Episode 5- Anxiety, Depression, and Hypervigilance

Anxiety, depression, and hypervigilance are all results of abuse. These conditions can command your life if not dealt with. They can not only affect your emotional health, but also your mental and physical health. They can determine the choices you make, the relationships you form, and alter the life you live. I encourage you to journal the following:

1. What negative experiences did you have as a child? Were these experiences abuse or neglect?

2. Do you think these negative experiences have harmed your emotional, mental, or physical development and growth?

3. What issues/problems do you encounter in your life now? Do you think they are connected to the negative experiences you had as a child?

4. After listening to Episode 3, what emotional development was not supported by our parents/caretakers?

5. How has these experiences or lack of development affected your current life?