Emotional wounds from past experiences might seem confined to your mental landscape, but medical research increasingly confirms what many health practitioners have long suspected: the burden of ...

Silence can feel unbearable for people with trauma histories. Background noise helps regulate their nervous system and ...

A University of Alabama at Birmingham expert unpacks the complexities of PTSD, its impact on the brain and sleep, and how individuals can navigate emotional and cognitive challenges through treatment.

This post was co-authored by Dr. Ruth Lanius, Lauren Rudolph, and Dr. Breanne Kearney. Trauma is an insult to the senses, leaving a lasting impact: It affects what we see, hear, and feel, and how we ...

A team of UChicago psychology researchers used fMRI scans to learn why certain moments carry such lasting power ...

It fascinates me to read the large number of questions about trauma that appear across mental health platforms. Questions like "What exactly makes an event traumatizing?" or "Why are some individuals ...

Trauma bonding is a psychological phenomenon where individuals form intense emotional attachments to those who cause them harm. These bonds create destructive cycles that often leave people trapped in ...

Scientists have discovered a brain circuit that gives pain its emotional sting, explaining why some hurts linger as suffering. The breakthrough challenges our beliefs about how we process pain and may ...

Alexithymia is when you have trouble identifying, understanding, or naming your emotions. The word comes from the Greek language and literally means "lacking words for feelings." It's not a mental ...

After a service-related brain injury left him with lasting effects, Scott Edgell found relief through a rehabilitation ...