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…
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?…
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 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…
If you have trauma in your background, you may find that your relationships are adversely affected. How trauma affects relationships is related to your unique experience, but there are also some typical responses. Trauma can take many forms. It can come from a more obvious event such as an earthquake, accident, war or even major…
You may be wondering, “what are trauma triggers”? You may have heard about it, but aren’t clear about what a trigger really means. Trauma is defined as a deeply disturbing and terrifying event that is outside the realm of usual experience. It could be a car accident, a natural disaster, or a medical procedure. It…