Why Your Body Can Have Severe Symptoms Even When Medical Tests Are Normal Many people living with DID have experienced worrisome symptoms. After running tests, the doctor tells them “your…
Why Developmental Stages and Life Transitions Can Be Triggering Why this can feel confusing Life transitions and developmental stages can be triggers. When people become dysregulated during a phase of…
Why Age-Related Triggers Can Occur in Trauma Why this can feel confusing Because of the hidden nature of the age-related trauma triggers, you might have no idea that you are…
Why Trauma Anniversaries Can Be Triggering Why this can feel confusing If you have noticed that you become dysregulated at certain times of year, whether seasonal or on specific dates,…
Why Weather Can Be a Hidden Trauma Trigger Why this can feel confusing We are always experiencing weather of some kind. You may never have thought of weather as a…
Why Trauma Triggers Can Be Hidden or Unexpected Why this can feel confusing When people think of triggers, they often expect them to be obvious and directly related to what…
Difficulty Trusting Others: A Trauma Survival Strategy What this pattern can look like A person who has difficulty trusting others usually expects betrayal, unreliability, and hidden motives. These expectations are…
Why Social Acceptance Feels Like Survival (and Why Rejection Feels So Intense) This isn’t just emotional: It’s a safety system The human nervous system is wired for social connection (relationships).…
What Triggers Shame in Trauma and Dissociation? Why shame gets triggered so easily Shame is often a learned survival response that develops in environments where: Mistakes led to punishment or…
People-Pleasing as a Trauma Survival Strategy (Why It Develops and Why It Persists) What this pattern can look like People-pleasing can come in many forms. For example: Prioritizing others’ needs…