Tag: trauma coping mechanisms

• How Shopping, Sex & Substance Abuse Can Rewire Your Brain

  

  Trauma rewires your brain’s reward system, making quick fixes like substances, shopping, or sex more tempting. But fast relief is temporary and can worsen anxiety, guilt, and shame. Even marijuana, seen as harmless, can trap survivors in a cycle of anxiety. Trauma therapies help restore calm and make healthy coping feel rewarding again

  Liana West

  August 14, 2025

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• Is Hyper Independence a Symptom of Betrayal Trauma?

  

  Hyper-independence can seem like a positive coping mechanism, but it’s often a trauma response. When people experience betrayal trauma and then feel like others aren’t safe, they rely only on themselves. This short article explains where hyper-independence comes from, how it shows up, and why healing is possible. If you’re tired of doing everything alone,…

  Liana West

  May 29, 2025

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