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A Change of Affection Part II – How A Trauma Bond is Formed
How A Trauma Bond is Formed Scaly grey snake heads with the dead black eyes of a reptile weaved back and forth. Bright red tongues darted to and fro. They covered the Uhaul. I couldn’t look away....
Sense of Safety As a Disabled Person
This blog originally posted at: https://powerfullypowerless.wordpress.com/2019/08/09/sense-of-safety-as-a-disabled-person/ Safety is the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause...
This Different Way of Seeing My C-PTSD Flight Response Blew My Mind
This article was originally Published on The Mighty. I opened my eyes and the first thought that popped in my head was: “I do not want to get out of bed.” The classic morning refrain for us...
The Tragedy of Never Feeling Safe
Growing up in a dysfunctional home, many who have developed complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) did not have the emotional or physical support they needed from their parents. Often, as...
Attunement – A Lost Connection
I want to visit an older concept that relates to trauma in this blog. Intersubjectivity is a theory developed by Daniel Stern-a prominent American Psychiatrist and Psychoanalytic theorist in...
A Change of Affection – Trauma Bond
And there it was. I should have known better. They were always intent on taking anything that mattered away. Especially anything that brought me joy.
Modern Psychology Needs Flexibility and Techniques, Not Brutal Force
Post-Traumatic Growth; Can We Embrace New Possibilities? By Maria Anna van Driel, www.nexttruth.com When somebody experiences a traumatic event, they are often supported by people in social,...
Where My Crazy Started
When you're at work you don't want to appear weak. You don't want to get the feeling everyone sees you as a victim. But that's what happened to me. I broke down in the middle of the police...
The Adverse Effects of Child Abuse on Our Work Life
There is a lot of information on how being unemployed often triggers depression and anxiety. Obviously, this is accurate, however, there isn't much to help those whose mental illnesses stop them...
Human, Not Hero
This blog originally appeared at https://powerfullypowerless.wordpress.com/2020/02/19/human-not-hero/ “As a society, we tend to celebrate those that perform well hurt and we criticize or even...
Grief and Anger
Anger and grief are two strong emotions that often accompany one another. All humans feel anger and grief, but survivors of childhood trauma seem to experience it throughout their adult lives. If...
Heart, Kidneys and Adrenals Rescue Meditation (For Morning and Evening)
Thank you for joining me. Today on HeartBalm Meditations with Sunny we are going to practice a wonderful meditation for Supporting Your Heart, Kidneys, and Adrenals. Please check out this...
What is Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
“Complex PTSD comes in response to chronic traumatization over the course of months or, more often, years. This can include emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuses, domestic violence, living in a war zone, being held captive, human trafficking, and other organized rings of abuse, and more. While there are exceptional circumstances where adults develop C-PTSD, it is most often seen in those whose trauma occurred in childhood”.
