Why People Don’t Respond to and Heal from Trauma the Same Way

Why People Don’t Respond to and Heal from Trauma the Same Way

“We’ve offered advice and you ignore it. You’re using your trauma as an excuse to abandon us.” My friend’s words stung, but they didn’t surprise me. For several years I’d been trying to sort out my PTS symptoms–fear, psychological/emotional paralysis, numbness, triggers, and the confusion that had overtaken my life– and explain my struggles to…

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