Tag Archives: PTSD and holidays

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  Why Trauma Survivors Often Hate the Holidays

  Posted on January 9, 2015 by admin in PTSD Blog.

    The holidays are often dreaded by those who’ve experienced trauma, and family and friends may struggle to understand why. But in order to understand the “why,” it helps to understand the story behind trauma symptoms.”Lynn” was frequently raped as a child by an older cousin at family reunions and holiday gatherings. Parents and adults […]

  Post Tagged with managing triggers, PTSD and body memory, PTSD and Christmas, PTSD and holidays, PTSD and resilience
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  Halloween, PTSD, and Child Loss

  Posted on October 31, 2013 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  For most people, thoughts of Halloween and Trick-or-Treat come with positive associations. Candy, costumes, and happy children. But for parents who’ve lost children to death, Halloween is a trigger of things that once were or things that might have been. The holiday can be a nightmare of memories, shattered dreams, and lost hope. Can the […]

  Post Tagged with coping with the loss of a child, grieving for children, parental PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, ptsd, PTSD and child loss, PTSD and grief, PTSD and holidays
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