The Impact of Stress or Trauma
/The stresses and worries in life, are like that glass of water…
Think about them for a while and nothing happens.
Think about them for a bit longer and they begin to hurt.
Read MoreThe stresses and worries in life, are like that glass of water…
Think about them for a while and nothing happens.
Think about them for a bit longer and they begin to hurt.
Read MoreChildhood is in the distant past. Even if your childhood had unpleasant experiences, those are behind you now. Or are they? Unresolved childhood trauma can still affect you well into adulthood. Here are some of the signs that indicate that the ghosts of your childhood trauma are affecting your adult life.
Read MoreSexual trauma has long-lasting effects that can impact the way you see the world. Whether you experienced a single traumatic event or years of abusive treatment, the impact can be profound. Rapid Resolution Therapy can help you clear your mind of the trauma and therefore clear the emotional feelings that you experience thinking about the trauma.
Read MoreSometimes memories of events that are disturbing or traumatic can be like an app that gets downloaded into your emotional system. As the app runs in the background, unknown to you, it continues to influence you in the present causing you to react or overreact to anything that is similar.
Read MoreDeep in our limbic system (our emotional brain) we store memories from the terrors of our personal experiences to the threats to our survival. Trauma may have many faces whether it is one of being a soldier at war, enduring unspeakable things or being a small, powerless child at the hands of an angry adult.
Read MoreAre you personally familiar with traumatic grief? When something tragic or unexpected happens, two experiences can converge into shock and pain. It is understandably difficult to manage without help. Sometimes trauma and grief combine for immeasurable sadness. Mental or emotional pain and loss may continue to affect your life in ways you never anticipated. Maybe you can’t help but replay painful events because memories intrude and recur. Perhaps your reactions may feel uncontrolled and unpredictable.
Read MoreThe worst moments of your life are not easily forgotten. Nor should they be, necessarily. Nor should they be constantly re-lived. To be sure, there may be lessons to learn and growth to be gained. But should you suffer forever from the emotional impact of those moments? Or can you remember without the emotional pain?
Read MoreAn increasing number of music therapists are now treating people touched by traumas both big and small, highlighting humanity’s deepest connections with music in the process.
Imagine you are a newborn baby in an intensive care unit. Maybe you were born prematurely, or didn’t get enough oxygen during the delivery. There might be an IV in your tiny arm, with a small board holding it down so you can’t rip it out. You might have a tube going into your nose. You are alone, finally stabilizing after a traumatic event. But then, the doctors come in.
Read MoreMaybe this is the year. This is a shiny, brand new year. 2019 could be the year you say goodbye to unresolved trauma. Why not rid yourself of the emotional triggers from that experience of trauma?
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