Many people may not realize how unresolved trauma can influence the quality of their life and their relationships. They may downplay the significance of their trauma, or may live “distracted” where they have become disconnected from their feelings and emotions. Unresolved trauma runs the risk of damaging a person’s relationships and can impact their ability to choose emotionally healthy people in their lives.

While all traumatic situations can affect a person uniquely, when a person does not resolve their trauma, it can continue to negatively impact their life, their self-esteem, and their choices in relationships.

Here are four common signs of unresolved trauma.

If you have experienced significant or chronic trauma, one of the most common patterns that may be affecting your life is overthinking. Overthinking is a general term for rumination, or obsessive thoughts about a person or situation that may be exacerbating any existing trauma and may be interfering with the quality of your life.

Two common patterns of rumination are obsessing about the past and obsessing about the future. Chronic ruminating about the past can lead to depressive symptoms or........

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