Have you ever had a painful experience which has been too challenging to face that you have unconsciously buried it? Find out what is at the heart of trauma and what you can do to start dealing with it today. Many times trauma leads to addiction and a broad range of destructive behaviours and coping mechanisms. The next episode will tell you what addiction is and how it manifests into deeper areas of your persona and relationships.
If you found this video helpful in understanding trauma there are a number of related trauma articles from the blog that may be of interest to you complex post-trauma stress, causes of PTSD, childhood trauma and attachment trauma.
Recovery Direct operates Cape Town’s top rehab treatment centre for trauma care. The Centre focuses on resolving past traumas that debilitate and play out problematic behaviour patterns in clients lives including addiction, depression and anxiety related problems through an exclusive continuum of encouraging psychiatric care.
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Masked Childhood Trauma and PTSD Child abuse and neglect are harmful exploits inflicted upon children by others can be either emotional and physical. Emotionally maltreated children are frequently physically maltreated too, yet in many cases emotional neglect can exist without its physical equivalent. Physical neglect is usually more obvious and often evokes more severe social…
Advice for the Partners of Alcoholics If you are a friend or a partner who came here looking for answers, this is for you: Do not throw alcohol down the drain or hide it. Do not drink with the alcoholic to get rid of the alcohol. Do not take responsibility or make excuses for the…
It’s easy to see how alcohol or drug dependence causes problems on the factory floor, call centre, office, or with line workers: accidents, fatal injuries, loss of production, equipment damage, office property and more that adversely affects the organisation as a whole. Those terrible moments when your heart leaps, your skin goes cold. The entire…
Experiencing or observing a single horrific or life-threatening incident can result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to feelings of intense fear, horror, helplessness, anger, and despair. Symptoms include haunting memories, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and avoidance of anything reminiscent of the event. When subjected to repeated or prolonged trauma we can develop an even…
Healthcare professionals often describe anxiety as an impending sense of doom that is not necessarily linked to an actual event. Unlike the feeling of nervousness we sometimes experience when confronted by challenging situations, anxiety can actually cripple an individual’s ability to act at all. Sometimes, anxiety can lead to a panic attack that triggers heightened…