Why Am I So Sensitive to Other People’s Moods?
What some people might call oversensitivity is often a highly trained form of awareness, a defense learned in response to vulnerability in childhood. You may have learned through experience to…
Is there Another Way to View Symptoms?
Many experiences that feel like symptoms can also be understood as survival strategies. Dissociation, perfectionism, and people-pleasing often began as ways to stay safe in overwhelming or unsafe situations. These…
Q&A Directory for Why Trauma Responses Develop
Can Humor Be a Trauma Response? How Could Dissociation Help Someone Survive Trauma? How Did DID Help Me Survive Trauma? How Did Hypervigilance Help Someone Stay Safe in Dangerous Environments?…