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How PTSD Impacts Men and Women Differently- CRAZY WISDOM NEWSFLASH: “What Kind of Mad Mystic Launches A Website Amidst So Much Global Chaos?” - by Submitted on May 24, 2020 from joan pancoeTo VIEW IN BROWSER and activate all links and see all images: https://joanpancoe.com/newsletters/newsletter-archive/ "All madmen may not be mystics, but all mystics are mad. By mad, I mean they have gone beyond the mind. The madman may have fallen below the mind, and the mystic may have gone ...
Views: 1057(1 vote) - Techniques for Positive Self-Talk After Brain Injury and Empowering Self-Talk for Individuals Living with Brain Injury - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2023 from Leon EdwardBrain injury can have a significant impact on a person's life, often leading to feelings of frustration, anxiety, and depression. But amidst all the challenges, it's essential to focus on the positive by cultivating a positive mindset. One effective way to do this is through positive ...
Views: 639(1 vote) - ***Holistic and Energy Psychology Treatments for PTSD - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2013 from Dean TaraborelliPsychological trauma can change the course of a person’s life and in some cases leave devastating life-long scars. Trauma can come from any situation that poses a threat to personal safety or sense of wellbeing. The events can be real or perceived; trauma is any event that the psyche can’t ...
Views: 4997(1 vote) - ***Shamanic Soul Retrieval | Effective Holistic PTSD Treatment - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2013 from Dean Taraborelli“It is estimated that 70% of adults in the United States will experience one or more traumatic events in their lives, and 20% will go on to develop PTSD”1 For individuals who suffer from PTSD and other psychological disorders, conventional treatment methods may not be ...
Views: 5895(1 vote) - : SPRING FORWARD PSYCHIC FORECAST: Crystal Clear Sailing Over Rough and Stormy Seas - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2024 from joan pancoeRECOMMENDED: To see all visuals and activate all links: https://joanpancoe.com/2024/03/05/spring-forward-psychic-forecast-crystal-clear-sailing-over-rough-and-stormy-seas/ And/or listen along on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd4gXTXPwsOuu-DCzwFtjKw “Without this ‘wearying ...
Views: 289(1 vote) - Addiction and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Casey MarkhamPost Traumatic Stress Disorder and substance abuse is the stuff of legends. Countless movies, films, television shows and books have featured the story of traumatized men and women who turn to drugs or alcohol as a coping mechanism. Often these portrayals are done in an extremely negative ...
Views: 1228(1 vote) - ADHD and PTSD: What You Need to Know - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from LuAnn PiercePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can be very difficult to manage - especially for adults with ADHD. As the name suggests, this cluster of symptoms is the result of experiencing a traumatic event. A person with PTSD may be easily triggered by a smell, sound, ...
Views: 12037(1 vote) - Alternative Approaches to Treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2011 from Mike O'BrienThe sad fact of life is that often people experience some sort of traumatic event. These events can be difficult to deal with in the short term, but in certain cases, these traumatic events have long term ramifications that can cripple a person with feelings of anger, resentment,fear, anxiety ...
Views: 1556(1 vote) - Bullying and the Signs of Trauma - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2012 from Barb Maiberger"Bully" is an important documentary that everyone should see. In this documentary, a couple of children and their families are followed as they share the pain that is caused from bullying. Bullying is widespread and underreported. Statistics from 2008-2009 School Crime Supplement ...
Views: 1680(1 vote) - Childhood Trauma, How to Help the Men in Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2011 from Dan GriffinThis article will be important to remember as you gather this holiday season with the men you know and love. It is not a festive topic, which I would prefer, but it is a topic that has been filling my thoughts as of late. The Penn State scandal weighs heavy on my heart and my being having ...
Views: 1508(1 vote) - Craniosacral Therapy Helps PTSD - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2015 from Gloria FloresPost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is considered a type of anxiety disorder triggered by a traumatic event. PTSD occurs when the body/mind has not yet recognized that a traumatic event is over. As a result, the body's sympathetic nervous system (fight/flight) is activated and the body ...
Views: 4783(2 votes) - Curing Social Phobias Gives Your Social Life A Big Boost - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2013 from Mike O'BrienSocial phobias are the least understood of the anxiety disorders, but are also the third largest mental health problem in the world. Social phobias are a fear of interacting with others in social situations. This can encompass everything from adjustment disorder to stage fright and post ...
