Tag: trauma
The Trauma Queen Always Has A Calamity To Share
A group of women doesn’t know how to handle a “trauma queen” amongst them who consistently dominates conversations with her problems.
Providing support for a friend who has been raped
There are ways to support a friend who has been raped but they don’t always come naturally
Should I give my friend a pass because she is grieving?
It can be tricky to know when to give a friend “a pass”—and how much to overlook after trauma or loss.
Let Down By A Friend When I Needed Her Most
Last year we had a horrific thing happen in our family. My son, in a drug-induced psychotic episode, killed our daughter-in-law. After that, I was terribly disappointed and let down by a friend.
Faking it: Is that what it takes to make new friends?
I find it difficult to fake it and that seems to be my issue in not making friends. I don’t like to gossip and don’t care about the girly conversations. I’m not into TV shows and everyone is crazy about fads, favorite movie stars, or songs that I couldn’t really care less about. They are just people: Get over it!
Friendship: In Sickness and In Health
I was close friends with a woman for several years. Six months ago, she abruptly ended the friendship. Two months prior to the end of the friendship, I was going through cancer radiation treatments and could not devote the time and energy to her that she seemed to need to feel satisfied with the friendship.
Guest Post – Getting over the trauma of multiple deaths
My colleague, Linda Ligenza–a social worker and life coach who is also an expert on trauma–recently penned a guest post here entitled, Trauma, Trust and Friendship. She offered some self-help tips for coping with traumatic experiences, particularly as they affect friendships. Since that post, a visitor to the blog wrote me asking for more information. […]
Guest Post: Trauma, Trust and Friendship
A trauma expert explains the relationship between trust and friendship.
How can a misunderstanding kill a longtime friendship?
QUESTION Dear Irene, Five years ago, my girlfriend stopped communicating with me. I found out later on from my sister that my friend’s husband was diagnosed with stomach cancer and I wasn’t there for her. The only reason I wasn’t there was I did not know. Her daughter told me that I had been e-mailed […]
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