Willow Vine Counselling The Difference Between PTSD and C-PTSD While Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been recognized in the medical community since the 1980s, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) is a relatively new term and hasn’t yet been listed as a separate mental health condition in the DSM-5 (the manual for mental health assessment). Newer …
Willow Vine Counselling Window of Tolerance We all have a state of mind in which we function optimally. This state is often called the window of tolerance, a term coined by psychiatrist Dr. Dan Siegel, to describe the zone of arousal where the brain is functioning well and can process stimuli effectively. A person who …
Willow Vine Counselling BreathHow it can help get you grounded and decrease hyper-arousal Hyper-arousal is a very common symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as complex-PTSD (c-PTSD). It occurs when a person’s body kicks into fight/flight/freeze/faun, or high alert, when feeling triggered by events around them. A person in hyper-arousal will act like …
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Willow Vine Counselling The Psychology of ManifestationHow to Create you Dream Reality (Backed By Science) Manifestation In recent years, the term has been tossed around as a kind of secret sauce in a recipe for achieving goals. Looking for your dream partner? Simply manifest them. Hoping to double your income in the next year? Manifestation, …
Willow Vine Counselling ShameWhat it is & How to Build Resiliency Marriam Webster defines shame as “a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety.” But what causes shame? And how can you know if you are experiencing shame? Let’s unpack this definition a bit. Many people confuse shame with guilt, as both …