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How PTSD Impacts Men and Women Differently- 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) - Seven First Aid Steps to Take After a Traumatic Event - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2009 from Margaret (Maggie) KerriganMike sat in his car, stunned. There had been no horns honking warning him that the white pickup was going to run a red light as he pulled into the intersection. As he slowly looked around he noticed how the passenger door had folded into the other seat. Glass was scattered everywhere. His cell ...
Views: 15483 - Avoidance Behaviors Are Dangerous - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Kathleen HoweNot only are avoidance behaviors commonplace for those experiencing post traumatic stress disorder; people in general have a tendency to avoid what they don't know what to do with. Avoidance behaviors revolve around our fears. What are you afraid of? You avoid it like the plague I'll bet! Those ...
Views: 12320(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) - EFT for PTSD : Effective Treatment For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Rob NelsonPTSD begins with a traumatic interruption of our experience of reality. Our usual sense of safety and well-being are violated and replaced by intense feelings of fear, horror and helplessness, overwhelming whatever coping strategies we’ve developed for everyday stress. Whether this is the ...
Views: 10180(2 votes) - Progressive Treatment for Concussion and TBI - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukBackground Traumatic brain injury (TBI) – or concussion – is a complex clinical phenomenon. The classic designations of mild, moderate, or severe TBI are based on the acute clinical presentation and do not necessarily predict the long-term outcome. Moreover, the long-held assumption that the ...
Views: 10122 - 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) - What's the Difference Between PTSD and ASD? - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Craig SchattnerPost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) are two conditions that can be caused by experiencing or witnessing almost any kind of deep emotional trauma, especially one that is unexpected. For many, PTSD and ASD are the body's natural response to trauma - a normal, ...
Views: 8919(2 votes) - *** How PTSD Impacts Men and Women Differently - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2017 from The RefugeIt should come as no surprise that men and women, while similar in numerous ways, are also very different. When it comes to posttraumatic stress disorder (more commonly referred to as PTSD), both men and women can be affected; however this disorder can impact men and women in very different ...
Views: 8763(1 vote) - Common Reactions to Psychological Trauma: Understanding Avoidance and Other Reactions - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Susanne DillmannReactions to trauma follow a cyclical and often perpetual pattern, flowing from intrusive and arousal to avoidance reactions. Intrusive and arousal reactions bring the traumatic experience into one’s awareness. But being exposed to elements of the trauma is frightening, overwhelming, terrifying ...
Views: 7821(2 votes) - Why Do I Keep Having the Same Car Accident? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Margaret (Maggie) KerriganTom (not his real name) could not believe what had just happened! For the fourth time in two years, he had been hit again; each time the car had been on his left side. The first time, he was hit when he attempted to merge into traffic from an on-ramp; others happened in an intersection, in a ...
Views: 7538 - Definition: Psychological Disorder - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2008 from Shelly WalkerMental disorder or mental illness are terms used to refer to a psychological or physiological pattern that occurs in an individual and is usually associated with distress or disability that is not expected as part of normal development or culture. The recognition and understanding of mental ...
Views: 7480(1 vote) - The Core Beliefs That Plague Men - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2020 from Vivian HarteYour core beliefs are those beliefs you created when you were a child based on your experiences and how you were treated and talked to. You had certain experiences and heard the same messages over and over again from family members, peers and others, and you formed certain core beliefs about ...
Views: 7323 - Veteran Families Coping with PTSD - It's Time For Real Simple Solutions - by You needn't look far for information on PTSD. The question Lori Olson of Update Small Business asks is this: are you really getting the full story? And if the mainstream media provides any clues, the answer is no. The average person may hear about the PTSD problem on the news but then it simply ...
Views: 7227 - What Is the Difference Between Biofeedback and Neurofeedback? - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from William ScottA frequently asked question I hear is "What is the difference between neurofeedback and biofeedback?" The term biofeedback is a general term used to describe feedback training for the body. However, most people refer to peripheral biofeedback or EMG biofeedback as simply biofeedback. EMG ...
Views: 6832(1 vote) - How Bipolar Disorder is Affecting Veterans with PTSD - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2014 from Abigail FazelatBipolar disorder, previously known as “manic depressive disorder”, affects approximately one out of every hundred people, making it a “relatively common” mental illness according to the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs. However, the public does not usually associate veterans with bipolar ...
Views: 6688 - Emotional Sensitivity - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2010 from Mark GillespieSome of the writing about Borderline Personality Disorder by therapists and health care professionals seems to almost disparage the emotional sensitivity of sufferers who are characterized as experiencing widely varying emotional responses that can swing from anger to delight in a moment. Some ...
