Things Worth Noting
High-conflict homes with chronic yelling, family violence, emotional or physical abuse create ongoing stress for children, reshaping their developing brains. This early adversity heightens activity in the amygdala and anterior insula—key areas for threat detection—producing patterns similar to those seen in combat veterans. Children become hypervigilant, staying in a constant state of hyperarousal that raises […]
Trauma reshapes the brain, prioritizing survival through changes that linger even after healing. Psychological trauma, like abuse or neglect, triggers a hyperactive amygdala, shrunken hippocampus, and weakened prefrontal cortex, leading to hypervigilance, flashbacks, and poor emotional regulation. Childhood trauma, complex trauma, racial trauma, and vicarious trauma each leave unique marks, increasing risks of PTSD, depression, […]
Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse in which one person manipulates another person into questioning their own reality, memory, and sanity. This can take many different forms, but the basic idea is to create doubt and uncertainty in the victim’s mind, making them question their own perceptions and memories. Gaslighting can occur in many […]