by Suzanne Hall | Aug 28, 2024 | Deprivation Trauma, Trauma
Deprivation trauma is about what you missed out on when you were growing up. But, when we think about trauma, we usually think about the things that happened, or were done – like physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse or exposure to family violence. We...
by Suzanne Hall | Aug 14, 2024 | Trauma
Triggers are trauma memories When you are ‘triggered’ you are having a bodily or emotional memory of the trauma. You’re experiencing the emotions and bodily sensations you experienced at the time of the trauma, even if you have no memory of what happened to you. But...
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...
