Traumatized: Identify, Understand, and Cope with PTSD and Emotional Stress

Traumatized: Identify, Understand, and Cope with PTSD and Emotional Stress

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  • Type:Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date:2021-09-20 11:21:13
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
  • Status:finish
  • Author:Kati Morton
  • ISBN:1668600145
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Summary

An accessible guide to understand what trauma is, how PTSD is diagnosed, being aware that it can have a late onset, what can happen if it goes untreated--and how social media can be triggering our trauma 
Recovery from trauma and PTSD is an especially vital topic these days。 Trauma is emotional stress that can stem from a wide variety of upsetting experiences, leaving us feeling anxious, weighed down by negative emotions or memories, or feeling like we lack security。 No one's experience and recovery from it is the same。 In Traumatized, as both a licensed clinical therapist and YouTube creator, Morton shares a unique perspective on trauma in the modern age, weaving the link between trauma and social media throughout the book--both the positive (how social media promotes mental health awareness) and the dark side of how social media can spread trauma。
 
What social media platforms or accounts are detrimental to our mental health? How can we start paying attention to how we interact with them? What are the best ways to limit the amount of time we spend on certain sites or even unfollow accounts that seem to trigger that trauma response? Traumatized shares tools to manage what we (and our children) can see online。
   

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Reviews

Jackie

A potentially really useful primer, especially if you’re encountering these concepts for the first time。 My mind wasn’t blown, but that’s because I wasn’t going in cold。 Morton’s warm tone and straightforward explanations could be particularly useful for people feeling their way around the idea of trauma for the first time。

Kari

I’ve read this book and I can’t tell you how much I related and was able to begin working on healing myself and relationships with loved ones。 As someone who had endured an attempted kidnapping, years of child abuse; both mental and physical, PTSD, was in a house fire and watched my house burn to the ground and lose everything except the clothes on my back, molestation, rape, another rape that ended in pregnancy then abortion, miscarriage, death of mother, ostracized by family for taking about t I’ve read this book and I can’t tell you how much I related and was able to begin working on healing myself and relationships with loved ones。 As someone who had endured an attempted kidnapping, years of child abuse; both mental and physical, PTSD, was in a house fire and watched my house burn to the ground and lose everything except the clothes on my back, molestation, rape, another rape that ended in pregnancy then abortion, miscarriage, death of mother, ostracized by family for taking about the child abuse from alcoholic father。 This has made my life turn into a life a major depressive disorder, extreme anxiety, Borderline Personality, PTSD, Panic attacks and this book was like a friend helping me help my self。 It’s a process but I finally feel like I am doing something to take control and do something to change。 After a suicide attempt at the age of 16, and then one in 2016 & 2017, I struggle daily will suicidal idealization。 I’ve been out on 24-72 hour holds many times and spent more weeks than I can count in the mental/ behavioral unit of hospitals。 This book allows me to work on my self from within on my own pace。 I never have made progress with my many therapists and this book is such a weight lifted off my shoulders。 I feel like I’m not just telling my story but actually doing something to change it。 I see a brighter future。 I’m not stopping my meds, my psychiatrist or therapist but I can guarantee this is a tool that will do a world of good, especially if it has been able to give me positive thoughts and feelings at taking control of my own self。 。。。more

Readingcaptures

This was an exceptional book describing step by step what PTSD is, how it’s diagnosed, how one who is traumatized feels and thinks, and steps on how to move forward。 The author includes client and personal experiences。 Her in-depth knowledge is showcased in every chapter。 Most importantly she doesn’t sugar coat anything。 Each step needed to heal is touched on and explained on how it won’t be an easy road but that healing is possible。

Mary

This was a really fantastic book to read as both a school psychologist。 I loved how informative it was in terms of referencing the DSM, but the author balanced this information with her own distinctions and preferences。 I appreciated the sources used and how easy this was to read。 It flowed well, like having a conversation with somebody。 Additionally, as someone with a history of PTSD symptoms it really validated a lot of what I've dealt with in my life and reaffirmed that the techniques I use f This was a really fantastic book to read as both a school psychologist。 I loved how informative it was in terms of referencing the DSM, but the author balanced this information with her own distinctions and preferences。 I appreciated the sources used and how easy this was to read。 It flowed well, like having a conversation with somebody。 Additionally, as someone with a history of PTSD symptoms it really validated a lot of what I've dealt with in my life and reaffirmed that the techniques I use for myself and my counseling students (esp。 CBT) are effective and applicable。 The key takeaways at the end of each chapter are so convenient!Only giving it four stars because I feel like a blanket statement of seeing a therapist would have served well rather than having that advice repeated as one/part of the solution in every chapter。 Otherwise I really appreciated this book。 。。。more