The Trauma And Loss In Diary Of A Teenage Refugee

“...the worldwide refugee population has increased by more than 10 million and is now 25.4 million.” (The Refugee Crisis) Refugees are people who flee from their country in search of a safer place to live due to war, danger, or hardships faced where they live. Countless people running from their country face loss or trauma because of the decisions they had to make or the situations they were put through. The trauma and loss that many refugees have to face can leave nasty lasting effects on a person, and a terrible experience they will not be able to forget or things they will never get to have back.

Numerous refugees who flee their country in search of a better life experience trauma, in various forms. For instance, in the article Choosing

This can mean losing personal or emotional possessions. According to Amira from Diary of a Teenage Refugee, when the bombing started in her village, many neighbors came running into her house for cover. Her house was then destroyed, and her family and she had no choice but to run. This shows a loss of privacy because of the actions of her neighbors. She lost safety when her house was bombed, along with memories and everything inside that she cared for. Amira says she left home “with no ID’s, nothing.” Amira lost everything she had ever known to the terrors of the bombing. Once Sima and her husband were given an opportunity to escape with a smuggler for about $230, they took the chance, even without knowing if this was real or if they would get turned in. “Within days, they sold everything they owned. They left home with painkillers and $600 in cash.” The family lost everything they had for a little bit of money, just to be able to flee from their country, knowing they might never get the chance again. In the Shadow of War shows the lives of teenagers who stayed in Ukraine during the war, who also lost something of theirs, though not handheld. “The teens are walking the streets of Sloviansk, a town in eastern Ukraine that’s on the front lines of the war. They passed soldiers in full combat gear, headed to the trenches about 20 miles away. Military trucks rumble past.” The kids walk side by side along military personnel as if this is a normal day for them when it shouldn’t be. These kids lost their childhood, as no one should have to walk out their front door and be greeted this way. The text also says that students haven’t been able to go to school ever since Russia invaded their homeland, on February 23, 2022. Mykyta, a student who wants to become a chef, says he hasn’t been in the classroom for over a year. The text continues, “The kids haven’t been in school since Russia invaded on