The Election Trauma Response

The Election Trauma Response

by | Nov 9, 2024 | Dissociation, Recovery, Trauma In Society

My past few days have been filled with the same conversations many people are having.  It doesn’t matter if you live in the United States.  You were probably watching what was happening in America.  Our elections have an impact on the world, and I’ll be honest, this...
The Battles Continue

The Battles Continue

by | Apr 10, 2024 | Defenders, Dissociation, Memory Repression, Recovery

My system is at war right now.  Is this more of a war than normal?  It’s hard to know.  Most of the time, we believe we are feeling the worst we’ve ever felt because we just can’t remember how bad we felt before.  That’s also a defender trick to convince us that we...
Back to the Blog Too

Back to the Blog Too

by | Mar 19, 2024 | Dissociation, Memory Repression, Recovery

As a survivor of trauma, there is nothing more unnerving and disorienting than the process of recovering memories of traumatic events. I despise the unknown. It is difficult to acknowledge there are aspects of my own life of which I have no awareness. It’s scary. It...
The Wisdom of Isolation

The Wisdom of Isolation

by | Jun 9, 2021 | Freedom Fighters, Recovery, Trauma In Society

As people grow cautiously optimistic about returning to some semblance of social interaction, many of us may be more concerned than we are divulging.  We may be feeling a bit more comfortable with our aloneness.  We may have grown accustomed to a slower pace.  We may...
Solving the Anxiety Mystery

Solving the Anxiety Mystery

by | Apr 14, 2021 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery

Anxiety is one of the most common responses to trauma.  Unfortunately, it is not widely recognized as a trauma related.  It is not always recognized in our systems because there can be many diverse symptoms.  And most symptoms can be seen as other physical and...