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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Do You Feel 'Triggered?' You Probably Activated a Complex

Complexes form when past pain and caregiving patterns are activated by external cues, shaping unconscious beliefs, emotions, and reactions.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

The reason some people can't rest even when they finally have permission to rest is that their body never got the signal that the emergency is over. They finished surviving years ago. Their nervous system hasn't been informed. - Silicon Canals

Chronic stress or trauma can cause the nervous system to remain in a persistent fight-or-flight state long after the threat has ended, preventing people from genuinely resting or enjoying earned downtime.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

Children who grew up watching one parent carefully manage the mood of the other often become adults who can sense tension the moment they walk into any room. Therapists call it hypervigilance. Those children call it Tuesday. - Silicon Canals

Hypervigilance developed in childhood through parental emotional instability creates lasting neural patterns that manifest as heightened social perception, often misinterpreted as emotional intelligence rather than trauma-driven fear.
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

Is Your Stress Impacting Your Leadership?

Leadership today demands more than vision and decisiveness. It requires staying emotionally steady, mentally flexible, and grounded-often while navigating constant pressure and competing demands. Yet many leaders operate in a near-constant state of stress without realizing how much it influences their reactions, decisions, and overall health. Burnout, irritability, poor sleep, and decision fatigue are often chalked up to time management or mindset issues.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
7 months ago

Parental PTSD: Survival Mode While Raising a Sick Child

Since then, through my own experience parenting a child with PANDAS/AE and sitting with hundreds of parents raising children with complex medical, developmental, or psychiatric needs, I've learned this: We've been approaching it all wrong. This week, as we commemorate PANDAS Awareness Day, I'm reminded that behind every child's battle with neuroimmune illness is a parent fighting a parallel one, often invisible, misunderstood, and dismissed. Parental PTSD is real, and recognizing it is an essential part of raising awareness.
Mental health
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