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The Siggy Blog
Expert articles on medications, conditions, and the future of mental healthcare, from the team building it.
Dating Someone With PTSD Isn't About Walking on Eggshells
Dating someone with PTSD? Learn how symptoms show up in relationships, why accommodating can backfire, what couple therapy offers, and how to care for yourself.
Dissociation Is a Built-In Brain Response, Not a Character Flaw
Dissociation ranges from zoning out to feeling detached from yourself. Learn what it feels like, why your brain does it, and when it needs care.
PTSD and OCD: Not the Same Loop, Even When They Feel Like One
PTSD and OCD often show up together. Learn how to tell trauma memories from obsessions, why trauma-related OCD gets missed, and how care can be sequenced.
Emotional Numbness: Depression, Trauma, or Medication?
Emotional numbness can come from depression, trauma, or antidepressant blunting. Learn how to tell them apart, what helps, and why not to quit meds abruptly.
Hypervigilance: Why You Cannot Stop Scanning for Danger
Hypervigilance keeps your brain scanning for threats long after danger passes. Learn why it happens after trauma and anxiety, how to calm it, and what treats it.
Alexithymia: When You Cannot Name What You Feel, and What Helps
Alexithymia means trouble identifying and describing your feelings. Learn how common it is, how it links to autism, depression, and trauma, and what helps.
PTSD Triggers: Why They Hit So Fast and How They Lose Power
PTSD triggers can set off fear before you know why. Learn the common types, why avoiding them backfires, what helps in the moment, and which treatments work.
What Is PTSD? A Fear Alarm That Stays On After the Danger Ends
PTSD is a fear system that stays switched on after danger has passed. Learn the four symptom types, who is most at risk, and which treatments guidelines recommend.