Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Trauma bonding can also lead to dissociative symptoms that could be a self-preservation and/or coping mechanism. Neurobiological changes can also affect brain development and hamper learning. The internalization of psychological manipulation and trauma can cause anxiety and increase the likelihood of engaging in risk-taking behaviors. [1]
Experiencing trauma can sometimes lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This serious mental health condition is marked by changes in mood, intrusive memories, avoidant behavior, and a ...
Survivors who experience characterological self-blame feel there is something inherently wrong with them which has caused them to deserve to be assaulted. A leading researcher on the psychological causes and effects of shame, June Tangney, lists five ways shame can be destructive: [21] lack of motivation to seek care; lack of empathy; isolation ...
Psychological trauma (also known as mental trauma, psychiatric trauma, emotional damage, or psychotrauma) is an emotional response caused by severe distressing events, such as bodily injury, sexual violence, or other threats to the life of the subject or their loved ones; indirect exposure, such as from watching television news, may be extremely distressing and can produce an involuntary and ...
Many SSRIs cause a range of intimacy issues, including reduced desire and inability to climax. Since SSRIs are used to treat depression, it can be difficult to know if anorgasmia is caused by the ...
Your mood can influence your desire for intimacy. Mental health conditions like depression and anxiety can cause low libido. Health conditions can impact intimate performance. ED and PE can also ...
Interpersonal trauma is psychological trauma as a result of interactions between people. It can result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Chronic, sustained interpersonal trauma can result in complex post-traumatic stress disorder, which has both symptoms of PTSD and also problems in developmental areas such as emotional self-regulation and interpersonal functioning. [1]
People may avoid sex altogether, which causes problems in relationships and prevents them from experiencing intimacy, she adds. “Because emotional and sexual intimacy act as triggers for these ...