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- Physical Assault:  Being attacked or physically harmed by someone
- Sexual Assault:  Experiencing non-consensual sexual contact or violence
- Childhood Abuse:  Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse during childhood
- Domestic Abuse:  Where one partner in an intimate relationship seeks to gain or maintain power and control over the other, whether physically, emotionally, psychologically, sexually, financially and/or verbally
- Bullying:  Persistent harassment and emotional abuse
- Emotional Neglect:  Chronic emotional deprivation or abandonment
- Accidents:  Involvement in serious car accidents or other life-threatening accidents
- Medical Trauma:  Enduring severe medical procedures or diagnoses
- Life-Threatening Illness:  Severe illness or medical conditions with uncertain outcomes
- Loss of Loved One:  Sudden or traumatic death of a family member or close friend
- Natural Disasters:  Surviving hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, etc.
- Witnessing Violence:  Seeing violence or harm inflicted on others
- Combat Exposure:  Witnessing or participating in military combat
- Terrorism:  Direct or indirect exposure to terrorist attacks
- Kidnapping or Hostage Situation:  Being held against one's will
- Human Trafficking:  Forced labor, sexual exploitation, or other forms of trafficking
- Spiritual Abuse:  An attempt to exert power or control over someone using beliefs
- Systemic Oppression:  Historical and organized patterns of mistreatment

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