[Looking for support in Colorado Springs now? Email me at jeff.farmer.therapy@gmail.com or call 719-377-4577 for an appointment.] We hear a fair amount about sexual abuse of girls. It happens more than most people think, and it does terrible damage. But we don’t hear much about the sexual abuse of boys. Let’s hear a little bit. … Continue reading The sexual abuse of boys
Tag: Complex childhood PTSD
I've worked with a lot of people with addiction (and I've struggled with addiction myself). At some point I realized that among the people I knew well with addiction, the only ones who hadn't told me about awful things that happened to them as children were the ones who hadn't told me anything about their … Continue reading The impact of childhood trauma
What is complex childhood trauma? Childhood usually involves a few traumatic events: accidents or injuries, unintended separations, grief over minor losses, etc. Events such as these can have some long-term impacts, but often they don’t. However, some children experience things that are usually more serious: divorce, death of a parent, ongoing abuse or neglect, a … Continue reading Childhood Trauma