Trauma

Ever been manipulated into accepting an outcome or doubting your feelings? Your response to an event was considered an overreaction. You got called out for being overly sensitive. Psychologists have a term for this form of abuse. It is known as gaslighting. Defining Gaslighting Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in relationships where the […]

Have you ever seen a loved one in an abusive relationship and wondered why they did not want to leave, although they could walk out at any point? In a nutshell, that is a trauma bond. It is a critical part of abusive relationships. What is a Trauma Bond? A trauma bond is an unhealthy

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental condition that occurs after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. The brain develops anomalies when recording the trauma, creating false alarms whenever it picks up sensations relating to the event. Traumatic incidents could be in the form of sickness, abuse, robbery, accident, or the death or suffering of

Picture this: you finally crawl into bed after a long day at work. You’ve showered, done your skincare, and have cozied up with a book. As you doze off to sleep you’re suddenly woken by your heart racing out of your chest. As you calm yourself down you realize it was a nightmare… again. While

The Terrifying Effects Of a Poor Nights Sleep and What You Can Do About It Late into the 1700’s, the definition of a nightmare was, “a disease when a man in his sleep supposes he has a great weight laying upon him”. While we’ve come to understand nightmares much more in depth since then, there’s

8 million people per year suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. This makes up 20% of trauma survivors that then carry their negative experience with them inside the cells of their body.