Scars
When I was 15 years old, I worked at a scout camp where they provided tents and spring mattresses for the workers. The mattresses were old and I learned the hard way that some of the springs liked to poke out. A nice gash was formed on my arm that day, a mark that still has never gone away. Scars rarely go away, and if they do, it is only after a long period of time. Aside from the biological purpose for scars, there seems to be an emotional response that is caused by physical scarring. Looking at a scar entices a memory whether it is positive or negative. Memories then manipulate emotions that can then impact a person’s actions and beliefs. This process holds the same for emotional scarring. Emotional scarring is not visible so its process is only slightly different. The emotional process involves triggers. These can be something seen or heard or sensational in any way that is reminiscent of a situation or memory (again positive or negati