Psychology Responds to Physiology In my last blog post, I spoke about the way we use addiction as a means of dealing with chronic nervous system dysregulation, aka trauma. When we experience a traumatic event, and find ourselves stuck with too much or too little nervous system charge, something psychologically resourceful happens as a result, and this something deserves attention. Humans are incredibly inventive. We are creators by nature. Each word, movement, and impulse is
Addiction is a long journey that can be draining and overwhelming. Watching someone, especially someone close that you care about, battle their addiction is also hard to navigate.