You are NOT lazy. You are exhausted from the grief and trauma you’ve endured. Also, one very real response to trauma is shutting down - according to polyvagal theory this is called dorsal vagal shut-down. Its when you freeze and maybe even dissociate, have little energy, and feel

Trauma doesn't make people stronger. It damages their nervous system. It hijacks their digestive track. It keeps the person in a constant loop of hypervigilance. To tell someone they are stronger because of trauma is to deny what it has cost them to survive.

Whether or not Borderline Personality Disorder actually exists (I'm kind of agnostic on that question, I'm not a researcher or expert in that area), in my experience the diagnosis is thrown around so frequently & sloppily in practice that it is practically useless-- except to

So things have gone from bad to worse recently for Harvey unfortunately. While we have been campaigning, while we have all been sharing his story, while we have been watching footage of Harvey struggling to breathe, while we have been watching him screaming in pain, Children's Health Ireland

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People living with complex trauma don't see the world like others. They see through a lens of survival, coping, and sometimes, hope. Everyday they're looking for relief and validation, because the world that looks back at them rarely acknowledges what they're trying to overcome.

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We are outraged by the preventable death of Amber Nicole Thurman, a 28-year-old Georgia mother denied life-saving care due to harsh abortion laws. Amber's death is a horrifying consequence of extremist policies that devalue Black women's lives. This tragedy underscores the

Incase you’re wondering how much TDs care about Mental Health here’s your answer. You can literally count them on one hand! Shameful!

In a toxic #narcissist family, the narcissists will bully the scapegoat of the family relentlessly (typically chosen because they are the honest, non-sociopath of the family) until visible signs of psychological abuse trauma are evident, i.e. depression, anger, withdrawn or

maternity hospitals being full and having to transfer down to other hospitals isn’t a new thing, September is always a busy month, this was also the case in 2010 when my son was born on this very day. I was considered for transfer too. Nothing to do with immigration.

Another contribution from me to this weekly piece from the indo! #modernmorals