Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Jen Trauma is a strong negative experience that can be physical, emotional, psychological, sexual or anything that impacts the victim in a severely negative way. What could just be ‘unpleasant’ for one person could damage someone else for life. Because of this fact you must never say that someone has Continue Reading
By Jessica Evans What sets them apart? Both forms of PTSD can be very debilitating and life altering. They share many similarities, but there are some very specific things that set the two apart. PTSD Let’s start with PTSD, or post traumatic stress disorder. There is some controversy over whether Continue Reading
When I think about the crisis team who lied to me; falsified my patient records; laughed at me; made suicide jokes; made me feel like nothing, I get palpitations
Trauma is subjective. Just because you wouldn’t experience trauma from a particular situation does not mean that somebody else would not.
By Tina Blacksmith It doesn’t end once the abuse is over. I didn’t realise at the time that I would deal with the aftermath of growing up in a broken home for years and years after he was gone. If someone thinks abuse isn’t “a big deal” and we should Continue Reading
Joys of having a baby By Emily I’m Emily, I’m 29, and 22 months ago I had a baby girl born at 30 weeks. The whole experience was a traumatic one, ending in our baby girl being in intensive care for eight weeks before coming home. And she had to have numerous Continue Reading
60% of men and 50% of women in the USA experience a traumatic event in their lifetime and 1 in 3 of those develop PTSD. It is more common than we think
By Justine Hemmestad My car was hit by a bus 27 years ago in California. I sustained a severe brain injury – but my PTSD has long outlived my physical struggles. A Veteran approached me about a month ago as I was walking into Walmart with my 14 year old Continue Reading
By Lowri Smith Conditional love – love that is only given if you meet a certain criteria or set of rules or demands placed on you. “Wow I’m so proud of you that you got all As!” And that was it. That was all you got and you never knew Continue Reading