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PTSD Awareness Means Knowing It’s a Treatable Condition June 29, 2016 . 8 Comments
As we close out PTSD Awareness Month, let’s take a moment to talk about some good news regarding posttraumatic stress. By now, most people have heard of PTSD and have at least some familiarity ... Read More
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The Great Divide: How Dissociation Can Affect Relationships June 28, 2016 . 11 Comments
Dissociation is a way people, to varying degrees, disconnect from their thoughts and feelings in order to avoid pain or traumatic memories. It is a refuge of sorts into an altered state ... Read More
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Vicarious Trauma and the Value of Self-Care for Therapists June 27, 2016 . 10 Comments
People are drawn to the helping professions for many different reasons. They may feel a calling to assist in relieving others’ suffering and to help them heal from their emotional wounds. ... Read More
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Trauma and Dissociation: Beyond Your ‘Window of Tolerance’ June 23, 2016 . 24 Comments
If you are already working on healing from a history of trauma, dissociation is likely a familiar concept. You are likely aware it is a system of coping that, in times of distress, offers ... Read More
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7 Personality Characteristics That Help in Managing Trauma June 22, 2016 . 8 Comments
Psychological trauma, defined as the experience of an event in which a person feels their life is threatened or in danger, may be accompanied by a sense of helplessness, horror, or numbing ... Read More
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How to Help an LGBT Teen Cope with the Orlando Massacre June 17, 2016 . 14 Comments
This past weekend, at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, a violent act of such unconscionable magnitude took place that many people are still sorting out the emotional and psychological ... Read More
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Trauma and the Body: When Anniversaries Aren’t So Happy June 9, 2016 . 6 Comments
When we think about anniversaries, we often think about celebrations and the observation of long-term commitments. However, some anniversaries aren’t necessarily well remembered and can ... Read More
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How to Offset the Negative Emotional Effects of PTSD June 6, 2016 . 6 Comments
Trauma is defined as an injury, either physical or emotional, which can lead a person to experience psychological, physiological, and emotional distress. This distress can manifest in our ... Read More
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How to Recognize the Signs of Posttraumatic Stress (PTSD) June 2, 2016 . 8 Comments
Posttraumatic stress, or PTSD as it is more commonly referred to, is a serious condition that affects many people worldwide. As June is PTSD Awareness Month, learning more about this condition ... Read More
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My Life Without Sex: How Trauma Shaped My Beliefs June 1, 2016 . 4 Comments
I never had sex. Barely been kissed. I managed to avoid boys in high school by keeping my nose in a book and leaving school early. No one seemed to notice. Maybe that was because it was ... Read More
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Study: Misleading Coverage of PTSD by The New York Times May 24, 2016 . 5 Comments
Coverage of posttraumatic stress (PTSD) in The New York Times may not accurately depict the diagnosis, according to a Drexel University study published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. The ... Read More
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How Trauma Can Undermine a Marriage (and How to Fix It) May 23, 2016 . 6 Comments
Marriages are often perceived by those who aren’t in them or by those who have suffered in them to be a place of restriction, resentment, and lack of understanding. Many other people, ... Read More