Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: September 13, 2021Updated: August 25, 2021Teen trauma Treatment can be challenging to process and deal with delicately and adequately if you’re the teen’s parent. That’s why teen trauma treatment programs exist. The effects of trauma can impact both parents and teens. Sometimes,…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: August 9, 2021Updated: August 18, 2021Trauma occurs when something violent or dangerous happens that overwhelms a teen’s ability to cope. Teen boys tend to hold these feelings inside. They internalize the trauma, so it manifests in other ways, such as through drug…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: July 5, 2021Updated: July 21, 2021Trauma refers to any scary experience that profoundly affects a person’s emotions. Thus, early childhood trauma is a distressing event that happens between the ages of 0-6. Presently, the child trauma rate in the United States is rising…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: June 25, 2021Updated: June 25, 2021Parents and caregivers can play an important role in teen trauma recovery. For example, they can offer reassurance and make teens feel safe. However, they can also arrange trauma treatment for their child. How can a parent…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: May 29, 2021Updated: June 1, 2021It’s normal for teens to feel sad, afraid, and anxious after they experience trauma. When these feelings don’t fade, they could have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). If families ignore the symptoms, teens could use drugs as a…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: May 10, 2021Updated: May 14, 2021Panic attacks put every nerve and system in the human body to the test. Your heart rate increases, and you experience a surge of cortisol and adrenalin. These physiological reactions to danger likely helped early humans run…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: April 23, 2021Updated: April 2, 2021Self-harm is anything that someone does to hurt themselves purposely. Whether that includes cutting or other actions, many teens use these actions to deal with complicated feelings, memories, or situations. Some signs can help family members and…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: March 15, 2021Updated: April 13, 2021Anxiety is a natural reaction to stressful situations. For some people, anxiety gets out of control, consuming most of their thoughts and limiting their quality of life. If your teen struggles with feelings of helplessness and worry,…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: March 12, 2021Updated: April 13, 2021Panic attacks are sudden episodes of fear that tend to occur out of the blue when no threat occurs. While many teens may have experienced one panic attack during a stressful time that never repeated itself, some…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: November 12, 2020Updated: January 13, 2021If you expose yourself indirectly to a traumatic event for long, you can also suffer from trauma. Secondary trauma (ST), also known as vicarious trauma, is a type of condition you can develop when you hear traumatic…
