It is frequently said that we don’t know what goes on behind closed doors and this, of course, is very true. A family can appear happy and stable in terms of how they present themselves to others outside the … Read the rest
Family Secrets And The Damage They Do
Labelling And Understanding Our Emotions May Reduce Inflammation And Improve Health
If, as children, we grew up in an environment in which we were subjected to severe stress over protracted periods of time the way in which our internal physiological systems would normally operate may be seriously … Read the rest
Therapy For Dissociative Disorder
Hunter et al. (Institute of Psychiatry, London) has developed a form of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the condition that treats it in a similar way to how anxiety disorders would be treated.
The therapy developed by Hunter … Read the rest
Therapy: The Importance Of Rapport Between The Therapist And Client
Many of us who have suffered significant trauma during our childhoods turn to psychotherapy as adults in an attempt to resolve our trauma-related psychological problems. Whilst there are many different kinds of therapy available for this purpose, such as … Read the rest
Why Childhood Trauma Sufferers Can’t ‘Just Get Over It.’
If we have been unfortunate enough to have suffered severe and protracted childhood trauma and have, as a result, developed emotional and behavioural problems (which, in some cases may have led to diagnoses of borderline personality disorder or complex posttraumatic … Read the rest
Useful Links For Recovery From Childhood Trauma
Below is a list of useful links to help recovery from childhood trauma:
Behavioral Tech : A Linehan Institute Training Company.
Here you can learn about scientifically validated treatments for complex and severe mental illness.
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, he has developed a therapy known as SOMATIC EXPERIENCING THERAPY.
WHAT IS MEANT BY … 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
‘Top-Down’ And ‘Bottom-Up’ Ways Of Treating Childhood Trauma.
WHAT ARE ‘TOP-DOWN’ THERAPIES?
A ‘top-down’ therapy is one that aims to create a positive change in the individual’s behavioural, emotional and somatic symptoms in a ‘top-down’ direction (i.e. by beneficially ALTERING THE INDIVIDUAL’S THOUGHT PROCESSES). Techniques for doing … Read the rest
Ten Ways To Build Resilience
Different people respond in different ways to trauma. One of the reasons for this is that some people are more resilient to its adverse effects than others and even manage to grow and develop as a person in positive ways … Read the rest
Time Perspective Therapy Can Help Us Live In The Present
Based upon Zimbardo’s and Boyd’s (2008) Time Perspective Theory, a therapeutic technique known as Time Perspective Therapy (Zimbardo, Sword and Sword) was developed.
Time Perspective Therapy is predicated upon Zimbardo’s idea that the way in which we … Read the rest
Controlling Emotions : The Emotional Regulation System
If, as children, we experienced, significant and protracted trauma we are at increased risk of developing various psychological difficulties as adults, including an increased risk of developing borderline personality disorder (BPD) and complex posttraumatic stress disorder.
One of the … Read the rest
Right Brain Therapy : Benefits For Trauma Survivors
How Useful Is Right Brain Therapy For Trauma Survivors?
Why is it that right brain therapy may be more appropriate for trauma survivors as opposed to therapies that concentrate largely upon the left brain?
Right Brain And How We
… Read the rest3 Stages Of Complex PTSD Treatment: Stabilisation, Therapy And Reintegration.
What is the best complex PTSD treatment?
The NHS (UK) recommend that those suffering from complex PTSD undergo three stages of treatment. These are as follows :
1) STABILISATION
2) TRAUMA-FOCUSED THERAPY
3) REINTEGRATION
Let’s look at … Read the rest
Somatic Experiencing Therapy : Healing The Dysfunctional Nervous System
Dr Peter Levine’s somatic experiencing therapy is predicated upon the idea that the disturbing symptoms of PTSD are substantially caused by the adverse effect our traumatic experiences have had on the way our body and nervous system works.
In … Read the rest