Views: 1120(1 vote) - Dealing With Grief - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2012 from Shiroko SokitchMary’s son died in Afghanistan a few years ago. Not much later she developed a painful ovarian cyst. She did not want to have surgery. When she came into my office, she was skeptical about the possibility of her son’s death and her cyst being related. Grief like most painful emotions is one ...
Views: 2052(2 votes) - Dear Dr. Romance: He has PTSD and I'm going crazy - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2015 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I have been married for about four years now and my husband and I got married at 18 we have 3 kids all under the age of four and it gets stressful sometimes for both of us. He is in the army, he's been a soldier for almost 3 years now he was deployed ...
Views: 1562(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: It makes me very very upset, angry, pissed-off, and sad. - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2018 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I saw your article "Surviving Loss and Thriving Again" while searching for answers to my own issues. The 'loved one' I lost was myself. I loved life, loved adventure, travel, people, photography, mostly adventure! In 2 seconds my life was 'taken' away ...
Views: 1791(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: They said "Go help somebody, you selfish jerk" - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2017 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I recently read "Could He/She be a Control Freak?" and I suddenly found information that seemed to pertain to a failed marriage that I was still pondering about. I am wondering, if a person had a chaotic childhood ...
Views: 1577(1 vote) - Developing our National Injured Warrior Alliance (NIWA) - serving injured warriors, vets and their families - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Gerald VestNASW New Mexico State Conference Workshop-Serving Injured Warriors by Gerald Vest National Injured Warrior Alliance (NIWA) - Serving Injured Warriors, Vets & Families with Integrative Health Practices. Feb. 22, 2012, 1:30-5:00pm – “Welcome Home with Daryl Worley – our returning warriors ...
Views: 2241(1 vote) - Disease Diagnosis Support - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Wendy Brandell Sebrow, CPCDISEASE DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT When someone we love, someone we have come to know at work, a neighbor, is diagnosed with a serious or life-altering illness, we protectively stop treating him or her as whole person. Why do we suddenly define them through their disease and cease treating them how ...
Views: 1673(1 vote) - Domestic Violence Victims and Soldiers--What Do They Have in Common? - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Gayle Joplin Hall“A battlefield is a battlefield. I don’t care where you are fighting it. Unless you have lived through fearing for your life on a nightly basis, you cannot imagine what war is like." - Dr. Gayle J. Hall. A victim of domestic violence fights for her life on a daily basis, just like a soldier ...
Views: 1918(1 vote) - Domestic Violence: The Downfall of Domestic Violence—Part Five, in a Series of Six. - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Gayle Joplin Hall“I am a survivor of domestic violence. Three of my closest and dearest friends never knew the hell I lived through during my battlefield. Victims are the best at hiding our secrets from the world. Our shame and blame defines us, strips our souls, and masks our identities.” – Dr. Gayle J. ...
Views: 1393(1 vote) - EFT Coaching Case - PTSD and the Dark Night of the Soul - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDIn the past I suffered deep emotional trauma that left me in the deep dark pit of emotional turmoil. I felt so fragile that for weeks I could not leave my house without bursting into tears. I couldn’t listen to the radio or watch TV. Everywhere I looked there were reminders of what I had lost ...
Views: 5041(1 vote) - Emotional Abuse and Brain Structural Damage - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Michael LocklearEmotional abuse results in damage to the hippocampus, a brain area involved in learning and memory ability. This damage results in associated memory deficits, according to studies from Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Psychiatric Institute and the Department of Biological Sciences at ...
Views: 17086(1 vote) - Emotional Squatters - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Susan Crampton DavisAs a society, we are hooked on happiness. If you need any convincing, I encourage you to visit your favorite on-line book seller and type in the word happiness. There you will find thousands of titles that promise to share the secrets of living a more blissful and delight-filled life. And ...
Views: 1611(1 vote) - Fact vs. Fiction – Anxiety Disorders - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Joe TherapistAnxiety is defined as a feeling of worry, nervousness or general unease about an imminent event or a situation that has an uncertain outcome. While anxiety is a normal emotion that most people experience, there are some instances when anxiety and anxious feelings can become overwhelming. If your ...
