Tag: childhood trauma


  • Still Traumatized – or Already Diagnosed? When Trauma Looks Like ADHD — and Why That Can Be Dangerous

    Disclaimer: This article is intended for educational and reflective purposes only.It does not replace professional medical, psychological, or therapeutic diagnosis or treatment. ADHD, trauma-related disorders, and their potential overlap are complex clinical topics that require individual assessment by qualified professionals. If you experience psychological distress, persistent symptoms, or uncertainty about a diagnosis, please seek guidance…

  • How Narcissistic Parents Treat Their Children – At Every Stage of Life

    For narcissistic parents, their children are not independent individuals.They are merely projection surfaces and symbols of self-aggrandizement—or of a profoundly distorted image of hatred. Narcissistic mothers and fathers do not have children in order to give them unconditional love. They have children in order to be loved by them. “Unconditional” does not exist in a…

  • The Family Script – The Family As A Stage

    Part 1 “The social world is a stage, a complicated stage even, with an audience, performers, and outsiders, with a auditorium and backdrops. The social scientist who stylizes this element of self-expression into his concepts—role, sanction, socialization, etc.—only takes in what reality offers him.” – Lord Ralf Dahrendorf It is not uncommon in the social…

  • Why Not Everyone Is a Narcissist – but Many Are

    Narcissism is everywhere these days. Anyone who spends time on social media knows that terms like “narcissistic personality disorder” and related toxic behaviors—gaslighting, flying monkeys, emotional manipulation—have become part of our collective vocabulary. Countless creators, videos, and posts focus on narcissism in relationships, families, and workplaces. And more and more people are speaking openly about…

  • When the Body Won’t Let Go: Muscular Armor and Chronic Tension

    Part 3 from the series: Trauma in the body Many people live with a level of tension in their body that they barely notice anymore.Shoulders slightly raised.A neck that never truly relaxes.A belly that feels held rather than soft.A subtle state of readiness, as if something could happen at any moment. This tension often feels…

  • When the Body Speaks – Understanding the Nervous System

    Part 2 from the series: Trauma in the body The Body Remembers Many people believe trauma lives only in the mind — a painful memory, an image that won’t fade.But in truth, trauma is a physical event.It happens in the nervous system, in the breath, in the muscles, in the heart. When something overwhelms us…