It can affect each one of us differently. When we see the trauma, over and over, feel the feelings and hear the event(s), it can be overwhelming. Flashbacks or nightmares or the numbness and lack of emotion/reaction to life is something that we ought to be able to remove by ourselves! We need to “grow up”, “be able to cope” by ourselves! This is not always possible, and we need to seek help. Should you go and see a general therapist or a trauma specialist? First think deeply about how each can help you. A therapist will get you to talk about the trauma to help you to realize it’s over now, and you will relive it as you talk about it. “We won’t.”