Trauma victims will frequently do everything they can to feel safe in their own bodies. For many of them, this results in drastic behaviors, such as cutting. For these individuals, cutting helps them to feel something in a world where they generally feel nothing whatsoever. For other individuals, the way they feel safe is through [...]
Trauma victims often have a torn view of the world. This is especially apparent when their worldviews are compared to those of people who have not been through traumatic events. Many trauma victims understand that their worldviews are different from others’. Even so, they’re not always able to understand why this is the case. The [...]
Addiction is complex and while we do know that it can affect absolutely anybody, one of the most common questions we hear is ‘why do some people become addicted to alcohol while others don’t?’. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has highlighted some of the most common risk factors which could play a part [...]
While we hear a lot about drug addiction, alcoholism, gambling problems and even addiction to the Internet, sex addiction still remains a taboo subject. For this reason, it’s probably accurate to say that the majority of the population don’t know or understand a lot about the condition. Typically, when sex addiction is mentioned, people imagine [...]
Sadly, the effects of having an alcoholic parent can be devastating for children. One of the many reasons for this is because once an addiction takes hold, alcohol will become a drinker’s priority. As increasing amounts of time are spent drinking or recovering from drinking, naturally, parental responsibilities suffer. There are many potential negative outcomes [...]
Sex addiction is something that can affect anyone regardless of their cultural background, economic class or lifestyle choices. While we may have preconceived ideas about the type of people who suffer from sexual addiction, the reality is that anyone can fall victim to it at any point in their lives. Why exactly is this however? [...]
The mind and the body are profoundly connected. This is something that is often seen in and experienced by trauma victims. At times, people who have lived through traumatic experiences even have a difficult time feeling entire areas of their bodies. They just feel numb to them. It should come as no surprise that trauma [...]
Words often evade trauma victims on many occasions. Frequently, they may find their bodies responding in various ways, but the mind and emotions are not engaged at all. In his book, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Dr. Bessell Van der Kolk discusses this condition. It [...]
Successfully completing alcohol addiction treatment is a huge achievement which you should be incredibly proud of. Naturally however, you might be anxious about your next steps as it feels like you’re stepping out into the world on your own. There are many different aspects to recovery and avoiding relapse is a very important one. While [...]
Many of us are guilty of assuming that there’s no such thing as sex addiction but it has in fact been likened to substance abuse due to the powerful chemical substances that are released as a result of it. Just like alcohol, drugs, gambling and eating can become addictive, so can sex which means that [...]
As a Registered Psychotherapist, Betzalel specializes in the treatment of trauma and addictions. He is trained in EMDR and is a Certified Multiple & Sex Addiction Therapist-Supervisor, providing evidence based treatment to individuals and their partners dealing with these types of challenges. To learn more, please click here.
