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Learn DBT Skills In A Group
Weekly sessions are available. Grouport offers therapist-led dialectical behavior therapy skills groups online. The first 12 weeks covers fundamental DBT skills.
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Breakups, which end intense, passionate relationships, can cause intense emotional pain and distress. While it is normal to experience sadness, anxiety, and trouble sleeping after a breakup, some individuals experience prolonged, severe psychological distress that mirrors the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This raises the question: Can a breakup cause PTSD? This article explores this complex issue in detail.
Emotional trauma can arise from numerous sources, one of which can be a difficult, tumultuous breakup. The sudden end of a relationship, especially when it's unexpected or involves betrayal, can trigger intense emotional responses. When the distress from a breakup becomes chronic and interferes with an individual's ability to function normally in daily life, it can be classified as a traumatic event.
Individuals who are severely affected by a breakup may display symptoms typically associated with PTSD. These symptoms can include recurrent, intrusive memories of the relationship or the breakup, emotional numbness, avoidance of places, people, and activities that remind them of the relationship, and increased arousal symptoms such as difficulty sleeping and concentrating.
Just like in PTSD caused by other types of traumatic events, individuals experiencing post-relationship trauma may show various signs. These can include chronic sadness or despair, difficulty forming new intimate relationships, trust issues, anger or betrayal, and constantly reliving or reimagining different scenarios about the relationship or breakup.
Addressing post-relationship trauma is crucial for healing and moving forward. This process typically involves acknowledging the pain and loss, allowing oneself to grieve, seeking support from friends, family, or professional therapists, and gradually rebuilding one's life without the former partner. It's important to remember that healing from this emotional trauma takes time and patience.
Seeking professional help is a crucial step in recovering from post-relationship trauma. Therapists and counselors can provide effective strategies and therapeutic approaches, like cognitive-behavioral therapy or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), to help individuals cope with their feelings and work towards healing.
Professional help can provide a safe, nonjudgmental space to express feelings and work through the pain of the breakup. They can also provide perspective and techniques to help individuals learn from the experience, regain their self-esteem, and move forward with their lives.
While not every breakup results in PTSD, severe emotional distress following the end of a relationship can manifest in symptoms similar to this disorder. Recognizing the signs of post-relationship trauma and seeking professional help are crucial steps toward healing. It's important to remember that it's okay to seek help and that it's possible to recover and find happiness and fulfillment after a traumatic breakup.
Grouport Therapy provides online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) groups to assist individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and trauma. Our online group therapy sessions teach members how to integrate CBT techniques into their daily lives. Incorporating these skill sets enables them to recognize triggers, counteract negative thought patterns, and adopt more positive behaviors to recover from and manage their symptoms. In addition to CBT, our PTSD treatment utilizes prolonged exposure therapy (PE), cognitive processing therapy (CPT), and stress inoculation training (SIT) in a group setting.
Our licensed Therapist leads weekly group sessions conducted remotely in the comfort of members' homes. According to participant feedback, 70% experienced significant improvements within 8 weeks.
You don't have to face these challenges alone. Join our community and work together towards a brighter future. Sign up for one of our groups today and begin your journey towards meaningful, lasting change and renewed hope.
We also offer skills groups, such as our dialectical behavior therapy skills group. Our DBT Skills Group, is a therapist-led module driven group that will provide you new skills to replace behaviors and emotions causing friction in your daily life and relationships. It is excellent for interpersonal connections, building social skills concerning relationship issues, improving emotion regulation & distress tolerance, and developing deeper mindfulness.
We infuse cognitive behavioral & EMDR techniques in our group therapy sessions for PTSD & Trauma. Get effective and affordable treatment for trauma.
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