Posted: February 22, 2022
The Gottman Institute calls it a Diffuse Physiological Arousal (DPA) state that a person goes into when they have started to emotionally flood and they are starting to shut down emotionally and physically. We’ll just call it flooding. When flooded, we might experience a racing…
Posted: February 22, 2022
Having a plan before a crisis, when we may be overwhelmed, can help us with definite guidance when we need it the most. Instructions Step 1: Warning signs (thoughts, images, mood, situation, behavior) that a crisis may be developing: ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Step…
Posted: February 22, 2022
The Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) is the “Emergency Eject” system your amygdala engages to start your flight, fight, or freeze survival system in times of crisis. When the SNS is activated, not only are you not yourself, you’re really not a self at all, you’re…
Posted: February 22, 2022
Very often, the events or moments which become our trauma and triggers, also shut down the part of the brain that forms memories. Instead of event, narrative, cohesive memories. Instead we usually have emotional feelings or bodily states which resemble how we were in those…
Posted: February 22, 2022
Triggers lead to implicit memories which lead to feelings, feelings not based on memories or actual stimuli. This list represents the most common, but unfortunately not all, possible triggers: Authority figures Being asked questions Being the center of attention Being put on the spot…
Posted: February 8, 2022
One thing that we know about trauma is that is has an extreme effect on the human mind and body. Trauma can change a person – the way they perceive and understand things, how they react, and how they relate to others – but with…