Early trauma can have a multitude of detrimental effects and consequences—one of which is dysregulated arousal. Traumatic experiences can disrupt the normal functioning of the autonomic nervous system ...

“A common indicator of a developing porn addiction includes feeling unable to reduce or stop consumption, despite wanting to,” highlights Warden. “Needing more frequent or extreme content to achieve ...

In talking with fellow clinicians about addiction, the one view that I encounter most frequently is this: Addiction is a trauma response. That is to say, if someone has an addiction (to alcohol, ...

The fourth step in Alcoholics Anonymous requires participants to take a “moral inventory” of the problems their substance use has caused in their lives before asking God to remove their “defects of ...

Broadcaster Ore Oduba, who is best known for winning Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, has spoken about his 30-year battle with ...

A new study reveals that aggression and self-harm share a biological foundation in the brain’s response to early-life trauma.

When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...