Are unsure how to help your partner, friend, or family member suffering from PTSD? Don’t be afraid to reach out to a qualified therapist who can help you help your loved one. Trauma counseling is a productive way to start the process of full recovery from PTSD.
How Trauma Affects Your Self-Confidence And What To Do About It
Do you ask yourself whether you’re up to the demands of life? Trauma undermines who you believe you are. Trauma treatment provides support, empathy, and a pathway to address your experience in lasting ways.
Read MoreTrauma Treatment: How to Know If Unprocessed Trauma Is Troubling Your Relationship
Unprocessed trauma can significantly influence your relationships. To determine whether trauma impacts your perceptions and connections ask these questions and seek trauma treatment.
Read MoreAre You Managing Anxiety or Unresolved Trauma? How to Know
Are you afraid and worried about something that could happen or might be true? Or do you feel unable to free yourself from the impact of a past experience? Trauma can alter your perceptions and responses powerfully. A therapist can help you manage your emotional state safely and patiently as you determine the best way forward.
Read MoreSecondary Trauma: What to Do When Current Events Trigger & Traumatize You
If the headlines harm your mental health, you may be suffering from secondary trauma. To alleviate rumination on disturbing news or the victims involved, learning to pay attention to your thoughts and shift your behavior is key.
Read MoreCommon PTSD Symptoms & How to Treat Them
Roughly seven out of 10 Americans will endure at least one traumatic event. By “endure,” we mean direct experience or witnessing an event. In addition, PTSD can occur after simply learning about a loved one experiencing a traumatic event. It’s okay to seek help.
Read MoreSelf-Compassion: What It Is & How It Helps You Heal
Self-compassion presses "pause" on self-judgment so that you can see yourself clearly and properly heal without further emotional damage. Self-compassion means facing and responding to your painful experiences and emotions, without rejecting any part of them or yourself.
Read MoreHow to Be Less Stuck in the Past & More Present Today
Remaining stuck in the past makes it difficult to grow and focus on the present. To move forward, you may want to start putting these strategies in place today.
Read MorePandemic Problems: How We Are All Suffering (& What to Do About It)
The pandemic is a problem unlike any most of us have faced in our lifetimes. One day soon, we hope, to start thinking and talking about COVID-19 in the past tense. But, for now, the emotional pain and discomfort of the virus have changed life dramatically and unexpectedly. Our need to process the transition and adapt is real, present, and beneficial.
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