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Does Trauma Make Us Age Faster?

Childhood trauma can accelerate biological aging in survivors, leading to various physical and mental health issues.

I haven't told my parents I have cancer, as I fear they will say something hurtful | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Stage 4 cancer diagnosis amplifies unresolved childhood trauma and complicated family dynamics.

5 Ways Childhood Trauma Affects My Adult Relationships

Childhood trauma has lasting effects, but healing is possible through understanding and compassion.

8 Ways Abandonment Trauma Can Show Up in the Body

Abandonment is a significant, yet often misunderstood, childhood trauma that contributes to various health issues in survivors.

Are You Sacrificing Your Health to Keep Others Happy?

People pleasing stems from childhood experiences that prevent individuals from setting boundaries.

Suppressing personal needs increases the risk of health issues like autoimmune diseases.

Taking small steps can help break the cycle of people pleasing.

My child would use anything as a weapon': the parents who live in fear of their offspring

Erin's struggle highlights the challenges mothers face when their children display severe abusive behaviors, particularly in the context of past family violence.

Does Trauma Make Us Age Faster?

Childhood trauma can accelerate biological aging in survivors, leading to various physical and mental health issues.

I haven't told my parents I have cancer, as I fear they will say something hurtful | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Stage 4 cancer diagnosis amplifies unresolved childhood trauma and complicated family dynamics.

5 Ways Childhood Trauma Affects My Adult Relationships

Childhood trauma has lasting effects, but healing is possible through understanding and compassion.

8 Ways Abandonment Trauma Can Show Up in the Body

Abandonment is a significant, yet often misunderstood, childhood trauma that contributes to various health issues in survivors.

Are You Sacrificing Your Health to Keep Others Happy?

People pleasing stems from childhood experiences that prevent individuals from setting boundaries.

Suppressing personal needs increases the risk of health issues like autoimmune diseases.

Taking small steps can help break the cycle of people pleasing.

My child would use anything as a weapon': the parents who live in fear of their offspring

Erin's struggle highlights the challenges mothers face when their children display severe abusive behaviors, particularly in the context of past family violence.

Growing Up Alone

Emotional neglect in childhood drives self-reliance but at the cost of healthy connections.

Why You Are Who You Are: Trauma and True Identity

Painful experiences can serve as unintentional lessons for personal growth.

Our perception of ourselves can be distorted by the words and actions of others, especially from childhood.

The healing process involves self-forgiveness alongside forgiveness of those who hurt us.

fromTODAY.com

4 months ago

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Oprah Winfrey tearfully recalls trying to praise her mother at church event: 'I couldn't think of one thing'

Growing Up Alone

Emotional neglect in childhood drives self-reliance but at the cost of healthy connections.

Why You Are Who You Are: Trauma and True Identity

Painful experiences can serve as unintentional lessons for personal growth.

Our perception of ourselves can be distorted by the words and actions of others, especially from childhood.

The healing process involves self-forgiveness alongside forgiveness of those who hurt us.

fromTODAY.com

4 months ago

Miscellaneous

Oprah Winfrey tearfully recalls trying to praise her mother at church event: 'I couldn't think of one thing'

Neige Sinno Doesn't Believe in Writing as Therapy

Sinno's memoir navigates the complexities of understanding the psychology behind childhood sexual abuse, focusing on the perpetrator's mindset.

Los Angeles Rams

fromLos Angeles Times

30 people accused this probation officer of sexual abuse. He won't face charges

L.A. County's D.A. declined to prosecute prominent abusers amid a historic $4 billion settlement for victims of childhood sexual abuse.

fromThe New Yorker

Neige Sinno Doesn't Believe in Writing as Therapy

Sinno's memoir navigates the complexities of understanding the psychology behind childhood sexual abuse, focusing on the perpetrator's mindset.

Los Angeles Rams

fromLos Angeles Times

30 people accused this probation officer of sexual abuse. He won't face charges

L.A. County's D.A. declined to prosecute prominent abusers amid a historic $4 billion settlement for victims of childhood sexual abuse.

more#sexual-abuse

The Role of Anxiety in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) frequently stem from early childhood neglect and abuse, linking stress and trauma to adult gastrointestinal health issues.

Mental health

Why You Always Say Yes

People-pleasing is rooted in the fawn response to stress learned during childhood for safety.

Fawning helped our ancestors survive by maintaining group harmony, but may hinder personal boundaries today.

Recognizing fawning patterns is essential for improving self-worth and relationship dynamics.

I Was 6 When My Father Decided To Sail The World. I Would Be Trapped On That Boat For A Decade.

The author's childhood sailing experience was marked by physical danger and emotional isolation, contrasting their parents' perception of freedom with their own sense of imprisonment.

