by Suzanne Hall | May 16, 2024 | Trauma
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a diagnosis listed in the DSM 5, but is not listed as a trauma disorder. Instead it is placed with the personality disorders. Despite this, research has shown that childhood trauma is a significant risk factor in the...
by Suzanne Hall | May 16, 2024 | Trauma
Many individuals may have been inaccurately diagnosed or categorised under PTSD or Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) due to the unavailability of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a diagnostic category. I would argue that all psychological disorders stem...
by Suzanne Hall | May 15, 2024 | Trauma
Understanding the impact of trauma on the brain helps us understand why we get stuck in the trauma and get tricked into thinking we are constantly unsafe. Our brain and nervous system is a complex and finely tuned network designed to protect us from danger. However,...
by Suzanne Hall | May 15, 2024 | Trauma
Small t Traumas and Large T Traumas Some categorise traumas into Small t and Large T traumas. These categories help draw attention to the fact that smaller but repeated traumas are just as, if not more, deeply impactful than the obvious and concrete larger, or single...
by Suzanne Hall | Dec 18, 2022 | General Psychology, Trauma
Attachment is a concept that is spoken about a lot. Formed in the earliest years of our lives, it goes on to impact us for a lifetime. Yet it is surprisingly difficult to find any reading material that goes beyond infants to how it impacts adults in relationships....
by Suzanne Hall | Oct 8, 2021 | Trauma
What is Trauma? In my practice, I use a broad definition of trauma, to include both Large ‘T’ and Small ‘t’ traumas. Large ‘T’ trauma is what most people think of when prompted by the word trauma; experiences like car accidents,...
