Continued: Trauma and its Effect on the Brain: Beyond Fight, Flight and Freeze States…
My name’s Lizzy, and I’m a trauma survivor. I write to spread awareness of what it feels like to live after traumatic events and abuse. I know because I’m living this life. A life after enduring more than a human being should be able to survive. The five F’s of Trauma...
Why “I Can’t Talk About It”, is Rich Information
When a person dealing with trauma says to their therapist, “I can’t talk about it,” this is not a dead end. It’s not blocking therapy. Far from it. It is the beginning of the work; it shows exactly where it needs to start. “I can’t talk about it” is not resistance. It...
The Rock and the Hard Place
I only found the “language” surrounding CPTSD very late in my life. Learning the reason for my decades of dysfunction and brokenness was my fiftieth birthday present from the universe–a genuine revelation. And long overdue. Like so many people who...
In Fight Mode: When Survival Looks Like Defiance
Trigger Warning: This post contains references to traumatic childhood experiences, including recalled memories of abuse and descriptions of the author’s trauma responses. Please take care while reading. I’m surprised I wasn’t born wearing a tiny pair of...