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Relationships

How Our Trauma History Can Affect Our Friendships

fromAnOther

Writing

Constance Debre's Intoxicating New Book Argues Against Family and Identity

fromBuzzFeed

Mental health

15 People Are Revealing The Exact Moment They Realized Their Family Was Toxic

Relationships

Male Couples and the Impact of Their Families of Origin

Education

fromBuzzFeed

I Was 6 When My Father Decided To Sail The World. I Would Be Trapped On That Boat For A Decade.

The author's childhood sailing experience was marked by physical danger and emotional isolation, contrasting their parents' perception of freedom with their own sense of imprisonment.

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How Our Trauma History Can Affect Our Friendships

Childhood emotional neglect and trauma greatly affect adult friendships, leading to trust issues, fear of abandonment, and emotional withdrawal.

Writing

fromAnOther

Constance Debre's Intoxicating New Book Argues Against Family and Identity

Constance Debré challenges familial legacies and sentimentality in her autofictional trilogy, revealing a tumultuous upbringing shaped by addiction and loss.

fromBuzzFeed

Mental health

15 People Are Revealing The Exact Moment They Realized Their Family Was Toxic

Relationships

Male Couples and the Impact of Their Families of Origin

Remembering a childhood of antisemitism and fear in the Soviet Union

Describes the severe antisemitism faced by a Jewish boy in Russia, ultimately leading to his family's attempt to emigrate.

fromBusiness Insider

3 weeks ago

An injury ended my student athlete career and caused lifelong pain. Now I'm struggling with my kids wanting to play sports.

Childhood sports injuries can lead to lifelong complications and pain, highlighting the importance of listening to the body.

My VE Day was nothing like our image of it today. I hope we can honour what it really meant | Sheila Hancock

Eighty-five years ago, 1940, a boy prayed for his parents' safety during bombings, highlighting the long-lasting impact of wartime experiences on his adulthood.

London politics

Rewriting Your Love Story

Childhood trauma shapes adult relationships, leading to a subconscious preference for chaos over stability.

Three Steps to Breaking Your Negative Relationship Patterns

Recognizing the connection between current partners and childhood abuse is essential for healing.

Processing trauma emotions helps in breaking unhealthy relationship patterns.

The Guilt That Comes From Leaving an Abusive Family

Dysfunctional families instill guilt in children who are scapegoated, affecting their healing process.

Rewriting Your Love Story

Childhood trauma shapes adult relationships, leading to a subconscious preference for chaos over stability.

Three Steps to Breaking Your Negative Relationship Patterns

Recognizing the connection between current partners and childhood abuse is essential for healing.

Processing trauma emotions helps in breaking unhealthy relationship patterns.

The Guilt That Comes From Leaving an Abusive Family

Dysfunctional families instill guilt in children who are scapegoated, affecting their healing process.

more#emotional-healing

Breaking our spirits was the plan': the lifelong impact of having gone to boarding school

The author struggles with settling due to a transient childhood shaped by boarding schools and a peripatetic lifestyle.

Tom Hanks' daughter, E.A. Hanks, reveals rocky childhood was filled with 'violence, deprivation' and 'expired food'

I am a kid from the First (non-famous) Marriage. My only memories of my parents in the same place at the same time are Colin's high school graduation, then my high school graduation.

SF parents

Adam Devine claims Zac Efron ghosted him after not speaking for years: 'I haven't talked with him since'

"Zac calls me - hasn't called me in a couple years - and calls me out of the blue... 'I just want to let you know that I miss you.'"

Atlanta Braves

All The Movies We Watched As Kids That We Will Not Show Our Children

Certain childhood movies can leave lasting emotional scars, making them unsuitable for viewing by the next generation.

SF parents

Macaulay Culkin makes scathing remarks about estranged 'narcissistic' dad Kit

fromScary Mommy

All The Movies We Watched As Kids That We Will Not Show Our Children

Certain childhood movies can leave lasting emotional scars, making them unsuitable for viewing by the next generation.

SF parents

Macaulay Culkin makes scathing remarks about estranged 'narcissistic' dad Kit

Mental health

What Is Your Core Fear? Ready to Give It Up?

UK news

Does she love me? No. Is she capable of love? No': my mother, the con artist

Mental health

What Is Your Core Fear? Ready to Give It Up?

UK news

Does she love me? No. Is she capable of love? No': my mother, the con artist

more#personal-growth

fromInverse

Netflix Just Quietly Released A Revelatory New Psychological Thriller

"The surprisingly self-contained Revelations revolves around two individuals in very different positions of power, a pastor and a detective, diving into childhood trauma and religious hypocrisy."

Independent films

When Pain Becomes Purpose

Childhood trauma profoundly impacts adult relationships and emotional health.

Music production

fromPitchfork