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Trauma

Welcome to the trauma archive. If you’ve clicked this tag, then you’re interested in quickly finding all the articles that are related to this topic. If so, then you’re in the right place.

Here you’ll find all the articles that have been tagged to be about trauma or to contain information about this topic.

Articles here may include personal accounts as well as tips and information on the subject.

Decoding Your Inner Voice: How To Change Negative Self-Talk

2 April 20259 April 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a red head woman looking solemn and appearing lost in thought to represent the topic of the article - Decoding Your Inner Voice: How To Change Negative Self-Talk

Reading Time: 12 minutesMost, but not all of us, experience self-talk, which is to be expected. But negative self-talk can have a serious effect on our well-being

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Addiction, Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Depression, Stress, Trauma, What is...8 Comments

Fear Of Free Time: The Horror Of Having Nothing To Do

1 October 20242 October 2024 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a man wearing a baseball cap alone, eyes closed, to represent the topic of the article - Fear Of Free Time: The Horror Of Having Nothing To Do

Reading Time: 6 minutesBoredom and the fear of free time are two different things. While boredom can be dull, a fear of free time indicates an avoidance of self

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Trauma11 Comments

A Simplified Guide To Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)

4 June 202411 October 2023 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White therapist with their client in a session, where you see the therapist making notes to represent the topic of the article - A Simplified Guide To Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)

Reading Time: 7 minutesNarrative Exposure Therapy (NET) is the sister to its better-known exposure therapy, and equally as valuable when it comes to treating trauma

Categories General, Mental Health, Research, TherapyTags Exposure therapy, Trauma, Treatment, What is...16 Comments

The Little Known Truth About Thought Suppression

6 June 20243 August 2022 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Black man sitting on a chair in an empty room, with his knees to his chest and his hands over his ears, all while looking distressed. This is to represent the topic of the article - The Little Known Truth About Thought Suppression

Reading Time: 8 minutesThought suppression is a common coping strategy, but it’s a flawed safety and avoidance behaviour. But there are two great alternatives

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, What is...38 Comments

Feeling Unwanted And How To Overcome That Emotional State

9 June 202416 June 2021 by Unwanted Life
A picture of a person trying to hitchhike on an empty road running through the woods to represent the topic of the article - Feeling Unwanted And How To Overcome That Emotional State

Reading Time: 9 minutesIt’s awful to experience that feeling of feeling unwanted and the negative thoughts that come with it, so what can be done to overcome it?

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Anxiety, Family, Relationships, Trauma60 Comments

Hearing Voices: Invasion Of A Foreign Voice

10 June 20247 April 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a person wearing a white kabuki style mask with the finger to where their lips would be to indicate to be quiet to represent the topic of the article - Hearing Voices: Invasion Of A Foreign Voice

Reading Time: 8 minutesThis article will discuss how we can end up hearing voices because although it might not seem like it, hearing voices is surprisingly common

Categories General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Abuse, Addiction, Dementia, Eating Disorders, Psychosis, Sleep, Stress, Trauma38 Comments

Symptoms And Signs Of Anxiety To Watch Out For

10 June 20246 January 2021 by Unwanted Life
A white woman with short hair with her hand to her mouth showing signs of concern and worry with the title of the article - Signs And Symptoms Of Anxiety To Watch Out For - in the top right corner

Reading Time: 6 minutesA nice guide to the signs and symptoms of anxiety so you can recognise if you’re developing anxiety so you can take pre-emptive action

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Abuse, Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Sleep, Trauma83 Comments

The Dangers Of People-Pleasing And Links To Abuse

14 June 202419 February 2020 by Unwanted Life
The image is split in two down the middle with the left image being of a white hand holding a heart and the left image being of a doormat that says "welcome" to represent - The Dangers Of People-Pleasing And Links to Abuse

Reading Time: 7 minutesPeople-pleasing is a behaviour that becomes so ingrained that it’ll become a way of life. Here’s how people-pleasing can cause us harm

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Abuse, Coping Strategies, Racism, Relationships, Trauma, What is...51 Comments

Mental Health And Halloween

16 June 202423 October 2019 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a father applying skeleton face paint to his child to represent the topic of the article - Mental Health And Halloween

Reading Time: 8 minutesMental health and Halloween don’t always go together. Thus, this article offers some useful advice on how to still enjoy a spooky Halloween

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Depression, Mindfulness, Trauma51 Comments

Insomnia: How Trauma Can Ruin A Good Nights Sleep

19 June 20246 March 2019 by Unwanted Life
A picture of a woman laying on her bed with a shadow image of the same woman sitting up to represent the struggles of trauma and insomnia

Reading Time: 5 minutesAfter being inspired by an insomnia meme, I discuss the traumatic thoughts of my past that use to cause my insomnia and how I overcame it

Categories Advice, General, MeTags Sleep, Trauma10 Comments

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