How do you tell if someone is honest? What are some things to change if you want to find an honest man? Find Yourself And Prioritize YOU Most of all, remember that it isn’t your fault! So, don’t shame yourself. You were never taught any of this! Be proud of yourself that you want to start learning what you’ve never known. You might want to start [...]
The Gender Spectrum Collection Trauma bonds in relationships happen when a powerful, emotional attachment develops between a survivor of prolonged abuse and the perpetrator of abuse. It can be hard to break trauma bonds in relationships due to the intensity of the attachment, but there are multiple ways to heal and move on. Healing Trauma Bonds in Relationships The best thing for you to do is to start by taking one step. Then, when [...]
If you have experienced stress and trauma bonds in your past, you might not realize how your trauma can wreak havoc in your present. Realizing the tricky ways trauma bonds keep you stuck in the past is a major step in changing unwanted relationship patterns and moving forward with your life. What are Trauma Bonds? Trauma bonds occur when you are involved in a toxic or abusive relationship and form a strong bond with your abuser. [...]
The Flash Technique is used to help process difficult memories during Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). This technique has been developed within the last 6 years by Dr. Phillip Manfield, PhD, in order to ease processing of traumatic memories. When Do We Use The Flash Technique? You may be having intrusive thoughts that you can’t keep at bay. You might be starting to realize that everyday events are bringing up traumatic memories, resulting in emotional [...]
You’re not just imagining chemo brain fog! We now know that cancer and its treatment causes changes in your brain. It’s common for you to have a cloudy mind, chemo brain, during and after treatment. Often, your fogginess will fade shortly after chemo ends. But, for many, it lingers for several months to several years or more. Before 2000, doctors thought that chemotherapy medications could not cross the blood-brain barrier. Cognitive problems, therefore, could not be caused [...]
Neurofeedback helps with trauma. If you are suffering with the serious long-term consequences of trauma, neurofeedback can help. Trauma can impact your relationships, social life, work life and your emotions. Unresolved trauma can lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD can impact your mind and body, but especially the brain. Neurofeedback Helps With Trauma From Childhood Wounds Severe childhood abuse, neglect and abandonment, known as developmental trauma, is one of the most difficult mental health [...]
Can emotional abuse cause mental illness? Yes it can and let’s start by asking what is emotional abuse. Also, what is mental health and mental illness? Emotional abuse usually starts slowly. Then, before you even know it, you’re hooked into someone who is treating you badly. Over a long period of time, it gets worse and worse. Eventually is wears you down. It really affects how you feel about yourself and how you relate to others. [...]
Working on your relationship doesn’t have to be limited to weekly therapy sessions or serious talks after the kids are in bed. It can also include fun date ideas in Santa Monica! Stepping out on the town with your partner and an attitude of discovery can enrich both your lives and your romance. Therapy takes a lot of energy. It’s a process that brings people closer to their authentic selves by direct contact with some tough [...]
Photo by Zackary Drucker as part of Broadly's Gender Spectrum Collection. Credit: The Gender Spectrum Collection. Made available to media outlets via Creative Commons. No derivatives, no commercial use. See guidelines here: broadlygenderphotos.vice.com/guidelines It is important to be able to tell the difference between healthy dependency vs codependency. Healthy dependency is called interdependency and helps you be your best self. Codependency happens when you are taking on most of the responsibility for the relationship, [...]
What is gaslighting? Are you being gaslighted? Gaslighting is most common in romantic relationships, but it can happen in any kind of relationship where there is a power imbalance. A power imbalance can exist between boss and employee, teacher and student, parent and child, and between husband and wife. You might feel dependent on the other person, and that you need them more than they need you. Then they can try to use your need and [...]
