You learn that a close friend of yours had survived a devastating hurricane. You are puzzled that they never mentioned anything about it, let alone talk about what it was like to survive such a dramatic event or how their family coped with the death of neighbors or losing their house to the strong winds and floods. Choose the most common reason that people don't bring up traumatic events

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Dewey

17 July, 05:03

You learn that a close friend of yours had survived a devastating hurricane. You are puzzled that they never mentioned anything about it, let alone talk about what it was like to survive such a dramatic event or how their family coped with the death of neighbors or losing their house to the strong winds and floods. Choose the most common reason that people don't bring up traumatic events

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Jade Haney · Answer 1

The most common reason is avoidance.

Explanation:

When people go through a traumatic experience, they associate feelings of stress to it. Avoidance is a behavior that aims to prevent a person from feeling distressed again. That is the most probable reason why your friend never mentioned surviving the hurricane. They did not want to relive that experience and the distress it caused them. There are other forms of avoidance, such as using alcohol or self-medicating to lessen anxiety.