Have you experienced long-term consequences of trauma? This blog helps us in understanding trauma and teaches us about PTSD and CPTSD.
Have you experienced long-term consequences of trauma? This blog helps us in understanding trauma and teaches us about PTSD and CPTSD.
Have you experienced trauma and struggled to heal? This blog explores how trauma changes the brain to reduce stigma and encourage healing.
If you have ever seen a small c in front of the letters PTSD, you may have wondered “what is cPTSD?” cPTSD stands for complex post traumatic stress disorder. It is a more severe form of PTSD and describes a lived experience of surviving repeated and prolonged abuse, neglect, abandonment, and/or engulfment. An individual with… Continue reading What is cPTSD?
Trauma triggers are a well-researched phenomenon. However, the word “triggered” can make people uncomfortable. For some, to say that a person is “triggered” is a shorthand way of saying that they are weak, dramatic, and far-too-sensitive. This common misuse can have devastating impacts for those suffering from post-traumatic stress and trauma-related disorders. For this reason,… Continue reading What is a Trauma Trigger?
What is Trauma? [Transcript] What is trauma? Trauma is both a psychological and physiological experience. It occurs as a result of a severely distressing event, or a series of such events, that exceed a person’s normal capacity to cope. Trauma comes with a shock to a person’s nervous system, a sense of overwhelming, loss of… Continue reading What is Trauma? [Video]
