Self Empowerment Against Medical Trauma

A discussion on Medical Trauma. What is it? and How can we protect ourselves from it?

Medical trauma is defined as a set of psychological and physiological responses to pain, injury, serious illness, medical procedures, and frightening treatment experiences. I have experienced several instances of medical trauma with my earliest experience being at the age of 4. This is a topic which continues to bring up strong emotions for me. In researching and thinking about medical trauma I came across words and ideas about medical heroes and the power we give heroes in society. I have also read multiple articles on doctors’ feelings of being invincible and how they identify their status in society which impacts their client care whether intentional or not. Yet, I found it difficult to find any information on the empowerment of patients.