education about awareness. The message is to wake up. As a people, we need to become ready to identify shock when we see it.
Shock is an intimate thing.
It is much more intimate than trauma, which we liberally discuss with others. We even question its existence. It is the secret we believe will never be shared. This hesitancy is substantiated by the fact that many shocking experiences occur in a preverbal time or state. The pre-cognitive tendency of shock carries the shadow of shame for many that confuse shock with failure.