Suppose you or someone close to you has encountered an extraordinarily upsetting or distressing event or experience that made you feel terrified, helpless, fearful, and
If you’ve experienced trauma, then you know the feelings that can linger long after the traumatic event is over, including: While everyone’s response to trauma
“The past is the past.” “Stop living in the past.” “Let go of the past.” Sound familiar? Of course, there’s some truth in these common
It’s a common scenario: something bad happens. Whenever you think about it, you feel like you are losing control of your emotions. You cry. You
The word trauma may bring up all sorts of associations with specific experiences that are distressing or life-threatening. The word addiction may bring up images
The link between trauma and substance abuse is complex. To better understand it, we must thoroughly understand both factors – trauma and addiction – and
Although post-traumatic stress disorder (often called PTSD) can affect anyone exposed to trauma, the condition is often associated with combat violence or those working in
Traumatic experiences can have a lasting impact on our physical and mental health, which, among many other challenges, can affect our ability to regulate our
You may have heard of the term “re-experiencing, “a sequence of trauma-related symptoms that some people experience after a stressful or traumatic event. A person
