New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- According to WHO, nearly 70% of people worldwide will go through at least one potentially traumatic event in their lifetime. For many, the impact doesn't just fade - it lingers. That "lingering" is what I call the "Trauma Loop": old patterns, sensations and reactions that keep replaying, often below the surface, until we learn how to interrupt them.

A trauma loop happens when our nervous system keeps reacting to the past as if it's happening now. Everyday triggers - a smell, a tone of voice, a look - can pull us back into feelings of fear, shame, rage or numbness. The brain and body treat the past as present and we end up on autopilot. Reactivity, avoidance, self-blame or emotional shutdown become default settings....