Processing Childhood Trauma: Making Sense of What Happened, at a Pace You Can Bear If you are reading this, part of you may already know that something from your childhood is still with you. Perhaps it shows up as a flinch you cannot explain, a harshness towards yourself that feels older than you are, or
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Complex PTSD and Dissociation There may be a particular kind of tiredness that brought you here. Not only the tiredness of remembering, but the tiredness of losing hours, of arriving somewhere without quite knowing how, of watching your own life from a short distance away and being unable to close the gap. Or perhaps, the
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If you experience dissociation, keeping a journal about your episodes can be one of the most empowering steps you take. This practical guide walks you through what to track, how to track it when thinking clearly feels difficult, and how to use what you find to identify patterns that can transform your understanding of your own experience.
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Dissociation in public can feel uniquely terrifying. This guide explains what is happening when dissociation strikes outside the home, provides practical grounding strategies you can use discreetly, and helps you build a personal emergency response plan for when you need it most.
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Trauma is not only held in memory — it lives in the nervous system, the muscles, and the cells. This article explores how the body responds to traumatic stress, why trauma can become stored physically, and the body-based approaches that support genuine healing.
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A practical guide to building a personal toolkit for managing dissociation in everyday life. Covers morning anchoring routines, grounding techniques for immediate relief, day structure for nervous system safety, strategies for work and social settings, evening rest support, and how to track your progress over time. Evidence-informed and trauma-informed throughout.
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Learn how your physical environment affects your nervous system when you experience dissociation. This practical, trauma-informed guide covers how to create a safe space at home, from lighting and sound to sensory kits and grounding objects, with ideas for every budget.
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Managing dissociation at work is exhausting and often invisible. This guide covers practical strategies, grounding techniques suited to the workplace, your legal rights under the Equality Act 2010, and how to start the conversation with your employer about reasonable adjustments.
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Dissociation is not a malfunction. It is one of the most ancient survival mechanisms in the human nervous system, shaped by millions of years of evolution. This article explores the evolutionary origins of dissociation, how the freeze response connects to human trauma, and what Polyvagal Theory tells us about why we disconnect. Understanding why dissociation exists can be one of the most healing realisations a trauma survivor can have.
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Trauma does not only live in memory. Understanding how it shapes the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex — and what this means for healing — can be one of the most clarifying and compassionate things a person living with trauma’s effects can do for themselves.
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