Senior citizen couple taking a walk in a park during autumn morning. It is not uncommon for us to find ourselves in the same situations, over and over again—like relationships that feel abusive. We may be keep trying to change the outcome of a traumatic situation we’ve experienced before. This time
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Psychological protection against bullying and harassment. Art collage. Bullying can be traumatic. Whether a child or adult, hearing threats or being physically pushed around causes anxiety, even fear. Bullying in schools leaves a child feeling helpless, fearful, and maybe angry. If you see your child withdrawing or being aggressive toward siblings
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To have a flashback involves revisiting the scene of an actual traumatic event. You have traveled through time and reexperience the event as if it is happening all over again. You may feel what you did during the event. That is not just a thought or a memory. No, it’s
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Sometimes others notice our trauma symptoms that we aren’t aware of having. They may point out our staring into space, not answering a question, or sad expression. Trauma can involve dissociation in which we are not always aware of our environment. Perhaps anxiety and fear are crowding our minds, leaving
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We notice our own trauma symptoms like high anxiety, high startle response (jumpy and hyper alert), and a sense of terror that accompanies us—an unwanted companion. Terror can transverse our bodies so that we have stomach and head aches, as well as other somatic (physical) symptom that drain our energy
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Trauma is spreading across America. Clinical social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and counselors help many people with high anxiety. Trauma symptoms are linked to tyrannical events of our times. What symptoms? Feelings of panic, helplessness, fear, hopelessness—we stare into space, caught in the grip of trauma that overwhelms us. Usual responses—flight, fight,
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So much trauma with hopelessness these days!
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Something soothing for trauma- ✨ Cinderella Cockerspanielle ✨ who comforts the sad and traumatized on Zoom while always leaving a space next to her for me to curl up.