Most of our trauma responses are learned strategies that, at one time, helped us deal with stress. Even when the threat has ...

Most people think of people-pleasing as a harmless habit, but fawning is something entirely different — a trauma response so overlooked and misunderstood that most people don’t even realize they’re ...

We all react to trauma from instinct, but some of us don't even realize that's what's happening in the moment. Our bodies tend to react in ways we instinctively believe will protect us when we ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Life can sometimes feel like a maze, especially when certain behaviors become second nature. You might not realize it, but some of ...

Common responses to trauma are the flight/fight/freeze/fawn mechanisms. When we do not like how we feel from trauma, we tend to do something to help us forget about ...

Many people may not realize how unresolved trauma can influence the quality of their life and their relationships. They may downplay the significance of their trauma or may live “distracted” where ...

Out-of-body experiences—where people feel like spirits disconnected from their physical form—may be a coping mechanism triggered by trauma or other overwhelming stress, new University of Virginia ...

Trauma is neither an isolated nor is it a soft issue. It is a public safety issue.

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences offers insight into how past stress impacts a person's response to new stress. There are two leading hypotheses about how ...

Specialists from war-torn Ukraine are heading to regional New South Wales for trauma response and rehabilitation training.