My own resting heart rate, which is usually at least 105 beats per minute, according to my GP, ‘is nothing to worry about.’
Since a resting heart rate of above is technically classified as ‘tachycardia’ (an abnormally fast beating heart), it seems to me it is something to worry about – presumably my GP’s intent was to play things down … Read the rest
In this article I will look at how body language is relevant to the topic of childhood trauma in two particular ways :
Let’s look at each of these in turn :
We have seen from other articles that I have previously published on this site that narcissistic parents tend to see their children as possessions and as extensions of themselves, as opposed to individuals in their own right (this can lead to the child growing up to develop serious identity problems).
They also lack empathy for their child (and for … Read the rest
I have already published on this site several articles about narcissism and narcissistic parents, but, in this article, I wish to focus, more specifically on a particular phenomenon which can occur in households in which the mother is narcissistic ; the phenomenon is known as an ENMESHED RELATIONSHIP and, whilst it can develop between the narcissistic mother and her son, … Read the rest
Early life trauma can interfere with, or arrest, the development of the self.
The normal development of self involves the following stages.
WHAT IS THE BRAIN’S INSULA?
The insula is a small region of the brain’s cerebral cortex (see diagram below). Its precise function is not fully understood but it is hypothesized to play a significant role in :
Perhaps the best known study on the effects of childhood trauma on the individual is the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study conducted by Felitti and Robert Anda in the 1990s. The study involved a survey of 17,337 volunteers (approximately half of whom were female) to ascertain whether there was a link between the experience of childhood trauma and the development, … Read the rest
