Whilst there has been a lot of research conducted upon the psychological and physiological effects of the 9/11 tragedy on adults, far less has been conducted on children who witnessed that appalling tragedy. However, researchers at Columbia University have helped … Read the rest
Study On Effects Of Trauma Of 9/11 On Children Directly Exposed To The Tragedy
Unwanted: Effects Of Being Born To A Mother Denied Abortion.
What are the effects on the child of being born unwanted because his/her mother wanted an abortion but was prevented from having one? A Czechoslovakian study, known as The Prague Study, spanning over thirty years and involving 220 … Read the rest
Dysfunctional Tension Reduction Activities Complex PTSD and BPD Sufferers May Use
One of the hallmarks of both complex PTSD and borderline persona; disorder (BPD) is a feeling of constant anxiety, agitation and apprehensiveness, As a result of feeling trapped and imprisoned in this distressing state, individuals become desperate to escape … Read the rest
Three Types Of Flashback: Visual, Somatic And Emotional
Sufferers of both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex posttraumatic stress disorder (Complex PTSD) experience terrifying flashbacks.
Such flashbacks can be split into three categories as follows:
- VISUAL FLASHBACKS
- SOMATIC FLASHBACKS
- EMOTIONAL FLASHBACKS
Below, I briefly describe the form … Read the rest
Repressed Memories Of Childhood Trauma And State-Dependent Learning
According to MEMORY REPRESSION THEORY, (a theory that originates from the work of Sigmund Freud and more likely, today, to be described as memories made inaccessible due to DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA) some memories of childhood trauma in some individuals are … Read the rest
Complex PTSD, Muscle Armouring And Physical Pain.
One of the hallmarks of complex PTSD is a perpetual feeling of being under threat, stemming from constantly feeling afraid and vulnerable during childhood. This is true even though the threatening circumstances of our childhood have long since past … Read the rest
Desperation To Escape Mental Anguish Caused By Childhood Trauma
Extreme Mental Pain
We have seen in other articles that I have previously published on this site that, if we have suffered severe and long-lasting childhood trauma, and, in particular, were brought up by parents who were emotionally disconnected … Read the rest
Eight Psychoneurotic Dimensions Of Complex PTSD
Complex PTSD can develop in individuals who have experienced protracted and severe interpersonal trauma (parents/primary caregivers) at critical stages in their psychological development whilst growing up. As the name of the condition suggests, both its causes and effects are … Read the rest
Childhood Trauma Can Make Us Terrified Of Accepting Love In Adulthood.
It is well documented that severe and protracted childhood trauma greatly increases our risk of experiencing relationship difficulties in our adult lives. In some cases, this can result in fear, or even terror, of close, loving relationships in … Read the rest
Symptoms Of Trauma And Their Link To ‘Energy Trapped In The Body.’
According to Dr Peter Levine, symptoms of trauma may be explained by ‘energy trapped in the body,’ and, as a direct result of his theory, … Read the rest
Reframing The Past : How To Reframe Traumatic Memories
THE INDOCTRINATION OF NEGATIVE CORE BELIEFS :
Many of us who have experienced significant and protracted childhood trauma have, as adults, suffered from the inadvertent internalization of our parents’ (or caretakers’) attitude and feelings towards us as we were growing … Read the rest
Is Your Predominant Response To Trauma Flooding Or Dissociation?
We have seen from previous articles that I have published on this site that individuals can physiologically respond to severe and chronic trauma in two opposing manners: by becoming FLOODED (hyper-aroused and over-reactive) or by becoming DISSOCIATED (hypo-aroused and … Read the rest
Childhood Trauma And ‘Shattered Assumptions’ Theory
One of the major effects of childhood trauma, especially if it has led us, as adults, to develop conditions such as borderline personality disorder or complex posttraumatic stress disorder, is that it can radically alter our most fundamental and core … Read the rest
Childhood Trauma Increases Risk Of Being Both Victim And Perpetrator Of Crime And Violence
Research shows that the more ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES an individual suffered in their early life, the greater their risk of becoming the victim of crime and/or the perpetrator of crime in early life.
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, as defined by … Read the rest
Neurofeedback And Reducing Activity In Brain’s Fear Circuitry.
According to Mobbs, the brain consists of two areas involved in how we experience fear as shown below :
It is becoming increasingly recognized that overactivity in the brain’s fear circuitry may be of fundamental relevance to not only complex-PTSD … Read the rest
