Psychological trauma is your response to an event that challenges your sense of safety and leaves you feeling overwhelmed. The body’s natural defenses take over during a traumatic event and create a stress reaction known as the fight or flight response, leading to various physical symptoms and intense emotional reactions. The symptoms of trauma usually…
Deciding that it’s time to get treatment for your PTSD, otherwise known as post-traumatic stress disorder, can be daunting. You may not trust the therapists or psychologists you’ve met in the past, or you may think that seeking treatment is a sign that you’re weak. Some people also think that seeking mental health treatment could…
Post-traumatic stress disorder, commonly referred to as PTSD, is a chronic mental health disorder that can occur in people who have witnessed or experienced a traumatic event. PTSD impacts millions of people every year, and many people will experience PTSD at some point in their life. We are all different, so not everyone who undergoes…
Anger management is the process of learning to recognize the signs you are becoming angry and taking action to relax and deal with the situation in a beneficial way. Anger management doesn’t try to keep you from feeling anger or encourage you to hold it in. In reality, anger is a normal feeling when you…
Coping skills are ways people can deal with mental health conditions to attain optimal mental health and comfort. Coping skills can take many forms. Many of those with mental illness use their own unique coping skills to manage their thoughts, feelings, and actions, and when they do, they find that they experience improved mental health…
Many individuals in the United States will encounter a traumatic event at least once in their lifetime. However, many individuals do not properly address this trauma. If people do not receive proper trauma therapy services after experiencing a traumatic event, complicated mental health conditions can form. Sometimes, people pretend that the trauma hasn’t changed their…