The bang of a long bone fracturing in recovery is an unforgettable sound but thankfully traumatic incidents during anaesthetic recovery are rare. When injuries occur it is very important that the situation is dealt with in a calm and careful manner to ensure that the horse is properly examined ...
It's a long complicated story, but this made me unable to process emotions properly and to establish healthy relationships or connections with people. It also made me terrified of social situations and although I no longer witness the traumatic events, I still feel like I do. My coping ...
Meghan Riordan Jarvis counsels clients on how to get through what can be a trying time full of painful triggers. She brings to her work not only decades of training and clinical experience but also personal perspective from her own struggles with complex post-traumatic stress disor...
“It’s during sleep that the brain processes emotions, consolidates memories, and restores itself. Traumatic events often disrupt sleep, but taking steps to establish a consistent sleep routine—such as going to bed and waking up at the same time, creating a relaxing bedtime ritual, and ...
It is important to recognize that it is very normal to experience PTSD-like symptoms in the aftermath of a traumatic event. You may experience intrusive thoughts or memories of the traumatic event, feel on edge, or have difficulty sleeping.7 These symptoms are, in many ways, the body's...
How to Heal Yours Subconscious Wounds. The body holds onto wounds from early childhood and shows up in different ways. Traumatic events people ignore can also flare up if triggers arise. In fact, the body retains memories of trauma. Bessel van der Kolk writes about this in his book, The...
on their own, while others may struggle to cope with the painful emotions that can accompany the grieving process. If you could benefit from help managing the physical or emotional symptoms of grief, consider reaching out to a therapist in your local area or through an online therapy platform....
Long-term therapy will focus on processing the trauma of captivity and dealing with feelings of guilt, fear, and anger. Experienced therapists will use techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to carefully address traumatic memories. Ar...
Fragmented trauma memories can disrupt our ability to connect past, present, and future as a cohesive story. Therapy helps restore continuity by integrating past experiences into a clearer, more coherent sense of self. Traumatic events and experiences overwhelm our ability to cope and int...
Global dissociative amnesia affects autobiographical information gathered over a long period, whereas situational dissociative amnesia involves memories of particular traumatic events, such as a car accident or violent crime. Both result from the effects of extreme stress on the brain. Intense, prolonged ...