Trauma and trauma response Trauma is typically caused by a survival and/or reproduction-threatening event that the mind sees as dangerous. While daily| PsychMechanics
A traumatic experience is an experience that puts a person in danger. We respond to trauma with stress. Prolonged traumatic stress can have significant| PsychMechanics
Survival is a top priority for the brain. You feel physiological and psychological stress when you encounter a survival-threatening or traumatic situation.| PsychMechanics
We don’t hear the word “hyper-independence” often in everyday conversations. Is it even possible to be too independent for your own good?| PsychMechanics
Our interactions with primary caregivers form our attachment styles in early childhood. Our attachment style, or how we attach ourselves to our parents, also| PsychMechanics
While negative interactions with primary caregivers in early childhood are a significant risk factor for CPTSD, it can develop at any age.Cloitre, M.,| PsychMechanics
Simply put, a cognitive bias is a biased way of thinking that conflicts with logic and rationality. As much as we like to call ourselves rational, the truth| PsychMechanics
A trigger is anything that generates a cognitive, emotional, or behavioral response in us. It’s a stimulus in the environment to which we react mostly| PsychMechanics
Core wounds are deep psychological wounds that are inflicted upon our psyche by our past experiences, especially early childhood experiences. By the age of| PsychMechanics