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Learning how to cope with sexual trauma can be incredibly difficult, even debilitating affecting work-life, personal relationships, self-esteem and overall feeling of safety and emotional well-being. Along with seeking therapy there are steps you can take on the road to overcoming the trauma you have experienced. The first step is being compassionate with yourself and…
You may have been a victim of anxiety your entire life, but have you ever attempted to learn coping mechanisms to help you with it? Have you taken the steps to learn ways to prevent anxiety attacks or to soothe yourself during one? It’s entirely understandable if you haven’t. There is no better time to…
Far too many individuals suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While the effects of PTSD may be long lasting it does not need to be a life sentence. If you are currently in therapy for PTSD, that’s great, you have taken the first step. There are helpful skills that you can use outside of…
Sexual assault studies (National Sexual Violence Resource Center, NSVRC 2015) suggest that nearly one in 5 women and and one in 71 men will have experienced rape or attempted rape in their lifetime; furthermore, one of 4 girls and one of 6 boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18 years old; and one…
While it is perfectly reasonable for all of us to feel some unease and anxiety throughout our lives, there is no reason why these feelings should dominate your life in any way. No one likes the feeling of anxiousness overwhelming them at different moments during the day to the point where it takes over their…
The approach to helping someone with mental health issues has changed drastically over the years. Sadly, we live in a time today where it is all too common for doctors and specialists to immediately turn to the use of prescription or over-the-counter medications as a way of dealing with mental health disorders. In some cases…