Views: 1990(1 vote) - Have An Anxiety Disorder? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from steven griggsHave An Anxiety Disorder? Many people have a lot more anxiety symptoms than they will admit. Fortunately, most of the symptoms are short-lived; meaning, they'll go away shortly, or when some situation changes. For some, the the uncomfortable signs of anxiety linger, even after ...
Views: 1011(1 vote) - How a Garden Eased Post Traumatic Stress - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Nicholas PollakI went for a Harley ride today to clear my head and sharpen my mind. As I rode, a quick thought passed through my consciousness. A wise rider was quoted as having said, “As a chef, I’m artistic because I create, as a motorcyclist I find the peace of mind, to create.” The principle he is ...
Views: 1736(1 vote) - How Homeopathy Can Change Your Mental Outlook - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Renita HerrmannHow Homeopathy Can Change Your Mental Outlook When I had just finished homeopathy school, I took a case of a young boy that was having trouble in school. He told me his teacher was mean, he didn’t like her. Of course, there were other problems: bedwetting, ADHD, diet requirements no mother ...
Views: 1708(2 votes) - How I Met the Wizard of Oz! - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Misha ElHow I Met the Wizard of Oz! Before I joined the Empower Network, I had lost all confidence in myself. The reason why? Life had rained down on me extremely hard and in the process, like the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz, my brain became rusty and simply stopped working! I stopped being able ...
Views: 1453(2 votes) - How to Define Trauma for EMDR - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Barb MaibergerThe question comes up often: what is trauma? Most therapists recognize trauma from the DSM-V definition: That a person has been exposed to a traumatic event in which the person experienced or witnessed or was confronted with an event that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, ...
Views: 2647(1 vote) - How to Get Over Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Wendy LauIt is natural for people to feel anxiety, sad or scared after they have undergone a traumatic or extremely stressful experience. And, naturally as well, people also recover after some time and start to live life normally again. However, for some people who experience severe trauma, the stress is ...
Views: 2425(1 vote) - How to Make the Best Match When Searching for a Program or School for your Teen - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Dore' FrancesYou seek a residential treatment community that will give you or someone you care about a brighter future. The task you face is very different from using the Internet to find an attorney, new bank, or electrician. It is a complex endeavor – with high emotional and financial stakes. How do ...
Views: 1412(2 votes) - How to Manage Stress - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2012 from Cissy PulikunnelChange is an inevitable partner of life no matter whether we like it or not. As times goes on everything around us changes. Our immediate physical surroundings which might include buildings and infrastructure to which we might have strong emotional attachments make way for more modern and ...
Views: 1064(1 vote) - How to Stay Healthy By Overcoming Stress - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2017 from Hafiz AkindeLeading a healthy life today is not an easy feat. There has been a huge shift from normal eating to horrible eating lifestyles, where people fail to exercise even after consuming lots of fast foods. This has led to a rise in health illness such as depression, high blood pressure, diabetes ...
Views: 2013(1 vote) - How to Stop Having Recurrent Dreams About Traumatic Experiences - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Christina SponiasMany people believe that our dreams are produced by our imagination. Other people believe that dreams have a certain psychological importance, but there is no way we can accurately translate the meaning of dreams. The truth is that our dreams are produced by the wise unconscious mind that ...
Views: 1715(1 vote) - How you can Do Write-Up Advertising for Cafes - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Codyen TangrensIn case you're among all those people who own personal a café and if you want to promote it using post marketing and advertising, the information under is undoubtedly to suit your needs: 1. Exploration your audience. Who are the individuals who're most likely to go to your café? What's their ...
Views: 1488(1 vote) - Injured Warrior Describes his Healing, Recovery and Recommendations for Others with PTS(d) - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2010 from Gerald VestMission Statement: The Fort Bliss Restoration and Restoration Resilience Center restores optimal functioning and battle-readiness to neurophysiologically, psychologically, and spiritually challenged post-deployment Soldiers and their families using integrated state-of of-the-art treatment ...
Views: 2628(3 votes) - Learn about Healthcare Rebuttals - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2013 from Steve RyderHealthcare rebuttals are needed when dealing with medical claim denials, and have to be drafted with great care. These must contain a summary of the key facts plus an outline of the opposition’s case. A rebuttal constitutes a rejoinder to an argument or evidence, which is intended to disprove ...
