How To Stop A TRAUMA STORM
September 28, 2023
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When too many bad things happen at once, that’s what I call a “trauma storm.” It’s a pile-up of events that puts you in crisis
Category: Relationships with Others
Signs You Weren’t Listened To As A Child
September 14, 2023
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If you tend to go into a stress response when you try to communicate feelings, you may be showing signs you weren’t listened to as
Managing CPTSD When the World is On Fire
July 3, 2020
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When the world around you becomes unstable, there are two basic energies you can adopt. For those who went through trauma as a child, it’s
CPTSD Makes Us Feel DIFFERENT. Are We?
January 22, 2020
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You hear this a lot among people who experienced childhood trauma. They have trouble shaking the feeling that they’re somehow different, as if everyone else
Brain Dysregulation from Childhood PTSD: Is There Anything GOOD About It?
August 23, 2019
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When we talk about the possible lifelong effects of Childhood PTSD (my own term for Complex PTSD originating from early abuse and neglect), we’re usually
CPTSD: How to Keep Your Brain and Emotions Regulated in a Relationship
August 15, 2019
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Just like other people, most of us who grew up with childhood trauma want to be, or are in, a loving partnership or marriage. My
CPTSD and Emotional Flashbacks
June 13, 2019
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Most people are familiar with PTSD flashbacks — the kind we associate with combat veterans who are haunted by a war memory. With Chronic PTSD
How to FEEL HAPPIER When Childhood PTSD is Holding You Down
May 6, 2019
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Even though the abuse and neglect we endured in childhood is long over, the lingering effects can leave us depressed, anxious, negative and disempowered —
Childhood PTSD and ANGER: Is it Ever a GOOD Thing?
April 4, 2019
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For me, one of the biggest burdens of my past was in my relationship to anger. When I was a kid, the adults in my
Six Signs Your Brain is Dysregulated (With Ten Steps to Re-Regulate Again)
February 28, 2019
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Adults who experienced early trauma are prone to dysregulation of the brain and nervous system, especially in response to stress. Dysregulation, in turn, can trigger