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fromPsychology Today
5 days ago

'Trauma Bonding' Might Not Be Quite What You Think

At the end of September, Malika Brittingham was arrested after falsely reporting an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. She'd sent a text saying that she'd heard five or six shots and was "hiding with her co-workers." After a lockdown and law enforcement response, Brittingham sheepishly admitted she'd made it up so she could "trauma bond" with her coworkers.
Mental health
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Why Our Minds Can't Rest Right Now

Chronic collective stress since 2020 has rewired nervous systems into sustained hypervigilance, making rest difficult and altering brain, hormonal, and inflammatory functioning.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Addressing Collective Trauma Must Be a Top Priority

Collective trauma from climate, social, and economic crises requires community-based prevention and recovery because individual therapy alone is insufficient.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Limitation review bloodshed and chaos of Georgia's coup d'etat comes alive from the archive

Limitation reconstructs the Tbilisi war using unaltered archival footage, exposing partisan perspectives and the lasting collective trauma inflicted on civilians during a violent coup.
Television
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Why the World Needs Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 2025

Buffy models communal resilience: naming and confronting shared emotional demons, showing healing and strength arise through collective vulnerability and mutual support.
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

The Paradox of Trust

Trust isn't forced, but emerges from autonomic states shaped by safety, connection, and co-regulation. Trust is a physiological state arising from shared experiences.
Mindfulness
Film
fromIndieWire
4 months ago

'Weapons' Review: Zach Cregger's Genre Epic Is a Wildly Satisfying Antidote to the Last 10 Years of Horror Movies About Grief and Trauma

Zach Cregger's "Weapons" navigates themes of grief and trauma through horror, reflecting suburban despair and a community's attempt at healing.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
7 months ago

Healing Our Collective Heartbreak in Times of Crisis

Global events can induce feelings of collective trauma, impacting both mental and physical health.
'Broken heart syndrome' can manifest not only from individual loss but also societal distress.
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