Views: 2464(1 vote) - Letting Go Of Emotional Baggage - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonSometimes we experience emotional overload and find it difficult to cope. It's impossible to completely wipe your memory clean but what you can do is change your emotional reaction to your memories and circumstances. Emotional baggage can reach a great weight or even enter the category of ...
Views: 2523(1 vote) - Mental Health 101 - How Stress Can Damage Your Brain More Than You Know - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Greg FrostStress is a feeling of imbalance due to events that have a negative effect on a person. It is however, a normal way that the body responds to such events. This happens because the body prepares its defense system to counter the feared danger; this is a process to ensure mental, physical and ...
Views: 1074(1 vote) - National Integrative Health Services Alliance with Injured Warriors and Families - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Gerald VestNational Integrative Health Services Alliance, With Injured Warriors, Vets, and Their Families -- A Transitional Community Health, Wellness, Aftercare & Continuing Care Services Program Gerald Vest, ACSW/LISW/LMT Integrative Health Coordinator/Trainer 575.524.2379 or 575.640.0193 ...
Views: 1773(1 vote) - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder In The Home - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Russell MichenfelderObsessive-compulsive disorder, also known as OCD, is just one of the various kinds of anxiety disorders affecting thousands of individuals around the world. Persons with OCD always find that they do certain rituals and these obsessions can make it very strenuous to cooperate with persons in ...
Views: 995(1 vote) - Overcoming Fears of Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Janis EricsonIndividuals who live on or around major fault lines are wise to keep in mind the possibility of an earthquake, and take appropriate precautions. But if the fear of a potential quake that is designed to serve as a warning becomes an obsessive phobia, an individual should seek help from a ...
Views: 9194(1 vote) - Panic Attacks Anxiety Disorder - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Yaron MazraiDoes it sounds familiar?! "All of a sudden, I felt a tremendous wave of fear for no reason at all. My heart was pounding, my chest hurt, and it was getting harder to breathe. I thought I was going to die." "I'm so afraid. Every time I start to go out, I get that awful feeling in the pit of ...
Views: 1739(1 vote) - Parents And Self Harm Awareness - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Jennifer McLeodWe have all heard by now of the rise in self harm amongst young people. For some parents this news will have come as a complete shock on hearing that one of those young people is their son or daughter. Then starts the challenge of knowing which is the best approach to adopt in supporting your ...
Views: 1818(1 vote) - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Car Accidents - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from DS BugPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is often associated with war veterans, but as a Seattle car accident lawyer, I have seen how this terrible psychological trauma can affect victims of auto accidents. Suffering from PTSD can have wide-ranging effects that can destroy relationships, job ...
Views: 1537(1 vote) - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment and Cure - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2014 from Virgil PaunPost Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental and emotional condition that can develop following a traumatic event so overwhelming and frightening that the mind and body are in shock. Soldiers in military combat, natural disasters, kidnapping, rape, sexual abuse or living in an alcoholic home… to ...
Views: 3526(1 vote) - Post-Traumatic Stress - A Soldier and His Wife's Story - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Rossanna MasseyAnyone who has suffered traumatic events has "stress." And, by expanding the terminology of PTSD, I think of all my EFT clients as having some form of “post-traumatic stress.” And while military personnel have received the most attention in this regard, this is not exclusively a military ...
Views: 1606(1 vote) - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Guaranteed Treatment Based on Dream Therapy - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Christina SponiasAfter being a victim of terror you will unavoidably acquire psychological traumas. If you had terrible experiences, or you saw horrible scenes and you felt completely lost, you cannot forget the horror that marked your life. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a normal reaction when it ...
Views: 1216(1 vote) - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): What You Need To Know To Take Back Control - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Michele RosenthalSometimes, we survive an experience so horrific and beyond the boundaries of our coping skills that we get stuck in the moment of the tragedy. That’s what happened to me in 1981. I was just a thirteen year old girl taking an antibiotic for a common infection. The next thing I knew, I was ...
Views: 1486(2 votes) - Problems With the Use of Traditional Behavior Modification Techniques in Treating PTSD in Children - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2011 from William KrillThe use of traditional behavior modification techniques with stress disordered children needs to be done with caution and extra care. The issue of the primary source of the child’s behaviors needs to take precedence over simply “pressing on” with behavior modification techniques. The key ...
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