PTSD and Dissociation: Articles on Dissociation in PTSD and CPTSD

Articles: PTSD and Dissociation

Articles and Insights on PTSD and Dissociation. These articles are based on real-life client-therapist interactions in practice.

Combinations of The Fight, Flight, Please-Appease, and Freeze Survival Responses

Survival responses of fight, flight, please-appease, and finally freeze often come in combinations.

Why Trauma and Dissociation ALWAYS Go Together

Dissociation is always present when you have gone through or are dealing with Trauma. What isn’t well understood is that there are many degrees and various steps in dissociation.

Negative Body Image, Eating Disorders and Complex Trauma

A negative self-image starts with some form of trauma that often comes from feelings of insufficiency, lack of validation, not being good enough, and come prior to the projection onto your body image.

Understanding PTSD and The Need for Dissociation

There are many facets to understanding PTSD and dissociation. Understanding beliefs, projection, and expectation is one part of that.

Dissociative Amnesia in PTSD and CPTSD as Survival

Dissociative amnesia can manifest in your not being able to feel certain emotions clearly anymore, or not remembering what happened to you.