Category: Mental Health
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Shattered Memories: Trauma’s Impact on the Mind
Let’s explore the complex relationship between trauma and memory. Trauma. It’s a word that gets thrown around, but if you’ve actually lived through it, you know it’s anything but light. It’s like a shockwave that shakes everything – your world, your body, and yeah, especially your memory. We often picture trauma as big, dramatic events,…
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Understanding Stalking in the UK, The Statistics:
Stalking is common in the UK. It affects many people each year. Despite common misconceptions, stalking extends far beyond the image of a stranger lurking in the shadows. Instead, it often involves individuals known to the victim, such as ex-partners or acquaintances. This blog aims to explain stalking in the UK.Using the latest statistics It…
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Exploring the Dark Triad
Introduction The Dark Triad is a term from psychology. It refers to three harmful traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. People displaying the behaviours of these traits often hide behind charm. They can damage personal relationships, especially in close settings. These traits are something that we should all be able to do as it helps identify…
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Navigating Triggers and Flashbacks: Survivors of Trauma
Trauma can leave indelible marks on our psyche, shaping our reactions to the world around us in profound ways. For survivors, the journey towards healing is often punctuated by triggers and flashbacks—sudden, overwhelming recollections or emotional responses that transport them back to moments of fear, helplessness
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Understanding the flight, fight, and freeze response to trauma
Trauma is a deeply upsetting experience. It can cause harm to a person’s emotions, body, and mind. It can be caused by many events. These include abuse, disasters, accidents, or stress. When faced with trauma, our mind and body react to survive. They have three possible responses – flight, fight,
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The Power of Mindfulness: Enhancing Mental Health and Well-being
Stress and anxiety are common in today’s busy world. Mindfulness, an ancient Buddhist practice, can help. Mindfulness can improve mental well-being. It goes beyond just offering a break from stress. It helps us become more self-aware and resilient. We look at practical examples to show how mindfulness can be used in our everyday lives. This…
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Emotional Suppression: What Suppressing Emotions Can Do to Your Wellbeing
Emotional suppression can have numerous harmful effects on mental and physical health and relationships. To stop suppressing emotions, recognise and accept them, and find healthy ways to express and release them through various activities and seeking support.
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Building Resilience: A Toolkit for Healing from Trauma
The post emphasizes the importance of a personalized approach to building resilience and healing from trauma. It covers various aspects of a comprehensive Trauma-Informed Toolkit, including self-reflection exercises, psychoeducation resources, professional support, building a support network, mindfulness and grounding techniques, goal setting, empowerment through creativity, and establishing boundaries. The focus is on empowering survivors with…
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Understanding Trauma Informed Coaching Practices: A Caring Approach
Trauma-informed coaching is revolutionising personal growth and coaching by prioritising healing from trauma. It emphasises safety, trust, empowerment, and cultural sensitivity, distinguishing it from traditional coaching.
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Writing as Therapy: Journaling for Trauma Healing
Trauma can have a profound impact on our mental and emotional well-being. Whether it results from a single traumatic event or a series of experiences, trauma leaves a lasting imprint on our minds and bodies. Finding effective ways to heal from trauma is crucial for our overall recovery and well-being. One powerful tool that has…
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Caring for Those Who Have Experienced Trauma: Tips for Family and Friends
Understanding Trauma: What It Is and How It Affects People Trauma happens when something bad happens and it’s too much for someone to handle. It can have a profound impact on a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. Trauma comes in different types, like acute trauma from one event, or complex trauma from repeated exposure. People…
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Resilience. It’s served me well
The biggest thing I have learned is that resilience is the backbone of navigating life’s unpredictable journey, and geez, has it been unpredictable? It is the inner strength that allows us to bounce back from setbacks, adapt to challenges, and keep moving forward. Life is filled with ups and downs, but it is our resilience…
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Fear of Judgment
We all have a fear of being judged, even if we don’t like to admit it. This fear of judgment can manifest itself in different ways, from being shy in social situations to not speaking up in class. No matter how it shows up, it can harm our lives and limit our potential. The good…
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The Power of Goal Setting: A Step-By-Step Guide
Setting goals is a powerful tool that can help us achieve our dreams and aspirations. Whether it’s personal or professional, having clear goals gives us direction and purpose. However, simply setting goals is not enough; staying motivated and overcoming obstacles along the way is crucial to turning our goals into reality. In this blog post,…
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Overcoming the Unseen Battle: A Guide to Coping with PTSD Symptoms
Introduction A. Explanation of PTSD PTSD is a mental health problem that can happen after a traumatic event. PTSD is a complicated disorder that affects people differently. It can cause intrusive thoughts, nightmares, flashbacks, and intense anxiety. PTSD can significantly affect a person’s daily life, relationships, and overall well-being. B. The importance of understanding PTSD…
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Breaking the Cycle of Gaslighting: Strategies for Healing and Recovery
Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse that manipulates and controls the victim, leading to doubt and mental health issues. Signs include denial and manipulation, resulting in anxiety, low self-esteem, and loss of identity. breaking the cycle of gaslighting involves recognising the abuse, seeking support, setting boundaries, and self-care. Spreading awareness is key to prevention…
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Building a Safe Haven: Strategies for Establishing Security in Your Home Amidst Domestic Abuse
Living in an abusive relationship can be incredibly challenging for many reasons and you may feel like you have no power or ways to protect yourself, but you can. Finding a safe space within your own home is crucial for your well-being. While it can be difficult to navigate the complexities of domestic abuse, implementing…
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Coaching or Therapy: What’s the Difference When Working with Trauma?
Coaching or therapy which to choose when dealing with trauma.
