Trauma can take many forms. Sometimes in the field of psychology, we differentiate between little “t” trauma and capital “T” trauma. Some events might be experienced as “traumatic” in the sense that they were highly impactful but not be considered capital “T” trauma. Capital “T” trauma is an event in which there was exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence. Little “t” trauma might include other types of life experiences, which can be extremely difficult and highly impactful such as a divorce or a miscarriage for example. In order to develop PTSD, someone must have experienced a capital “T” trauma, which, once again, means an event in which there was exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence. This could be directly experienced, witnessed, or someone may have learned that such an event occurred to a close family member or friend. It could also be experienced in the form of repeated or extreme exposure to the details of a traumatic event, for example, first responders collecting human remains at the scene of an accident.