It is entirely normal to feel anxiety in certain social situations. For example, you are likely to experience butterflies as you go on a first
Our bodies are constantly assessing our environment for threats. Most of this happens subconsciously as it would be both exhausting and overwhelming to continually check
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a condition surrounded by many myths and misconceptions. Many people often link PTSD purely to war veterans. As
The Role of the Nervous System What is your purpose in life? People have pondered this question for thousands and thousands of years, and it
Every child and adolescent is likely to experience stressful events which may affect them physically or emotionally. A child’s reaction to stress is often brief,
When someone is in the grips of a flashback or panic attack as a result of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), learning how to return to
Mental fog, sometimes known as brain fog, is closely linked with PTSD, along with other conditions such as persistent or chronic stress and mysterious illnesses
Shame is a commonly shared emotion in trauma sufferers who often blame themselves for the trauma they have experienced, which is both unhelpful and almost
Sensory overload or what is essentially a severe and prohibiting hypersensitivity to outside stimuli often goes hand in hand with anxiety, so it’s essential to
This phrase, if not spoken out loud, is one often thought by the children of emotionally absent (EA) parents. Children who are made to feel