THE LASTING IMPACT OF BULLYING AND ASSAULT
When experiences from younger years still affect you today
Bullying and assault can continue to influence safety, confidence, trust and relationships long after the original experiences have ended. This trauma-informed guide explains why the body may continue to prepare for danger and why triggers, anger, shame, avoidance or hypervigilance are understandable protective responses rather than character flaws.
The guide explores how earlier experiences can affect adult relationships, conflict, self-belief and the body. It offers a present-safety check, ways to understand triggers, practical communication and boundary guidance, a trigger-and-safety map, and information about approaching professional support without being forced to disclose everything at once.
It also includes a personal reflection, a message from Maggie, book recommendations, reliable UK information and routes to support. The guide is sensitive and non-graphic, and it does not pressure readers to forgive, forget or simply move on.
A stand-alone Men’s Mental Health resource from Space to Breathe Therapy.
