Tag: Trauma
5 Reasons to Talk to Your Teen About Porn
REASON #1: It can be psychologically traumatizing and is often associated with symptoms listed under several diagnosable mental disorders. The complexities of sexual functioning outside of the realm of pornography is only further exacerbated by the dysfunctional dynamics often portrayed in pornographic material. Such… Continue Reading “5 Reasons to Talk to Your Teen About Porn”
Liv-a-cide: Discovering Preventative Measures for Suicide
Let me start with an explanation of the experience I had writing the information below. When I set out to understand, solve, or explain something better, I usually ask myself three questions about the problem: “What is it?”, “How is it?”, “Why is it?”.… Continue Reading “Liv-a-cide: Discovering Preventative Measures for Suicide”
Trauma: The Signs and Symptoms
PURPOSE OF THIS POST: I wanted to write this post to help aid parents in seeing some of the signs/symptoms of trauma in their children. Trauma symptoms can be sneaky and hide very well behind what most think are normal adolescent behaviors. The phrase… Continue Reading “Trauma: The Signs and Symptoms”
Trauma, Loss, and Grief
Defining Trauma The definition for trauma is kind of brief for me. What is traumatic for us is defined by our expectations [conscious or subconscious/assumed]. In other words: The root of trauma is when our expectations are unmet. Because there are no objective rule… Continue Reading “Trauma, Loss, and Grief”
On The Mend Counseling 