Founded February 2013
ABOUT THIS SITE
Childhoodtraumarecovery.com comprises over 700 free articles relating to childhood trauma by psychologist and childhood trauma survivor David Hosier BSc Hons; MSc; PGDE(FAHE).
Article topics include : how childhood trauma can adversely affect the physical development of various regions of the brain and childhood trauma symptoms (see below) :
- making us believe we are an ‘intrinsically bad’ person
- anxiety
- depression
- hypervigilance
- being trapped in the fight / flight / freeze response
- borderline personality disorder
- complex PTSD
- hypersexuality
- violence
- dissociation
- problems with controlling intense emotions / dramatic mood swings (also referred to as emotional dysregulation)
- severe relationship difficulties,
- addictions
- difficulties managing stress
- narcissism
- psychosis
- shame and self-hatred
N.B. The above list of childhood trauma symptoms is not exhaustive).
- The site also contains a large number of articles about possible treatments and therapies for the effects of childhood trauma.and about the potential for posttraumatic growth even after the most devastatingly traumatic experiences.
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ABOUT DAVID HOSIER :
David Hosier BSc Hons; MSc; PGDE(FAHE) is a psychologist, researcher and educationalist as well as the founder of this site on which he has published over 800 articles. He has also published several books based on these articles.
He was educated at Goldsmiths College, University of London and holds two degrees in psychology together with a postgraduate diploma in education and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). He has worked as a lecturer, teacher and researcher of psychology. His qualifications in excess of those required for membership of the British Psychological Society.
POPULAR POSTS :
The Adversity Hypothesis : Posttraumatic Growth
Fight, Flight, Freeze Or Fawn : Trauma Responses
Arrested Psychological Development And Age Regression
Dysfunctional Families : Types And Effects
