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Trauma Symptoms You May Not Recognize as Trauma

September 8, 2026 by Tabitha Westbrook

Trauma Symptoms

What are Trauma Symptoms? When most people think about trauma symptoms, they picture nightmares, flashbacks, panic attacks, or being easily startled. Those can absolutely be symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but they are far from the whole story. Trauma symptoms can also look surprisingly ordinary. Procrastination. Indecision. A house you cannot seem to keep […]

Filed Under: Trauma, Trauma / PTSD Tagged With: anger and trauma, C-PTSD, Christian trauma counseling, coercive control, complex PTSD, complex trauma symptoms, decision fatigue, dissociation, domestic abuse, emotional numbness, emotional trauma, hyperindependence, nervous system trauma response, overfunctioning, perfectionism and trauma, post-separation abuse, PTSD symptoms, signs of trauma, spiritual trauma, trauma and executive dysfunction, trauma and relationships, trauma counseling, Trauma Healing, trauma recovery, trauma responses, trauma symptoms, trauma-informed therapy

When EMDR Isn’t the Right Fit: What Trauma Survivors and Therapists Need to Know

June 2, 2025 by Tabitha Westbrook

EMDR Wake Forest Flower Mound

In a recent episode of the Hey Tabi Podcast, I shared when Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) might not be the best therapy choice for someone healing from trauma. EMDR is powerful—but not always the right tool for the job. And that’s okay! Let’s talk about the why and what else you can do. […]

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