Most people know the fight-or-flight response, a survival mechanism related to threatening situations and events. In recent years, in no small part due to high-profile legal cases involving sexual ...

We all react to trauma from instinct, but some of us don't even realize that's what's happening in the moment. Our bodies tend to react in ways we instinctively believe will protect us when we ...

Trauma affects individuals deeply, altering their sense of safety, their emotions, and how they perceive the world around them. Its impact can be profound and long-lasting, affecting mental, physical, ...

Common responses to trauma are the flight/fight/freeze/fawn mechanisms. When we do not like how we feel from trauma, we tend to do something to help us forget about ...

Trauma isn't always a dramatic, visible wound. Often, its presence in our lives is far more subtle, woven into the fabric of our daily routines and manifesting as seemingly innocuous habits or ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When someone’s gone through emotional neglect, chronic stress, or unprocessed trauma, it often shows up in ways that look like ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a maladaptive and debilitating psychiatric disorder that develops after exposure to a severe traumatic event. PTSD is characterized by intrusive ...

My early TV viewing preferences were perhaps a clue that I'd make a career researching psychological trauma. I spent my youth watching the American war comedy drama M*A*S*H*, which followed a team of ...

Though often discussed in the context of personal health, trauma can significantly impact our external lives. While it may not always be obvious, someone working through past or present trauma can ...