Link – Emotional and Psychological Trauma: Symptoms, Treatment, and Recovery
But healing and overcoming is possible.
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Link – Violence is just one part of childhood trauma. So why are we focusing so much on childhood violence?
“There’s this notion in the public’s mind that physical or sexual abuse is somehow more harmful than verbal abuse or other types of trauma,” he says. “The scientific evidence does not support that. I think parsing out the impacts of different types of trauma leads to a kind of reductionism that may be neither necessary…
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Link – Survey – Parental Responses Following Child Experiences of Trauma
The aim of this study We are conducting a research study looking at how children cope shortly after being involved in any kind of frightening experience. We hope that 300 parents whose child has experienced a frightening event will take part. Parents are usually the main source of support for children following frightening experiences and…
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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 – Healing from abuse feels like a juggling act.
So here I am, in my 40’s, trying to heal and put my life back together. The problem now is that I’m having a ton of emotional distress trying to process all of these factors: the abuse, the bullying, relationships, and my mother. At this point I’m just not doing a very good job of…
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Link – Doctor-Assisted Suicide Cannot Be an Answer for Trauma Victims
“In Holland, a Dutch woman in her 20s who reportedly experienced childhood sexual abuse from the ages of 5 to 15 and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and other complex negative consequences as a result was allowed to choose lethal injection in Holland when doctors decided her condition was untreatable. If that doesn’t make me,…