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Every year, about three million adults in the United States will experience a panic disorder. Those that do might avoid people and public areas in fear of an onset of a panic attack given the unexpected nature of the attacks. Although spontaneous, there are tools to manage the invasion of panic attacks. One way is…
Everything we experience in life affects who we are. Often, unconsciously, and sometimes consciously, but it has an effect. When our experiences are positive that that can be a good thing: a new job, starting a new relationship, and so forth. However, other experiences such as illness, the death of a loved one, losing a…
An angry person can catch us off-guard if the anger seems to come out of nowhere or if the reason for their anger appears trivial. However, it’s important to acknowledge that some people instinctively respond with anger when they feel trapped in a similar situation from their past– this can be a symptom of PTSD….
Incessant stress and psychological disturbance can be reactions to deep-rooted traumatic incidents that haunt people for the rest of their lives. Fortunately, somatic experiencing has proven to be an effective therapy to treat PTSD and help to heal trauma. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder impairs feelings of safety and can cause unbearable symptoms that make it almost…
Mindfulness somatic therapy is a focused attention practice to overcome trauma and its lingering effects on your everyday life. As you may already know, mental disorders caused by trauma can trigger inner emotions, thereby manifesting themselves in many different conditions such as stress, sleep problems, anxiety, etc. Trauma can manifest in many forms, and it…
Sometimes we find ourselves reacting to situations, words, and people in ways that we do not understand. These reactions may seem irrational, confusing, and even frustrating because we do not know why our reaction had been so strong. It can happen in a social outing, at work or in any interaction with others. We may…