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Mary Ellen Mann
Licensed Therapist . Speaker . Writer . Educator . Trainer . Advocate
Relational / Interpersonal Trauma
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Relational / Interpersonal Trauma (also called Complex Trauma) occurs when we someone we thought we could trust turns out to have ulterior motives to disempower our ability to trust our judgement.
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This trauma happens when we are emotionally, physically, sexually, academically, socially or spiritually violated.
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It can challenge our capacity for closeness or intimacy because it interrupts our memory and attention : it increases our somatization, scrambles our self perception (Am I at fault? Or are they? Are they safe? Or, am I overthinking it?), and dis-regulates our responses - overly calm when there is cause for concern and, conversely, anxious when there isn’t.
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