Trauma can have a lasting, destructive impact on a child’s life. Traumatic events in childhood, which could range from sexual abuse to abandonment to the
Though all of us will experience a traumatic event at some point in our lives, many people recover soon after the traumatic event has passed.
Parental divorce is a potentially traumatic event in a child’s life. Trauma is anything that overwhelms the psyche and has a lasting negative impact on
From the moment we are born, we learn to relate to ourselves, others, and the world around us through our relationship with our primary caregiver(s),
Cybertrauma is a relatively new type of trauma. There is still much research needed on the topic, such as how to treat and prevent it.
Personality disorders are types of mental health conditions that can affect severely traumatised individuals. They range in terms of severity and, if not addressed and treated, they can lead to consistent, long-term, unhealthy patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving which inevitably can have an enormously detrimental effect on the person suffering with the illness and anyone close to them.
Mindfulness teaches us to re-orientate our lives so that we can enjoy them to the full. Those who practice mindfulness become more aware in securing a healthy balance between doing and being, and becoming fully attentive to the present moment.
Approximately 25% of the British population will experience a mental health problem each year [1]McManus, S., Meltzer, H., Brugha, T. S., Bebbington, P. E., &
Meditation can be a great tool used for calming us down, allowing us to think more clearly, boost our immune system, and can also be helpful as a tool for a wide range of psychological problems. However, as survivors of trauma, we need to make sure we approach meditation with caution, as without guidance from professionals, meditation can be more stressful than supportive.
Somatic Meditation can be used to treat people suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), by integrating physical awareness into the psychotherapeutic process, without the need to recall traumatic events explicitly.