The Journal
Clear explanations of complex trauma and the body's trauma responses, and how trauma-informed therapy helps safe things start to feel safe again. Learn about trauma and attachment therapy at KDW.
Complex trauma usually grows out of harm that went on for a long time and could not be escaped. The World Health Organization now recognises complex PTSD separately, and its description explains why it shows up so strongly in emotions, self-worth and relationships.
Your heart races at an unknown number. Your shoulders lock when a voice rises two rooms away. Learn why a trauma response in the body reacts before conscious thought, what hypervigilance is protecting, and how to help your nervous system recognize safety again.
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