Reflection Psychology Blog
A therapy blog to support you on your healing journey from everything trauma related. Accessible information when you need it the most.
Read the latest on everything from trauma, relationships, co-occurring disorders, to coping skills.
Mastering Emotions: Unlocking the Power of Healthy vs Unhealthy Coping Skills
Coping skills are behaviors that are designed to help you feel better when you are struggling. These skills may be learned or engaged in unconsciously as an attempt to reduce distressing emotions. Coping skills can be classified as healthy/ or adaptive or and unhealthy/ or maladaptive.
Healing from Trauma Means Dealing with Emotions. Identifying Secondary Emotions When You Have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Emotions are an essential part of who we are, so essential that we are born with them. As we grow older, emotions can become complicated, confusing, and dysregulated. It is important for individuals to learn to identify emotions and be able to talk about them. Using emotions as messengers can be healthy for our emotional well-being.