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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

Mad in America

Later, DSM-III-R (1987) expanded the definition to include sexual assault, and DSM-IV (1994) emphasized individual responses like fear or helplessness. Originally intended to highlight risk factors, ACE scores are now used by clinicians to diagnose individuals, despite overlooking resilience and individual variations in response to adversity.

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Holidays and Seasonal Depression: Tips for CopingĀ 

My Psychiatry

By definition, seasonal depression manifests as persistent sadness and a lack of interest in activities typically enjoyed. Here are some tips for coping with depression during the holiday season. Help from a qualified therapist will empower you to remain resilient throughout the winter season.

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How I Knew I Had Conquered Anxiety Permanently

The Anxiety Guy

With this release, I realized that I had finally overcome my anxiety and could now live a more resilient and peaceful life. You should definitely watch my YouTube video on surrender sessions on a regular basis. Pick up “ Beyond Anxiety ” and “ F Coping ” to start supercharging your healing journey today.

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May Cause Side Effectsā€“Radical Acceptance and Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: An Interview with Brooke Siem

Mad in America

But I think what we’re doing there is intervening and derailing the rest of their life because we’re not allowing them to learn and build resilience and feel what it feels like to be uncomfortable and understand that that’s going to ebb and flow and how do we get out of that. Everything is so reactive.

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How Your Complex PTSD Freeze Response Screws You and Protects You at The Same Time

Roland Bal - Resolving Trauma and PTSD

Alongside this disconnection, you will likely default to some form of substance or behavioral addiction to cope with your excessive stress. These guided meditations put the emphasis on working on your containment and building resilience, without getting overwhelmed, so that you can safely process your emotional residue.

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Reimagining Crisis Support: A Conversation with Tina Minkowitz

Mad in America

Some kind of support to cope with it; you might also want to go it alone, or you could rely on the people around you. I think there’s often that kind of dimension, but I don’t really want to make any definitive statement that crisis support should be understood as restorative justice, although I think they are linked.

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Mad Sisters: An Interview With Susan Grundy

Mad in America

” With my parents, it was definitely a term of affection. Definitely a different era in terms of how this would be handled now. Her way of coping with the family and our situation had stopped working. But her humor, her logic, and her resilience are incredible. It was a definite role reversal. Grundy: 68.