Freeze mode, when survival is at stake and the situation you are in overwhelms your coping capacities and leaves you paralyzed in fear.
Freeze Mode: A Trauma Response
Unprovoked Malice / Managing Triggers
This is what trauma recovery and healing looks like in real-time.
You Are Watching Me Learn How to Balance Life
Bear with me dear readers - you are experiencing my growing pains in real-time as I learn how to balance all the things that are important to me in my life, including myself.
The Connection Between My Anger & Feeling Powerless
I sometimes struggle with what I call "stupid rage". It is one of my methods of protection.
Pushing Through Disconnection
I’m not sure if this has been a week of avoidance or a week of conscious "mental time off" to allow my whole self to contain and to rest.
Managing Trauma Responses Doesn’t Make it Feel Any Less Traumatic
It's been 2.5 weeks since my world flipped. A week ago I thought I was moving comfortably into the realm of acceptance as I faced all of the emotions that came with the suddenly change and how it happened. That's the tricky thing about bargaining. Not to say that I wasn’t dipping my toes into... Continue Reading →
Why My Routines are Important to Me
Routines are important for mental health. They provide a sense of control over certain things in life and offer a sense of structure and normalcy.
The Struggle with Guilt over Happiness
Of course, as I am coming home to myself - my trauma wants to show up and burst my bubble.
I Let the Triggers Guide Me
Only a trauma survivor understands the work that goes into managing trauma triggers. I am learning let my triggers guide me through my healing.
I am the Author
As a trauma survivor, when triggers hit it takes a moment to breathe, with some self-reflection to remember that I am in control of my story.
