Understanding PTSD

Trauma

4 Subtle Signs of Self-Sabotage in Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on March 11, 2023

Struggles with fears of rejection or abandonment can become why a person sabotages their relationship's happiness.

Struggles with fears of rejection or abandonment can become why a person sabotages their relationship's happiness.

Trauma

Recognizing and Healing Early Trauma

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on March 1, 2023

Children who experience neglect or abuse may grow up feeling emotionally “stuck” at the age at which they experienced trauma. This could help with the healing.

Children who experience neglect or abuse may grow up feeling emotionally “stuck” at the age at which they experienced trauma. This could help with the healing.

Relationships

5 Ways a Fear of Abandonment Shows Up in Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on February 19, 2023

Having a fear of being abandoned can wreak havoc on a person’s relationships, often in these key ways.

Having a fear of being abandoned can wreak havoc on a person’s relationships, often in these key ways.

Relationships

4 Ways Childhood Invalidation Can Damage Adult Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on February 10, 2023

If a person's basic safety needs went unmet in childhood, it often generalizes to toxic, unpredictable, or chaotic relationships in their adult lives.

If a person's basic safety needs went unmet in childhood, it often generalizes to toxic, unpredictable, or chaotic relationships in their adult lives.

Trauma

Silencing Our Inner Critic After Attachment Trauma

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on January 28, 2023

We are hardwired to connect with others. However, attachment trauma teaches us to adapt to punitive environments where we learn to abandon ourselves.

We are hardwired to connect with others. However, attachment trauma teaches us to adapt to punitive environments where we learn to abandon ourselves.

Trauma

5 Subtle Signs of Unprocessed Attachment Trauma

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on January 16, 2023

Unhealed trauma can have devastating effects on a person’s quality of life, including their ability to be present in relationships.

Unhealed trauma can have devastating effects on a person’s quality of life, including their ability to be present in relationships.

Trauma

Trauma Reenactment in Our Intimate Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on January 8, 2023

Patterns of revictimization in romantic relationships are often based on unconsciously choosing partners that trigger core childhood attachment wounds.

Patterns of revictimization in romantic relationships are often based on unconsciously choosing partners that trigger core childhood attachment wounds.

Relationships

The Long-Term Effect of Being Raised by a Borderline Parent

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on December 26, 2022

Being raised by parent or primary caregiver with borderline personality disorder can have effects that span a lifetime.

Being raised by parent or primary caregiver with borderline personality disorder can have effects that span a lifetime.

Relationships

3 Unmet Basic Needs and Their Effects on Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on December 11, 2022

How childhood voids can impact our romantic relationship patterns.

How childhood voids can impact our romantic relationship patterns.

Relationships

Overlaps Between Childhood Trauma and Adult Pathological Love

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on November 28, 2022

Early childhood wounds like betrayal, rejection, invalidation, shame, or abandonment can become the catalyst for unhealthy relationship patterns later on.

Early childhood wounds like betrayal, rejection, invalidation, shame, or abandonment can become the catalyst for unhealthy relationship patterns later on.

Parenting

How Emotionally Immature Parenting Affects Our Adult Lives

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on November 14, 2022

Are you familiar with emotionally immature parenting? Check out how to spot 11 common red flags.

Are you familiar with emotionally immature parenting? Check out how to spot 11 common red flags.

Trauma

How to Kick the Stigma of Mental Illness to the Curb

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on November 13, 2022

4 critical ways to start reducing mental illness stigmatization.

4 critical ways to start reducing mental illness stigmatization.

Trauma

The Health Risks of a Dysregulated Nervous System

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on November 5, 2022

Long after a traumatic event has passed, a person’s nervous system can be reactivated whenever they perceive danger, whether or not danger is present.

Long after a traumatic event has passed, a person’s nervous system can be reactivated whenever they perceive danger, whether or not danger is present.

Relationships

How to Spot Emotional Unavailability in a Relationship

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on October 23, 2022

Causes of emotional unavailability: Are they temporary or more complex?

Causes of emotional unavailability: Are they temporary or more complex?

Relationships

Creating Healthy Interdependence in Your Relationship

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on October 6, 2022

In relationships, a little interdependence goes a long way.

In relationships, a little interdependence goes a long way.

Self-Sabotage

How Negative Self-Beliefs Can Impact Your Life

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on September 25, 2022

Do you settle for less than you deserve? When negative self-beliefs are in play, these can keep a person “stuck” in their comfort zone or settling for less.

Do you settle for less than you deserve? When negative self-beliefs are in play, these can keep a person “stuck” in their comfort zone or settling for less.

Self-Sabotage

How to Tell if You're Sabotaging Yourself

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on September 12, 2022

Has a pattern of self-sabotage been wearing you down? Learn the subtle signs of self-sabotage and how to begin making healthier choices for yourself.

Has a pattern of self-sabotage been wearing you down? Learn the subtle signs of self-sabotage and how to begin making healthier choices for yourself.

Personality Disorders

Splitting in Borderline Personality Disorder

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on September 5, 2022

Splitting behavior is often associated with BPD, however, it is also common in pathological narcissism.

Splitting behavior is often associated with BPD, however, it is also common in pathological narcissism.

Rejection Sensitivity

3 Ways Rejection Sensitivity Can Show Up in Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on August 30, 2022

Rejection sensitivity is correlated with fears of abandonment, which may be associated with mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Rejection sensitivity is correlated with fears of abandonment, which may be associated with mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Relationships

What Is Emotional Dysregulation, Anyway?

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on August 26, 2022

Existing research correlates higher incidences of emotional neglect, physical abuse, and emotional dysregulation as predictors of complex PTSD (cPTSD).

Existing research correlates higher incidences of emotional neglect, physical abuse, and emotional dysregulation as predictors of complex PTSD (cPTSD).