by Linda Edelstein | Oct 10, 2019 | Life Ain't For Sissies, Therapy, Trauma/Crisis, Uncategorized
It is not uncommon to have symptoms after you have experienced a traumatic event. These are called stress reactions. After 9/11, The APA (American Psychological Association) put out a bulletin describing these symptoms. If you, or someone who know has been through a...
by Linda Edelstein | Oct 27, 2017 | Life Ain't For Sissies, Personal Growth, Trauma/Crisis
Yesterday I defined Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) as the positive change as a result of struggles after a life crisis. A very interesting study tried to figure out whether men and women differ in their ability to weather crises and experience growth. Remember, in...
by Linda Edelstein | Oct 26, 2017 | Life Ain't For Sissies, Personal Growth, Trauma/Crisis
There has been much good information written about the harmful effects of trauma, whether the damage was done from war, sexual abuse, violence, natural disasters or the other zillion ways of being harmed in this world. When I used to teach Adult Development to the...
by Linda Edelstein | Apr 12, 2016 | Life Ain't For Sissies, Personal Growth, Relationships, Therapy, Trauma/Crisis
Most of us have been taught to be polite. We are drilled with the belief that hurting anyone’s feelings is bad thing to do. We are cautioned to “play nice”, “be nice”, “don’t be mean”. I will admit publicly, for the very first time, that in 8th grade at Horace Mann...
by Linda Edelstein | Jul 10, 2013 | Grief and Mourning, Life Ain't For Sissies, Personal Growth, Trauma/Crisis
If you are wondering whether you, or someone else, are having significant reactions to a traumatic event, here are the basic symptoms of traumatic responses: hyperarousal – startle reactions, hyper-alertness, vigilance for danger, or other bodily signs that...
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