Trauma has Broken my Brain
- Jul 30, 2021
- 4 min read
When my dad unexpectedly died last month, to protect myself from my feelings my brain went into dissociation and directed everything into routines I have. Work, sport, walking the dogs etc. All of my energy went into being the absolute best I could be and it allowed everyone around me to assume I was coping fine. Technically I was coping fine because the brain shut down the emotional processing part which is faulty anyway under normal circumstances.
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