Trauma is a complex and confusing thing to live with. It can be even more so if your loved one is experiencing symptoms and you are observing. When your partner has PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), you may not know how best to support them. At times, it...
If you’ve had a traumatic experience lately, your mind and body need time to recover. If you’ve had a traumatic experience in the past, you may still be affected by the event even now. A “traumatic experience” qualifies as an event or series of events that...
“Research indicates that women are twice as likely to develop PTSD, experience a longer duration of posttraumatic symptoms and display more sensitivity to stimuli that remind them of the trauma.Although women are at greater risk for negative consequences following...
There are many valuable approaches for addressing PTSD. A powerful starting point is to focus on the issues and challenges that accompany the letter “T” in the disorder’s full name: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The source of this disorder is trauma. How trauma...
Healing your past can involve multiple approaches. At times, we might dwell far too much on perceived failures, letdowns, and missed chances. The common (and often best) advice is to try moving on. However, there are past events that need far more attention and...
We are always learning more about the long-term impact of childhood trauma. For example, we now know the pain can manifest in certain adult mindsets and habits like: Low self-worth. Our negative self-talk grows from negative perceptions of ourselves. If victimized as...
