Tag: #complextrauma

Divorce or separation is messy and very hard on any children caught up in the process. Often, children worry about losing one or both of their parents, even when the divorce or separation is amicable.   But what happens when one parent decides to cause alienation between their children...

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...

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) has long baffled those in the mental health field. The controversy surrounding DID, and the stigma even cause some mental health professionals to disbelieve its existence.   However, what if I told you that dissociative identity disorder isn’t a mental health concern at all? This...

***Trigger Warning***   This article includes an honest discussion about self-harming behavior, a topic that is highly triggering to some. Caution is advised.   Self-harm is something people do when they are so overwhelmed by emotions that they do not know what to do. Indeed, self-harming behavior does bring...

***Trigger Warning***   This article includes an honest discussion about self-harming behavior. Although this piece contains no descriptions of self-harm, this is a topic that is highly triggering to some. Caution is advised.     Self-harming behaviors leave lasting scars and often feelings of shame. For those who have...

Everyone has experienced rejection either in their public or private lives. Perhaps your best friend wants some alone time when you want them to go out. You feel put off and rejected.   However, sometimes rejection goes very deep and begins in early childhood.   This article will focus...

Much has been written about addiction and trauma, but they are usually considered separate problems when they are deeply connected.   This article will attempt to tackle the connection between addiction and trauma.   What is Trauma?       Trauma is a common experience in humanity. Someone dies,...