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Video – How Trauma Affects Memory
I saw this video shared on Lauren’s Kids Facebook page and wanted to share it here because I think what the folks who work at this Children’s Advocacy Center have to say about childhood trauma, and what children remember is incredibly valuable.
We often expect child abuse survivors, especially when the abuse was so recent, to remember the details, and be able to provide an exact timeline of events. When they struggle to do that it becomes a little too easy for us to start doubting that they are telling the truth, instead of understanding that this is exactly the way it’s supposed to work.
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Sharing – Trauma-Related Dissociation: Symptoms, Treatment, Coping, and More
Of course, using this same defense mechanism in later life can be a problem, and when your brain has used this as a sort of “last resort” choice to survive, that might also mean that your memory of the event isn’t what others would like it to be. That’s OK, it helped you survive, that is the important thing. The rest is irrelevant if you don’t survive, so we are glad about that. Once you’ve survived, we can work on the rest of it.
Read more about the what, why, and how of dissociation at the link below.
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Sharing – I Feel Nothing: Emotional Numbness and How to Cope
In my experience all of that is true. The trauma of my childhood left me numb in early adulthood. The current pandemic and all of the other things going on around us every day have left me numb from time to time now. It’s the overwhelming stress that just living every day can bring right now. So, I find myself doing some of the things recommended in the article below to help in the short term, while also knowing that if that doesn’t work, I need to consider the long-term options as well.
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Shared Links (weekly) August 29, 2021
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11 Tips to Get Ready for National Suicide Prevention Week/World Suicide Prevention Day
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Opinion | This Conversation Will Change How You Think About Trauma
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More Americans Would Like Mental Health Support But Can’t Afford It
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Shift Self-Talk: Don’t Listen to What Anxiety Says About You
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Men, self-care is not emasculating. Protect your mental health to protect your family
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The Trauma Of Rape Affects Recall. Could Training Police On This Help?
– This could help with children who’ve been sexually abused as well.
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