Understanding PTSD

Trauma

4 Trauma Responses That May Be Hurting Your Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on April 9, 2024

Unresolved trauma runs the risk of damaging a person’s relationships and can affect their ability to choose emotionally healthy people in their lives.

Unresolved trauma runs the risk of damaging a person’s relationships and can affect their ability to choose emotionally healthy people in their lives.

Relationships

7 Common Reasons That Relationships Fail

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on March 24, 2024

While we may romanticize the “perfect” partnership, relationships require effort, and both partners must work on it.

While we may romanticize the “perfect” partnership, relationships require effort, and both partners must work on it.

Relationships

5 Strong Predictors of a Healthy Relationship

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on March 15, 2024

Relationships that allow for compromise, predictability, reliability, and respect for each other tend to be the healthiest and happiest relationships.

Relationships that allow for compromise, predictability, reliability, and respect for each other tend to be the healthiest and happiest relationships.

Narcissism

3 Ways a Narcissist Damages Their Closest Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on February 24, 2024

Aside from outward displays of confidence, most narcissists have a fragile ego, can be hypersensitive to rejection, and are highly insecure.

Aside from outward displays of confidence, most narcissists have a fragile ego, can be hypersensitive to rejection, and are highly insecure.

Relationships

5 Signs That It's Time to Walk Away From a Relationship

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on February 3, 2024

Remaining in a narcissistic or trauma-bonded relationship can be detrimental to your overall well-being and psychological health.

Remaining in a narcissistic or trauma-bonded relationship can be detrimental to your overall well-being and psychological health.

Relationships

5 Unexpected Ways Abandonment Fears Affect Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on January 21, 2024

Deep-seated fears of abandonment are commonly associated with attachment insecurities and significant emotional trauma.

Deep-seated fears of abandonment are commonly associated with attachment insecurities and significant emotional trauma.

Relationships

Is Your Romantic Relationship Based on Conditional Love?

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on January 14, 2024

If your early relationships were based on superficial investment or taught you to "chase" after crumbs of validation, these patterns can be mirrored in your romantic relationships.

If your early relationships were based on superficial investment or taught you to "chase" after crumbs of validation, these patterns can be mirrored in your romantic relationships.

Relationships

What Psychology Says About Rebound Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on December 27, 2023

Surveying the complex world of rebound relationships, exploring their potential benefits and drawbacks.

Surveying the complex world of rebound relationships, exploring their potential benefits and drawbacks.

Relationships

8 Signs of Settling in a Romantic Relationship

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on December 18, 2023

Many settle in a romantic relationship based on unhealed core wounds where their partner becomes a stand-in for their abandoning, negligent, or unavailable caregiver.

Many settle in a romantic relationship based on unhealed core wounds where their partner becomes a stand-in for their abandoning, negligent, or unavailable caregiver.

Loneliness

Are You Feeling Lonely in Your Relationship?

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on December 11, 2023

Feelings of loneliness can affect a person in a long-term romantic relationship who struggles with feeling seen, heard, valued, or understood by their partner.

Feelings of loneliness can affect a person in a long-term romantic relationship who struggles with feeling seen, heard, valued, or understood by their partner.

Ghosting

What Really Drives Ghosting in Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on November 30, 2023

The reasons that a person ghosts another can be complex and may include vulnerable narcissism, poor communication skills, or feelings of low self-worth.

The reasons that a person ghosts another can be complex and may include vulnerable narcissism, poor communication skills, or feelings of low self-worth.

Trauma

Rediscovering Yourself After Experiencing Trauma

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on November 23, 2023

After experiencing the effects of trauma, many people feel a profound loss of self because so much of their time and energy has been consumed by the experiences of trauma.

After experiencing the effects of trauma, many people feel a profound loss of self because so much of their time and energy has been consumed by the experiences of trauma.

People-Pleasing

3 Signs of People-Pleasing in a Relationship

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on November 12, 2023

People-pleasers have been conditioned to prioritize others as a way of gaining validation or love, which ultimately reinforces the pattern of seeking external validation.

People-pleasers have been conditioned to prioritize others as a way of gaining validation or love, which ultimately reinforces the pattern of seeking external validation.

Trauma

3 Common Pitfalls of Unresolved Trauma in Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on October 19, 2023

A common theme with unprocessed trauma is that some will turn to establishing a romantic relationship as a way of avoiding their own growth or healing.

A common theme with unprocessed trauma is that some will turn to establishing a romantic relationship as a way of avoiding their own growth or healing.

Relationships

4 Reasons Why You May Struggle Being Without a Relationship

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on September 25, 2023

Serial monogamy is not a stand-alone behavior but it can accompany deeper unresolved issues, such as codependency or low self-worth.

Serial monogamy is not a stand-alone behavior but it can accompany deeper unresolved issues, such as codependency or low self-worth.

Relationships

Why People Often Marry Someone Like Their Parent

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on September 10, 2023

Early conditioning may shape what we believe to be true about relationships or the type of partner to which we are attracted.

Early conditioning may shape what we believe to be true about relationships or the type of partner to which we are attracted.

Trauma

Are You in a Pattern of Overthinking?

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on September 5, 2023

Recent models consider rumination as a symptom of lived traumatic experiences, specifically invalidating, abusive, or neglectful conditions in childhood.

Recent models consider rumination as a symptom of lived traumatic experiences, specifically invalidating, abusive, or neglectful conditions in childhood.

Trauma

10 Common Patterns Seen in Unresolved Relational Trauma

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on August 22, 2023

Many tend to subconsciously attract toxic people into their life who reinforce their unhealed wounds.

Many tend to subconsciously attract toxic people into their life who reinforce their unhealed wounds.

Trauma

4 Signs Trauma Has Affected Your Self-Worth

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on August 10, 2023

Traumatic experiences can disrupt how a person sees themselves and their ability to regulate their emotions and form healthy relationships.

Traumatic experiences can disrupt how a person sees themselves and their ability to regulate their emotions and form healthy relationships.

Relationships

Fearful-Avoidant Attachment and Romantic Relationships

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.D., CCTSA on August 3, 2023

A person with a fearful-avoidant attachment style is often at an increased risk for unhealthy or even abusive relationships.

A person with a fearful-avoidant attachment style is often at an increased risk for unhealthy or even abusive relationships.