Why do I keep feeling anxious and overwhelmed after trauma? If you've been asking yourself this question, you're not alone. Many people living with the effects of trauma wonder why they continue to feel anxious and overwhelmed, even when they know they are safe. Learn why your brain and nervous system may still respond as though danger is present, what keeps these symptoms going. Learn why these feelings can continue long after the traumatic experience is over, and how healing is possible.

Longer trauma therapy sessions do not work differently simply because they are longer.

They can create opportunities for deeper nervous system engagement, sustained trauma processing, and adaptive information integration that may be difficult to achieve within shorter, weekly interrupted sessions.

For some people, the issue is not a lack of motivation, insight, or effort. The issue may be whether there is enough uninterrupted time for the brain and nervous system to…

You can understand your patterns and still feel stuck. This article explains the difference between complex trauma and depression, and why treatment may not be working.

Estimates from the literature indicate approximately 30%–50% of individuals with PTSD have depression. A 2022 study of adults presenting with clinically significant depressive symptoms found that 62.68% actually met criteria for PTSD or Complex PTSD; and of those, 57.1% had Complex PTSD specifically. Yet even among those who met full CPTSD criteria, fewer than half had ever received that diagnosis.

That means the majority of people walking into a provider's office with depression symptoms may actually be carrying unresolved trauma, and receiving treatment that doesn't reach the root of what's...