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An emotional trigger is an event that evokes an emotional reaction, usually a negative one. Examples of emotional triggers include words, gestures, sounds, images, and smells. Emotional triggers can also cause flashbacks, forcing the person having them to relive traumatic events such as the death of a loved one, abuse, …

Trauma is something that many of us have had some kind of experience with. Have you experienced it too? According to a study published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, approximately 70% of adults in the United States have or will experience a traumatic event in their lives. Though trauma …

Emotional abuse is defined as the continued and deliberate mistreatment of another person by means of psychological aggression, intimidation, coercion, control, and emotional manipulation. Physical abuse is a very pressing social issue being dealt with all over the world today, but very little attention is given to understanding and helping …

Unhealed relationship trauma is far deeper than you being relationship-challenged. The difference between trauma and stressful situations is subtle but important. Stressful situations end and leave fewer exit wounds than in traumatic situations. A traumatic situation involves a great deal of fear, terror, and powerlessness. The stress involved in a …

An emotional wound is essentially synonymous with emotional trauma or psychological trauma, and the effects of these wounds can be damaging to both your mind and body. They can encompass many experiences, such as heartbreak, domestic emotional abuse, betrayal, and more. Have you had an experience or two that have …

Unhealed trauma can affect our brain and lives in many ways and unfortunately will not die down on its own. After a traumatic event, it is important to work on the necessary healing from our emotional trauma. But before we can heal, we have to be aware of how our …

Do you have an overwhelming fear of losing your loved ones? Do struggle with trust issues or have anxiety about being abandoned? Abandonment issues typically arise in childhood but can develop later on in life as well. The fear of abandonment is a serious type of anxiety that often stems …

We’ve all experienced some sort of trauma, and sometimes it can lead to one of the 5 types of unhealed trauma. What are the types of trauma? The 5 types of traumas are discussed in this video are big T trauma, small T trauma, acute trauma, chronic trauma, and complex …

Trauma can be a very difficult thing to deal with because it makes us feel overwhelmed and helpless. Have you ever had a traumatic experience before? Trauma is more than just life-or-death situations. Aside from all the accidents and natural disasters we see on the news, trauma can come from …

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a trauma- and stressor- related disorder that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, or learning that a traumatic event has happened to a loved one. Depending on the severity of the event, the trauma can range from mild to intense. In …