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New Evidence Shows That Untreated Trauma Could be at the Root of PCOS
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. However, ask any PCOS sufferer, and you’ll soon find out that despite how often women get diagnosed with it, specialists are yet to find a way for women diagnosed with it to live a more…
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The Challenge of Seeking Help When Growing Up with Trauma
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Unique Challenges in Seeking Help: People suffering from trauma are vulnerable. Depending on what they had to do to survive as children or teenagers, they may exhibit different coping styles. Some may be “fawn types”—overly agreeable people who end up in dangerous situations by ignoring red flags. Others may become…
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The Scapegoat’s Guide to Finding Love
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I saw love as a blurred, distant figure. It was never something close to me—just an idea, a concept, almost like a collage mostly from films, books, and music. I am a former scapegoat. In my family system, my parents chose me as the person to blame for all their…
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Maladaptive Daydreaming: How to Fight Fantasy and Win
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My client, E.E, simply could not focus on her studies She was in med school, there were expectations placed upon her, including the high fees her parents paid for the school, yet she could not, to save her life, attend classes, not to mention to get past page 5 in…