Do you have suspicions that you are suffering from PTSD, but are not exactly sure? Maybe you are unsure if what you went through qualifies as traumatic, or perhaps you have doubts as to whether you have PTSD because you are still able to go throughout your day and fulfil tasks and responsibilities.
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Traumatic events can happen to everyone. It’s common. According to the National Center for PTSD, 7-8% of the U.S. population will have PTSD at some point in their lives. Trauma is not a disorder. It is an emotional response to an unexpected and terrible event where you felt that your physical safety
Traumatic moments can take on many different shapes. These events can impact and reconfigure your life causing you to withdraw from things you enjoyed. At times, you may feel physically threatened or afraid. Because of the distressing feelings caused by the event, you may no longer feel like yoursel
Your childhood is when you are supposed to have the best time of your life. In developmental psychology, your childhood is when it determines how you relate to others as you get older. How you were treated as a child will affect your relationships with others. What happens when you or someone experi
Have you experienced any trauma in your childhood? Childhood trauma is any life threatening, scary, or violent experiences that happen to those 18 years old or younger. And childhood trauma can make you approach certain situations differently from others, causing more detrimental problems in life. L
Some people experience trauma at an early age and robs them of this sense of safety and security, and they often grow up to carry that trauma with them well into their adulthood. Defined as “the experience of a single or multiple events by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful,” studie
What do you feel when you think about your childhood? Do you think of it as a happy place you’d give anything to get back to, or would you rather pretend it never happened? Unfortunately, sometimes parents are not the ones who know best, and the choices they make while raising their children can lea
If left untreated, PTSD from any trauma is unlikely to disappear, and it is likely to cause chronic pain, depression, substance use, and sleep problems that impair a person's ability to work and interact with others. Some symptoms of untreated PTSD could include: resisting positive change, needing e
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where past experiences suddenly come rushing back, leaving you overwhelmed and anxious? This could be a sign of lingering trauma. Trauma is something that many of us struggle to navigate, so it's essential to develop self-awareness to ensure our emotional
Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event. Living with trauma can affect you well after a traumatic event or experience, and can play a big part in how you move forward in life. Trauma also isn’t something that only people who’ve been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ca
The signs of unhealed trauma could include: always choosing toxic relationships or difficult people, always finding problems in relationships, difficulties with trusting others, finding emotional intimacy or physical intimacy, and being self-sabotaging. Unhealed trauma can start as early as childhoo
