Dealing with the Traumatic Aftermath of the Dallas Police Shooting The shooting that took place in Dallas last week left us shocked and depressed. It made it so emotions were and are still running high. We are at a time where there are many political and social divides. However, after
How Betrayal Cuts Into Connection, and How to Move Past It When there is betrayal in any relationship, the body and mind can head into a systematic freeze. This is especially true of romantic relationships and can happen in a number of ways. Numbing and disassociation are of the most
Men and Therapy: Get Past the Stigma and Feel Better! Men benefit from therapy just as much as anyone else, but are generally very apprehensive about actually going to see a therapist. Only 2 out of 100 men seek outpatient help for depression, for example; the other 8 are more
Somatic Experiencing For Help With Trauma Although talk therapy can be powerful and effective, there are times where other approaches are needed to effectively treat trauma. Many people who have been involved in traumatic events have tried various types of talk therapy, yet they feel as though they haven’t progressed
Why is EMDR Therapy an Effective Treatment for Trauma? EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Although that sounds complicated, it’s actually quite a simplistic process that can help you heal wounds inflicted by traumatic experiences. Whether your scarring experience was recent or in the long distant past, treatment
In traumatic situations, it’s very common that the person who was traumatized blames herself for the event having happened. Whether this be the event itself, or what they feel they should’ve done, there is a great deal of pain associated with this. Survivor’s guilt, and even worse, survivor’s shame can
When we think of trauma, we usually think of the most obvious of traumatic events like those that are related to assault, war, accidents, or natural disasters. These experiences are undoubtedly difficult to cope with and often do lead to serious issues with trauma, yet there are many other more