Link – Emotional and Psychological Trauma: Symptoms, Treatment, and Recovery
But healing and overcoming is possible.
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Link – The Healing Power of Hugs
“What kind of relief is affordable, efficient, effective and nontoxic? The answer is touch. Hugs and other forms of non-sexual physical soothing, such as hand-holding and head-stroking, intervene at the physical level to help the brain and the body calm down from overwhelming states of anxiety, panic and shame.” Sadly, for many survivors of sexual…
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Link – You Don’t Outgrow the Effects of an Alcoholic Parent
An alcoholic home is chaotic and unpredictable. This is something that has a profound effect on the development of children. We see it among abuse survivors, and we see it with kids who grew up in broken homes, and dysfunctional families. (And the fact that there is a lot of crossover in those groups, should…
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Link – Making Room for Gray
“Now consider our abuse occurring during this childhood developmental stage, before our little brains have opportunity to grow, develop and experience different perspectives. We are stuck and frozen in a time continuum with one-or-the-other or black and white thinking. Our world partly becomes defined by the perceptions we held during the abusive experience. These perceptions,…
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Link – Preparing for the worst, doesn’t prepare you for the worst.
The problem with this is, that I spend so much time figuring out how to deal with the bad that could happen, that it becomes exhausting. It causes anxiety, stress, worry, and takes up so much time that it’s mentally and physically draining. So if something bad does happen, I have less energy to work the problem…
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Link – Tips for Survivors on Consuming Media
The media can be a great tool for increasing public awareness about sexual violence, but it can also pose challenges for some survivors. Portrayals of sexual violence in movies, television shows, the news, and social media can prompt negative reactions, from flashbacks and anxiety to feelings of sadness or irritability. Below are a few ways…