The Impact of Child Abuse: A Personal Journey Revealed

1. The Impact of Child Abuse: A Personal Journey Revealed • Olga Trujillo, J.D. • Olga Trujillo Consulting • www.olgatrujillo.com • olga@olgatrujillo.com

2. Goals • Explore the Power of Resilience • Examine How We Cope • Develop a Deeper Understanding of Trauma & Dissociative Disorders from the Inside Out • Explore How You Can Help

3. Warning • My Experience • Pictures • Take Care of Yourself • State the Obvious • “Washington Speak” • Accent • #@!

4. Bottom Line • You Can & Do Make a Difference • Enhance Your Trauma Informed Approach • Learn more about Trauma & Dissociation • Look for Signs • Adapt to Us • Learn from Us • Work to Undo

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10. We Find: • Flat demeanor • Hysterical demeanor • Blank Stare • Can’t Remember…..

11. We Find • Not Truthful • Promiscuous Behavior • Defends Abuser • Speaks in a non-linear manner (all over the place)

12. Whats that About? • Trauma • Dissociation • Accommodating • Initiating

13. What’s This About? • Assess Credibility • Learn about the Impact of Trauma • Apply it to Your Credibility Lens

14. Impact of Abuse • Psychological • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Dissociative Disorder • Anxiety & Panic Disorder • Major Depression • Phobias

15. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder • Nightmares • Night-sweats • Flashbacks • Hypervigilance • Startle Response

16. Dissociative Disorder • Numbing • Spacing • Losing Time • Inability to Concentrate • Addictive • Automatic Response

17. Dissociative Disorder • Spectrum From Normal to MPD • Co-Consciousness • Separate Sense of Consciousness • Light headed and dizzy • Thoughts That Felt Compelling • Automatic Response

18. Anxiety & Panic Disorders • Extreme Anxiety • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder • Obsessive Worry • Panic Attacks

19. Major Depression • Suicidal Ideation • Lack of Concentration • Sleeplessness • Loss of Appetite

20. Phobias • Claustrophobia • Agoraphobia