I suffered a nervous breakdown. It was a traumatic experience.

我遭受过一回精神崩溃，那是一次痛苦的经历。

Such a traumatic experience was bound to leave its mark on the children.

这样的痛苦经历一定会长期对孩子们有影响。

She has been through a very traumatic experience.

她经历了一件很痛苦的事。

Karma is any emotionally traumatic experience that is recorded in time.

业力是任何在时间中被记录的情感创伤体验。

Divorce is a traumatic experience and not something that happens overnight.

离婚很痛苦，不是一两天的事。