It’s crucial to recognize the signs of potential trauma-induced sleep disruptions to address them and find ways toimprove your sleep. Some common signs include persistent difficulty falling asleep, frequent nightmares or disturbing dreams, waking up feeling exhausted despite getting enough hours of sl...
trauma theorytemporalitycontemporary South African literaturedecolonial witnessingThis article explores South African author K Sello Duiker's The Quiet Violence of Dreams (2001) as a narration of personal and national trauma. This narration of trauma, as a disruption of the past in the present, ...
(2) Some people who have experienced trauma may process that event by reliving in their dreams, Frank adds. How to Start Interpreting Your Dreams You can start interpreting your dreams anytime — even tonight! When you decipher your dreams, keep the goal to bring out issues that may stay...
suggests that dreams are directed by particular emotions, like stress and worry. Varying emotions cause new material to be constantly "weaved" into the memory of the dreamer in ways that help him or her cope with stress, trauma and other types of psychological anxiety....
Children with PTSD may have scary dream content that is unrelated to their trauma. Psychosis and Schizophrenia Dreams and psychosis may be related, with some researchers suggesting that they share similar underlying mechanisms. Psychotic disorders are a group of mental health conditions in which a ...
better or worse, the quality of your sleep may deteriorate by switching to an unnatural or unfamiliar position. Some dreams may not have any relation with your sleeping position but with other external factors, such as work-problems, trauma, depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders, hormones, etc...
“A devastating experience that leads to post-traumatic stress disorder may only enable you to feel pain with sex,” she explains. As in dealing with emotional problems, therapy and an open communication with your partner is key to helping resolve issues linked to abuse and trauma, Dr. Ross ...
Childhood Trauma in Adulthood: Navigating the Impact of Parental Relationships “Low self-esteem is the ‘house built on sand’ from earlier developmental experiences that can plague someone throughout life,” explainsLawrence Dugan, PhD, a psychologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ...
In the most extreme cases, patients have reported being completely paralyzed but feeling all the pain of their surgery, which results in severe emotional trauma. While anesthesia awareness is a horrifying thing to contemplate, the phenomenon is believed to be incredibly rare (happening to one or ...
Social networks can create peer motivation, inspiring young people to try something new, follow their dreams, and speak up about things that matter to them. Teens can also find positive role models online. Hence, the effect of social media on teenagers might actually result in more unplugged ...