The good news is that traumatised people will often recover. Although it is fair to say that this recovery may never be full, and people will sometimes feel as though they have changed to a degree as a result of what they have been through, recovery is normal. In the physical sense, injuries will heal. Even people who have lost limbs, for example, will find that they can make substantial recoveries as they learn to adjust to their new way of life, perhaps with the help of specialist physiotherapy. In psychological terms, traumatised people will also often find that they are able to overcome some, if not all, of the mental anguish they have been through. Indeed, some people will find that having been through something traumatic makes them have more resilience than they did before, perhaps better able to cope with the problems life throws at all of us. Only in rare circumstances will the effects of traumatic events linger to the degree where no discernible recovery has been made.
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