Link – Emotional and Psychological Trauma: Symptoms, Treatment, and Recovery
But healing and overcoming is possible.
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Link – The Many Faces Of Trauma
“To showcase just how trauma can and does manifest, The Establishment has compiled a series examining the issue. Far from a comprehensive overview—especially in a society so fraught with trauma—it is a drop in the bucket. But hopefully a few more people will be able to see their reflections in it.” This is a series of…
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Link – #FacesOfPTSD
“What is the #FacesOfPTSD campaign? #FacesOfPTSD is a social media campaign set to kick-off this Friday, May 6, 2016. Survivors who identify as having PTSD will flood social media with photos of themselves, along with the tagline, “Not all wars take place on the battlefield,” and the hashtag #FacesOfPTSD. Our goal is to alter the…
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Link – Been Traumatized? Here’s How PTSD Rewires the Brain
When we picture the disorder, we often see a returned soldier, usually male, wrestling with emotional scars from the battlefield. In reality, one out of every nine suffers is female. Women are twice as likely to experience PTSD as men. Child abuse, sexual assault, rape, a physical attack, and being a part of or witnessing…
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Link – Toilet Paper People: Cherry Tigris in Nashville on March 24th
If you’re familiar with the book “Toilet Paper People”, or live in Nashville, check this out. Cherry is putting on an event to help young people with PTSD find their own creative voice in the same way that she has found hers. If you aren’t in Nashville and want to help, you can also purchase…
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Link – 22 Ways to Support Someone With PTSD, From People Who Have It | The Mighty
Unless you live with post-traumatic stress disorder, it can be hard to understand why an event from the past can still affect someone now. You may wonder why they just can’t “forget about it,” or get confused when seemingly low-stress situations evoke a strong reaction. But for people with post-traumatic stress disorder, their brain actually…