by Matt Burton | Jul 24, 2020 | Trauma Reminders
When I speak to men who experienced abuse as children, I see a common pattern: even after the physical wounds heal, emotional wounds are still there. Physical pain can be traumatizing, and it’s not the only kind of pain. Traumatic experiences can also scar us in...
by Matt Burton | Jul 17, 2020 | Trauma Reminders
Pills and pumps. Shots administered straight into my penis. I did that, and anything else I could, to combat erectile dysfunction. “Are you serious?” you ask. As a heart attack. After a major surgery, I went from normal functioning with plenty...
by Matt Burton | Jul 10, 2020 | Trauma Reminders
When we’re threatened or intimidated, it means that someone is trying to put us in harm’s way. This might have taken the form of bullying: someone threatened to hurt you, or intimidated you into fearing them. Threats and intimidation are a kind of violence. In fact,...
by Matt Burton | Jun 29, 2020 | Trauma Reminders
Think back to when you were a kid, and what your relationship with your parents was like. The sad reality is, a lot of us don’t grow up with both our parents present. Guys I’ve talked to who experienced this sometimes brush it off. They minimize the pain their younger...
by Matt Burton | Jun 25, 2020 | Trauma Reminders
What do you think of when you imagine talking through your trauma? Probably a sparse therapist office, with maybe a shelf of books and a couch. Everything is still as you discuss what happened. Right? You might feel like squirming or fidgeting just thinking about...
by Matt Burton | Jun 17, 2020 | Trauma Reminders
We like to think of memory as a camera, capturing snapshots perfectly from our lives. And we assume that if something big happens, we’ll remember it — like replaying a video tape. But just because you can’t remember, doesn’t mean something didn’t happen....
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