What is Trauma Mind

What is Trauma MindWhat is Trauma MindWhat is Trauma Mind

What is Trauma Mind

What is Trauma MindWhat is Trauma MindWhat is Trauma Mind
  • What is Trauma Mind
  • Identified or not?
  • Healing Trauma Mind
  • Self-Healing Exercises
  • Thrive Beyond Trauma Mind

Trauma-Type Questionnaire

Additional Information on Trauma Mind and Complex and Severe Trauma

Trauma Type Self-Test (Trauma-Mind questions are highlighted)

by Karen Sprinkel Ancelet, THE THRIVING SELF © 

Consider the first two options and chose the one that you feel is the most accurate description of you. If you feel both apply, choose the one that seems the most dominant. Only select option 3 neither) if you really cannot relate to the first two. 

  1. d) I feel so uncomfortable in my own skin a) I’m unloveable n) neither 
  2. e) The world and the evil in it is deeply disturbing to me c) The tension inside my body is so intense, people tell me they are uncomfortable around me it n) neither
  3. a) I am permanently damaged f) I wish I had something I believed in n) neither
  4. b) I feel that what happened to me was so unacceptably unfair f) I feel confused by my morals sometimes n) neither
  5. d) Sometimes the uncomfortable sensations in my body surprise me by their intensity a) It’s really important to me that those around me know about my trauma n) neither
  6. e) I no longer believe in the goodness of humanity a) Most of the time, I feel inadequate n) neither 
  7. a) Life is always unfair to me c) my negative sensations in my body completely control my life n) neither
  8. c) More often than not I freeze and have a hard time thinking as fast I would like, e) I can’t forgive myself for what I did n) neither 
  9. f) Sometimes I lose sense of myself or lose sense of time or lose sense of where I am a) I wish others knew how hard life has been for me n) neither
  10. e) There is a force or energy in the world that feels dark and has influenced me b) Most of the time, I feel I am not good enough n) neither 
  11. b) I am sometimes the one at fault in my bad dreams d) my anxiety takes over my body in certain situations, so much so that I’d rather avoid the situation n) neither 
  12. a) What happened to me was so severe I can’t imagine anyone ever understanding my trauma e) I feel lost, that life is without meaning and have no real belief in anything greater than myself n) neither
  13. c) Most of the time I can’t feel my body f) It’s not right that I experience pleasure when others have lost so much n) neither
  14. b) My nightmares sometimes make my self-criticism worse f) My sense of morality has changed since my trauma n) neither
  15. d) My body is jumpy around others and I wish it would just relax b) my intrusive thoughts about what happened leave me with negative thoughts about me now n) neither
  16. e) I avoid any spiritual/religious or philosophical belief d) sometimes I experience irritability for no reason at all n) neither
  17. b) Bad things seems to happen to me more than others c) I’ve been told that I’m really jumpy around others even though I can’t even feel it myself n) neither
  18. d) Insomnia can effect my day f) life seems meaningless at times n) neither 
  19. e) My ancestors experienced such horror it’s hard for me to trust people d) my body sometimes reacts strongly to certain people because of past oppression n) neither
  20. c) The rage inside me dominates everything I do e) I’m alone, we die alone, so what’s the point n) neither 


Please total the amount of each letter above in the field indicated below. 

  1. Trauma Mind dominant Total =

identified _____ b) not identified _____ = ______

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c) Trauma Body dominant  Total =

identified _____ d) not identified _____ = ______

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e) Trauma Spirit dominant  Total =

identified _____ f) not identified _____ = ______

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Complex: 2 or more dominant (above 5) categories (above) and severe (below) symptoms

(If this is you, please consider treatment with a trauma specialist to help you heal) 

Severe : 14-20 Please consider the right trauma specialist to help facilitate healing. You do not have to feel this way, there is help for you. 

Moderate : 9-13 You would benefit from trauma targeted treatment. 

Mild : 4-8 Continue working with your trauma informed provider. 

Self-guided Healing is Possible: 0-3. It is recommend that you start by reading the Thriving Self and the references therein. www.TheThrivingSelf.com

Learn More

For more information on understanding each trauma type, identified vs non identified, and identifying the right type of trauma treatment based on your trauma type, please read: The Thriving Self: A New Paradigm for Healing Trauma in the Mind, Body and Spirit and Moving Beyond it.

Trauma-Type Questionnaire

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