Trauma

How Avoiding Emotions Effects Mental Wellbeing

What is Experiential Avoidance Behaviour? Experiential avoidance is defined as when a person tries to escape the feelings of distress they experience through emotions, memories, thoughts, and physical sensations. The individual becomes resistant to staying with their feelings of discomfort and distress and will try to avoid their feelings of anxiety in an attempt to …

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Trauma in the LGBTQ+ community

LGBTQ+ stands for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. Globally, this community faces adversities in most aspects of their day to day lives. LQBTQ+ Individuals are more likely to experience trauma than straight, cisgender individuals. This has a wide-reaching effect on their mental and physical well-being, relationships, and sense of identity.   Trauma …

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Migration Trauma

As of 2020, there is an estimated 281 million migrants worldwide – with 7.6 million of those residing in Australia. Migration refers to the movement of individuals from one world region to another, with intent of settling temporarily or permanently. While some people may choose to migrate as a means of seeing the world and …

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The effectiveness of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

It is an unfortunate truth that countless lives are significantly shattered by both past and present traumatic events. Some prefer to live with it, no matter the misery, while others choose to address the issue and put their lives back on track. One of the ways to take good care of your disturbing experiences is …

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