Understanding trauma

In the previous blog post, we looked at how we respond to trauma, how we process it afterwards and why some of us continue to experience trauma response long after the difficult experience has passed. As hard as we try, sometimes we cannot avoid triggers all together. Here are some techniques to alleviate symptoms. 1. […]

Why is it important to understand stress responses? Those who have experienced trauma often ask ‘why did I do that’ or ‘could I have done anything differently’. We need to recognise that when we experience distress, our limbic system takes over. The limbic system is an autonomic system. It ‘bypasses’ the frontal lobe so we