Many survivors of sexual trauma describe feeling disconnected from themselves or their surroundings. They may describe feeling numb, detached, or as though they are observing themselves from a distance.
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","url":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/why-survivors-of-sexual-trauma-often-experience-guilt","title":"Why Survivors of Sexual Trauma Often Experience Guilt ","summary":"One of the most painful experiences many survivors of sexual trauma carry is the belief that they were somehow responsible for what happened.","date_modified":"2026-09-03T02:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/what-healing-can-look-like-after-sexual-trauma","html_content":"Healing after sexual trauma is a deeply personal journey. While many survivors share similar experiences, there is no single timeline, pathway, or definition of recovery.
","url":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/what-healing-can-look-like-after-sexual-trauma","title":"What Healing Can Look Like After Sexual Trauma ","summary":"Healing after sexual trauma is a deeply personal journey. While many survivors share similar experiences, there is no single timeline, pathway, or definition of recovery.","date_modified":"2026-08-27T02:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/the-difference-between-stress-and-trauma","html_content":"Although stress and trauma are often used interchangeably in everyday language, they represent fundamentally different physiological and psychological processes.
","url":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/the-difference-between-stress-and-trauma","title":"The Difference Between Stress and Trauma","summary":"Although stress and trauma are often used interchangeably in everyday language, they represent fundamentally different physiological and psychological processes.","date_modified":"2026-08-20T02:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/the-window-of-tolerance-%E2%80%93-understanding-emotional-regulation","html_content":"The “Window of Tolerance” is a neurobiological framework used to describe the optimal zone of emotional and physiological regulation in which a person can function effectively.
","url":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/the-window-of-tolerance-%E2%80%93-understanding-emotional-regulation","title":"The Window of Tolerance – Understanding Emotional Regulation","summary":"The “Window of Tolerance” is a neurobiological framework used to describe the optimal zone of emotional and physiological regulation in which a person can function effectively.","date_modified":"2026-08-13T02:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/emotional-flashbacks-%E2%80%93-why-you-suddenly-feel-like-%E2%80%9Cthat-version-o","html_content":"Emotional flashbacks are one of the most confusing trauma responses because they do not always involve explicit memory. Instead, they present as sudden and intense emotional states that feel disconnected from the present...
","url":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/emotional-flashbacks-%E2%80%93-why-you-suddenly-feel-like-%E2%80%9Cthat-version-o","title":"Emotional Flashbacks – Why You Suddenly Feel Like “That Version o","summary":"Emotional flashbacks are one of the most confusing trauma responses because they do not always involve explicit memory. Instead, they present as sudden and intense emotional states that feel disconnected from the present...","date_modified":"2026-08-06T02:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/why-you-can-%E2%80%9Cknow-you%E2%80%99re-safe%E2%80%9D-but-still-feel-unsafe-in-your-body","html_content":"One of the most distressing experiences following trauma is the disconnect between cognitive understanding and embodied experience. A person may logically know they are safe, yet their body continues to react as though d...
","url":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/why-you-can-%E2%80%9Cknow-you%E2%80%99re-safe%E2%80%9D-but-still-feel-unsafe-in-your-body","title":"Why You Can “Know You’re Safe” but Still Feel Unsafe in Your Body","summary":"One of the most distressing experiences following trauma is the disconnect between cognitive understanding and embodied experience. A person may logically know they are safe, yet their body continues to react as though d...","date_modified":"2026-07-30T04:53:28Z"},{"id":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/what-trauma-actually-does-to-the-nervous-system","html_content":"What Trauma Actually Does to the Nervous System
","url":"https://nerrissayoung.com.au/blog/f/what-trauma-actually-does-to-the-nervous-system","title":"What Trauma Actually Does to the Nervous System","summary":"What Trauma Actually Does to the Nervous System","date_modified":"2026-07-05T23:57:41Z"}]}