#sexual-trauma

#sexual-trauma

Depression, that is, "major" or "clinical" depression, is so prevalent that many mental-health authorities call it "the common cold of mental illness." Depression has a host of known risk factors: female gender, family history, distorted thinking patterns, medication side effects, adverse life events ( divorce, financial reverses, the death of loved ones), and chronic illnesses (diabetes, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's diseases, and hormonal disorders).

Therapists must be trauma-informed and sexuality-literate to assist in the recovery of sexual trauma survivors, particularly addressing complex responses like fight, flight, freeze, and fawn.