Trauma can leave deep and lasting scars, not just on our brain and body, but also on our relationships and daily functioning. It can be hard to trust others or form close connections after experiencing trauma. You may feel vulnerable, unsafe, and disconnected from your emotions. You may even struggle to understand your thoughts and behaviors. This can leave you feeling a loss … [Read more...] about Unlocking the Secrets of Trauma: How it Shapes the Brain and Body
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There Is a Direct Link Between Trauma And Health
Trauma is the emotional response resulting from incomprehensible experiences. Suffering an attack, surviving an accident, or experiencing a natural disaster isn’t something everyone goes through. It’s not normal or natural to face these types of experiences. When we do, our brains and bodies remain impacted. What we see, feel, and experience has a direct impact on our minds and … [Read more...] about There Is a Direct Link Between Trauma And Health
Understanding Ego – The Good and The Bad and the Narcissist
What do you think when you hear the word ego? Do you immediately think of good or bad things? It’s easy to assume it’s all bad because the word is often used when referring to a person who is arrogant or cocky. We will often say they have a "huge ego." However, ego is certainly not inherently ‘bad’, indeed it is essential to our being able to live an autonomous and … [Read more...] about Understanding Ego – The Good and The Bad and the Narcissist
How to Stop Being a Narcissist
There’s a very thin line that separates narcissism as a trait and narcissism as a disorder. It’s worth noting that everyone has some capacity for narcissism, albeit at varying degrees. It’s only when narcissistic traits become debilitating to a person’s life and negatively affects his or her relationships that narcissism turns to become a diagnosable mental health condition … [Read more...] about How to Stop Being a Narcissist
61 Ways to Identify A Narcissistic Partner
Is your partner a narcissist? If you find yourself constantly feeling doubted, criticized, or abandoned by your significant other who often insists you need to change, then the answer may be yes. Narcissistic partners typically use verbal, mental and emotional abuse to manipulate their counterpart. A narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by an inflated sense of … [Read more...] about 61 Ways to Identify A Narcissistic Partner
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