This is the most traumatic thing that's ever happened in my life.
"It's up there as one of the most traumatic things that can happen to you."
It's different because it doesn't appear to be a traumatic thing.
We were looking for a text that addressed what a community does when traumatic things happen.
Trust me - this is probably one of the most traumatic things that will ever happen to a person.
Her father's death was a very traumatic thing that happened in her life.
This was the most traumatic thing that I have ever experienced in my lifetime.
"He's ill and it's been a traumatic thing for him."
"It's the most traumatic thing a person can go through."
Rejection by a lover is one of the most traumatic things a human being can endure.