Articles about Trauma
13 free articles, newest first. Every one is a few minutes long, written in plain language, and open to everyone with no account.
When Someone Tells You Something Heavy
A friend tells you what happened to them, and you freeze. What actually helps in that conversation, what not to say, and how to carry it afterward without it flattening…
Losing Chunks of Time
An hour is gone and you cannot say what you did with it. Why dissociation drops stretches of time, how to tell the ordinary kind from the kind worth checking, and…
When Being Close Makes You Go Somewhere Else
Closeness is welcome and then suddenly you are watching from a distance, numb and far from your own body.
Telling a Therapist That You Go Blank
Describing dissociation out loud is hard, and the words sound alarming. How to explain the far-away feeling in plain language, what a good professional does with it, and…
When You Think It Was Your Fault
I should have left sooner. I should have known. Why self-blame is so common after something frightening happens, and how to look at it with the facts you actually had.
When a Song Takes You Straight Back
A smell in a corridor, a song in a shop, a particular light in the afternoon, and your body is suddenly back there. What reminders are, and what to do when one lands.
The Time of Year It Happened
Some dates carry weight. Why the weeks around an anniversary can knock you sideways before you have even noticed the calendar, and how to plan for one rather than be…
Telling a Partner About Something That Happened
You have carried it for years and they do not know. How to decide whether to tell, how much to say, and what to ask for when you do.
Nightmares That Keep Coming Back
The same dream, or the same kind of dream, several nights a week. Why repeated nightmares happen, what helps at three in the morning, and what treatment exists.
When Meditation Makes You Feel Worse
Everyone says to sit quietly and breathe, and when you try it you get anxious, restless, or flooded. That is a known thing, not a failure.
Coming Back When You Feel Far Away
The room goes flat, sounds come from a distance, and you feel like you are watching yourself from outside.
Feeling Nothing at All
Not sad, not anxious, just blank. Numbness is one of the least talked-about ways of struggling, and it can feel like there is nothing to fix.
Why Your Body Reacts Before You Do
A slammed door, a certain tone of voice, and suddenly your heart is racing before you know why.