Triggered
Refers to an unpleasant and unexpected reminder of past pain or trauma. When we are triggered, we begin to feel emotions related to a trauma that happened to us in the past, even though those events aren’t being talked about directly.
Mental health
Hypervigilance
A state of heightened alertness in which a person is constantly scanning for signs of danger. Very common after cardiac arrest, survivors may constantly monitor their own heartbeat, startle easily, and be unable to relax. A core feature of PTSD and responds well to trauma-focused therapy and EMDR.
Talking Treatments
Talking treatments (also called psychological therapies or psychotherapy) are mental health interventions in which improvement in a person’s symptoms and wellbeing is achieved through structured conversation with a trained therapist or counsellor, rather than (or as well as) medication. They are based on the principle that thoughts, feelings, behaviours, and mental health are interconnected, and … Read more