Microtrauma: Can too many insults make you sick? Yes, says psychotherapist Sonja Unger

Ms.

Microtrauma: Can too many insults make you sick? Yes, says psychotherapist Sonja Unger

Ms. Unger, what exactly do you understand by microtrauma? The term comes from physiotherapy. These are minimal tissue injuries that do not have enough time to heal. This can also be transferred to the soul. Mental micro-injuries occur, for example, when we are insulted, insulted, devalued or humiliated - and also when we never experience recognition. Micro-injuries are insults that hurt your self-esteem.

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