“This is my lot in life, and I’ll always be this way.”This myth is a self-fulfilling prophecy for many. If you believe anxiety is your burden to bear in life and always will be, you won’t take the necessary steps to overcome it. This kind of thinking saddens me deeply, ...
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is an adverse childhood experience (ACE) that has serious long-term consequences for those who have been victimized. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys will experience sexual abuse before...
and they impact more than 31 percent of the population at some point in their lifetime (NAMI, 2024). As a therapist, I frequently see clients come totherapywho are seeking support for anxiety. After all, anxiety doesn’t feel good. It...
Repeated exposure to certain types ofchildhoodtraumacan result in the inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia) as adults. This manifests as these adults creating circumstances that should make them happy and then simultaneously experiencinganxietyor sadness. This causes a partial or com...
In the “she let herself go” case where the rather toxic little script came so easily to me in part 2, the most ED-relevant bit of counter-action to take might be to ask: “Which of its aspects are about weight gain and which are unrelated (or easily disso...
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is an adverse childhood experience (ACE) that has serious long-term consequences for those who have been victimized. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys will experience sexual abuse before...
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is an adverse childhood experience (ACE) that has serious long-term consequences for those who have been victimized. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys will experience sexual abuse before ...
People who have experienced child sexual abuse (CSA) are more likely to experience disorders such as depression, anxiety and PTSD. CSA can also have long-term impacts on physical health, with people being more likely to report pain, gastrointestinal symptoms and obesity. In addit...