It's hard to imagine that painful or dysfunctional events from your childhood could be dictating your behavior. If you haven't addressed them in therapy or counseling, however, it's possible events from the past are plaguing you now. Even if you have had therapy around your issues, situations that seem familiar, like jobs, or relationships can trigger something that brings out the absolute worst in you. When it comes to trauma and repeating dysfunctional patterns, you really have to be vigilant. How am I so sure? I know from experience and being able to see the patterns in my relationships that do come from childhood trauma.
Do you want to break old patterns and release those past versions of yours this new year? You might need to overcome childhood trauma first.
Bessel van der Kolk, sure ‘gets’ what a childhood filled with fear, no love, deep loneliness feels like and leads to. The severe affects it has on the survivor. He explains clearly with…
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Affirmations for Childhood Trauma Survivors - • It is safe for me to need and ask for help. • My needs, feelings, and emotions are valid. • I am proud of myself.
Being conditioned as a child to see toxic relationships as almost normal can prevent an adult make loving connections
There's no shame in using humor to cope.
From as early as my childhood , I can remember the feeling of not needing anyone's company. Only if the other person would make the effort then
Real love is a lot messier, filthy, and painful. No matter how much love you may have in your heart, you either get hurt or end up hurting someone you love.
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As a child I never noticed, but recently it's been pointed out to me that German Scary stories for Children are REALLY SCARY.
There's no shame in using humor to cope.
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Thomas Columbo alters vintage kid's books through the use Photoshop, adding the text in order to give the stories a different meaning with a comedic effect.
Affirmations for childhood trauma survivors. These affirmations are a great way to change the way that you talk to yourself.
My passion in life is all about making sure kids get the best chance possible at a good having a good life. A great life. When I finally step into the Master’s degree program and become a the…
“I wanted to be able to share my own story.”
This post contains affiliate links. Do you feel empty and disconnected? Do you sense that you’re different than everyone else, but you can’t put your finger on what’s wrong? Childhood Emotional Neglect, a term coined by psychologist Dr. Jonice Webb, is a powerful experience, but one that often goes unnoticed and untreated. In fact, many people who experienced Childhood […]
A person with Sensory Processing Disorder struggles every day with common tasks that the rest of us take for granted. Here are ten things you should avoid saying!
