Most people who have been through complex trauma know what it is like to experience the freeze/fawn response, even if they do not know it. We downplay our needs to complete the needs of others and find we cannot suppress our pain. Both freeze and fawn are trauma responses....

Often, people who live with complex post-traumatic stress disorder experience emotional pain caused by traumatic events.   By now, most of you have heard of the four trauma responses: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn. These four essential reactions are caused when you feel stressed, traumatized, or in danger.  ...

Every year around this time, we all contemplate what our lives will be like in the new year. We set our expectations for ourselves with resolutions that may or may not be kept and hope for the best for ourselves and our families.   What resolution have you set...

Most people have heard the term abandonment and know it affects children in various ways. However, what most people do not understand is that abandonment adversely affects those adults who have survived it.   This article’s primary focus will be to define abandonment and to investigate how it affects...

Who delivers presents to baby sharks at Christmas? Santa Jaws! What do they sing at a snowman’s birthday party? Freeze a jolly good fellow! What do Santa’s little helpers learn at school? The elf-abet! What kind of motorbike does Santa ride? A Holly Davidson! What did Santa do when...

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Christmas and other holidays are upon us. However, with all the holiday cheer and purchasing of presents, there also comes, for many people, a sense of dread. Some people have families of origin that are toxic, and others have no one at all.   This article focuses on prioritizing...

Most survivors have families of origin that were responsible for their forming complex post-traumatic stress disorder through committing chronic child abuse. So, the holidays, especially Christmas, are very difficult for them.   This article will explore the hazards of having a dysfunctional family of origin and ways to ease...

It’s that time of year when people around the United States overspend, trying to make their Christmas perfect. Folks run up their credit cards, wrap up their finds, and offer them as gifts.   However, for some survivors, this time of year is challenging because they have compulsive buying...

Every year, survivors face a world gone mad. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s bring with them countless traditions, and people buy things they cannot afford as gifts.   When you are a survivor of severe and repeated childhood abuse, you often equate the holidays with sour memories of what...

People have days for everything anymore. However, I am in a wheelchair and have been for over twenty years, so the one that is near and dear to my heart is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.   I hope that this article will not only raise awareness...

I realize that many people, including me, feel overwhelmed during this time of year. This is a page of fun to help alleviate some of the stress.     How many letters are in the Christmas alphabet? 25 — there’s noel. Did you hear about what happened to the...