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+GIVE US THE FACTS SO WE CAN BUILD OUR BETTER LIVES – NOW!

alchemynow wrote 20 hours ago: ++++++++++++++++++++ We had to negotiate our development through treacherous waters from the time we … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, ptsd, child abuse, Attachment Disorders, Dissociation, mental illness

+CONSUMERS BEWARE OF TRAUMA TRIGGERS LURKING IN 'HOLIDAY SEASON MAGIC'

alchemynow wrote 2 days ago: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Holiday Season can be a Trauma Trigger Trap for unsuspecting inf … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, Abuse, Anxiety Disorders, Attachment Disorder, Bonding, Borderline Mother, borderline personality disorder, Brain development, child abuse

+THOUGHTS ON THE TRIGGER POINT OF SHAME

alchemynow wrote 3 days ago: ++++ I have the advantage of trying to work my way through trauma related information using my own e … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, Abuse, Anxiety Disorders, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Disorders, borderline personality disorder, Brain development, Child Abuse Prevention, Depression

+AMERICANS MUST NOT BELIEVE THAT CHILDREN ARE HUMAN BEINGS -- THUS, NO HUMAN RIGHTS

alchemynow wrote 4 days ago: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Any violation of an infant-child’s rights constitutes abuse in my book.  … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, Abuse, Anxiety Disorders, Attachment Disorder, Borderline Mother, borderline personality disorder, Brain development, child abuse, Child Abuse Prevention

+PTSD AND SEVERE ABUSE SURVIVORSHIP – PART THREE

alchemynow wrote 1 week ago: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I find that the only standard I can consistently depend upon in my … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, healing, ptsd, child abuse, Attachment Disorders, Dissociation

+TRAUMA ALTERED DEVELOPMENT (TAD) - A NEW DESCRIPTIVE CONCEPT

alchemynow wrote 1 week ago: +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Presenting a new descriptive concept that applies specifically to severe i … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, ptsd, child abuse, Attachment Disorders, Dissociation, recovery

+THREAT OF ATTACK - STAYING NUMB - PTSD AND DISSOCIATION2 comments

alchemynow wrote 2 weeks ago: ++++ Something happened inside of me when I reached the end of the post I wrote on November 19, 2009 … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, healing, ptsd, child abuse, Dissociation, recovery

+CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN - WHO ARE THEIR PROTECTORS?

alchemynow wrote 2 weeks ago: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Something so troubles me that I cannot sleep tonight.  Could it be … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, healing, ptsd, child abuse, Attachment Disorders, Dissociation, mental illness

+PLAY AS AN INDICATOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY IN A BENEVOLENT WORLD

alchemynow wrote 2 weeks ago: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mothers have evolved throughout the millennia to play with … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, ptsd, child abuse, Attachment Disorders, Dissociation, mental illness

+WRITING LINDA NOT HERE

alchemynow wrote 2 weeks ago: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Strange thing, can’t write since finishing last post — … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, ptsd, Attachment Disorders, Dissociation, mental illness, Anxiety Disorders, borderline personality disorder

+LOOKING BACK - I DID NOT UNDERSTAND MY MOTHER'S ABUSE OF ME. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND.

alchemynow wrote 3 weeks ago: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ What follows is taken from a letter I just wrote to a friend.  W … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, healing, Anxiety Disorders, borderline personality disorder, witness abuse, Fear, infant abuse

+DOES OUR NATION HAVE A CONSCIENCE REGARDING ADULT SURVIVORS OF SEVERE CHILD ABUSE?2 comments

alchemynow wrote 3 weeks ago: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Please be sure to take a look at the slide show presented in this l … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, mental illness, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, borderline personality disorder, Learning, Brain development

+DEGREES OF CHANGEABLITY = HOW WELL WE CAN PLAY THE CARD GAME OF LIFE?

alchemynow wrote 3 weeks ago: ++++ The Theory of Mind that a child forms by around the age of five is built upon the brain-mind be … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, healing, ptsd, Attachment Disorders, Dissociation, Anxiety Disorders, Depression

+WHEN ABUSIVE PARENTS STEAL THEIR CHILD'S THUNDER

alchemynow wrote 3 weeks ago: +++++ Experts say that we cannot be truly autonomous and secure adults if we lack the ability to hav … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, Abuse, Anxiety Disorders, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Disorders, Bonding, Borderline Mother, borderline personality disorder, boundaries

+EARLY ABUSE AFFECTS OUR REACTION TO ADULT TRAUMA EXPOSURE2 comments

alchemynow wrote 3 weeks ago: +++++++++++++++++++ My revised list — common reactions to a stressful event can include: Shock … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, healing, ptsd, child abuse, Attachment Disorders, Dissociation

+EXPLODING MOTHER, IMPLODING ME: SOME FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US

alchemynow wrote 3 weeks ago: ++++++++++++++++++++++++ I am revisiting what I see as the core differences between my borderline mo … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, healing, ptsd, child abuse, Attachment Disorders, Dissociation, mental illness

+SECURE AND INSECURE ATTACHMENT AND THE CHILDHOOD NARRATIVE2 comments

alchemynow wrote 3 weeks ago: ++++ This post follows +DISSOCIATION AND THE TRAUMA-SPECIALIZED BRAIN from November 11, 2009 ++++ I … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, Abuse, healing, ptsd, child abuse, Attachment Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, borderline personality disorder, trauma bond

+THE HEALING OF DISSOCIATONS - A 50-YEAR MISSING PIECE OF ME HAS RETURNED

alchemynow wrote 4 weeks ago: +++++++++++ I woke up this morning thinking about all the wounds we received in the war zone of our … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, trauma, Abuse, healing, ptsd, Attachment Disorders, Dissociation, recovery, Anxiety Disorders

+DISSOCIATION AND THE TRAUMA-SPECIALIZED BRAIN4 comments

alchemynow wrote 4 weeks ago: +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Because of my traumatic experiences with my mentally ill mother from birth … more →

Tags: Trauma and Its Consequences, trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, Abuse, ptsd, child abuse, infant brain development, Attachment Disorders, Dissociation


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