Imagine my surprise when I discovered not one, but two people in my group were adopted by Cluster B Personality Disordered parents. (Trauma Glossary 1) I had assumed that these days (post-Joan Crawford era) such gross oversights in adoption no longer happen. How wrong I was! I asked them, with the promise of protecting their …
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“Pardon my Broca” should become a thing, since it’s a common side effect of CPTSD. What is this Broca, you may ask? Well first, its official name is Broca’s Area. It’s a part of our brain that acts as our communication center, specifically, how we send and receive information. It ensures that our conversations flow …
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The healing branches are key to opening up more neuropathways. An overview of each branch and what they mean is covered in this article. Now I’ll show you how we can really mix it up. Using my series of articles on flashback management, (with links) you will see how it all comes together. Remember, there …
Healing Branches: How to Really Mix It Up in 6 Visual Aids Read More »
The Branches of Healing shows how we can open neuropathways. Doing so helps us work through the emotion overwhelm. This tree also represents the right side (creativity) and left side (logic) of the brain. The more pathways we use, the better we are at managing our flashbacks. Even mastery is possible. Using the tree analogy, …
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Theater is the most overlooked branch of creativity, especially when using it to work through our trauma. There are many good reasons it goes unnoticed, of course. For one thing, drama therapists are not available in every city. Another reason is that we don’t all have immediate access to a stage. Lastly, both social anxiety …
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