by Kkeding | Jan 26, 2021 | Trauma and PTSD
If you live with anxiety, PTSD, phobias, and similar issues, you’re probably eager to learn more about effective ways to find healing. In the past, therapists often struggled to know how to help clients whose traumatic histories and anxiety proved resistant to...
by Kkeding | Jan 26, 2021 | Trauma and PTSD
Do you feel like you sometimes lose your temper, start crying, or behave in a way other people think is an overreaction? Maybe you are even surprised by the strength of your emotional responses at times. Different situations may trigger these responses. Often, they...
by Kkeding | Jan 10, 2021 | Trauma and PTSD
As humans, we rely upon close relationships for love and stability. Our very survival depends upon a deep, trusting relationship built with our parents as infants and children. We need them to feed us when we’re hungry and provide comfort when we’re upset so we can...
by Kkeding | Jan 3, 2021 | Trauma and PTSD
If you suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which is a type of depression related to the changes of seasons, trying to manage it along with the life changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic may feel overwhelming. Pandemic restrictions and the need to...
by Kkeding | Nov 22, 2020 | Trauma and PTSD
In earlier posts of this Trauma Response Series, I discussed common ways that we respond to trauma. The first three are fight, flight, and freeze (visit those posts below to learn more). But therapists have recently identified a fourth response. It’s called appeasing...
by Kkeding | Nov 21, 2020 | Trauma and PTSD
Trauma can create a variety of responses. We’ve introduced the four types of trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze, or fawn/appease) and discussed what both fight and flight look like in previous posts. All of the responses are driven by the same underlying stress...
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