Views: 6438(1 vote) - Identifying PTSD from Childhood Abuse-3 Steps to Healing - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Bettina Sparkles ObernuefemannI’ve learned during the past 20 years that almost all of us on planet earth have experienced some kind of trauma or loss, now more commonly recognized as POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD). We become trauma victims when we experience natural disasters, murder, suicide, gang fights, robbery, ...
Views: 6365(3 votes) - Best Foods to Fight Stress - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Susan DykesStress – a high dollar word with overloaded explanations. People losing homes, loved ones and jobs donate to one group of stress pupils, while those with punishing routines, i.e. diets, exercise, Type A personalities, and low self-esteem contribute to another. Regardless of the group you fall ...
Views: 5991(6 votes) - ***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) - Veterans, Paranoia, and PTSD - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2014 from Abigail FazelatDuring combat, a soldier must always be on high alert for his or her own personal safety. Danger lurks around every corner, and every day could bring the possibility of certain doom. Therefore, a soldier must take all precautionary measures to avoid being taken by surprise by a foreign weapon or ...
Views: 5612 - The Gentling Approach to PTSD in Abused Children - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from William KrillPerhaps the most notable flaw in all of the current treatment methods of treating children for stress disorders, including acute stress and post traumatic stress, is that they are modeled largely on the experiences and diagnostic criteria of adults. Not much treatment development has been made ...
Views: 5279(2 votes) - 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) - ***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) - 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) - Japan Tsunami & Earthquake and Trauma / Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2013 from Akira OlsenThe recent Tsunami and earthquake in Japan left many people in a state of shock, sadness, fear, and anxiety. Many survivors are still looking for missing family members and friends. It is inevitable that many people in Japan will develop Post Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of this ...
Views: 4652(3 votes) - Brain Chemistry and PTSD - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from William KrillPTSD is all about brain chemistry and what happens to the brain during and immediately after the critical, traumatic incident. Essentially, the chemicals that flood the brain during the trauma do so in order to help the person to survive the event, either by running away, or fighting furiously. ...
Views: 4598(3 votes) - ***What are the signs of C-PTSD? - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2016 from Dean TaraborelliDo you or someone you know suffer from C-PTSD? Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, or C-PTSD, commonly co-occurs with addiction. C-PTSD is a complicated trauma reaction caused by enduring extreme stress over a prolonged period of time. Its frequent companion, addiction, typically evolves ...
Views: 4372 - Holodynamics: Compassion meets physics - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2009 from Andrew ScheimI would like to share with you a very powerful form of consciousness work called Holodynamics. First a brief background on how I came to this work. In my practice I work with very challenged individuals. The patterns that cause illness on all levels are quite deep and usually clouded in ...
Views: 4333(3 votes) - Trauma, Loss, & Bereavement - by Loss, disappointment, failure, and grief are normal and natural accompaniments of the human experience. Bereavement, the response we have to grief and loss, is also familiar to most of us. Little has changed in terms of the emotional response to the pain of loss across the centuries. There are ...
Views: 4332 - Hurt People Hurt People - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Ken FieldsPeople who are hurt, specifically in an emotional or psychological sense, tend to hurt other people. Hurt people can hurt people with harsh words, biting comments, derogatory statements, ridicule, condescension, sarcasm, yelling and screaming, cussing and innuendo about family members or ...
Views: 4130(3 votes) - Have You Lost Your Confidence After a Trauma? SOMATIC EXPERIENCING© Can Help - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2009 from Margaret (Maggie) KerriganThe car accident was six months ago, but Chris (not her real name) still was too anxious to drive. The rear end collision that had come while she waited for a city bus to take on passengers left her not only with surgical scars but emotional ones as well. Aware that she was too disoriented about ...
Views: 4088 - Silent Grief In Women - When Words Are Not Enough - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Annette Anderson EnglerGrief echoes a painfully vibrating voice which can be heard from generation to generation. It tells us that there is an absence of life in a world of breath and being. It tells us, as we sink deeper into the chair of sorrow, that our lives will never be the same. The sound of emotional pain and ...
Views: 4068 - ***Women, Sexual Assault, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2010 from Diane England,About fifty percent of women will experience trauma at some point during their lifetimes that may or may not lead to the mental disorder known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. However, one of the more common forms of trauma that women experience, and one that often does lead to PTSD, ...
Views: 4038(3 votes) - ***Are Your Beliefs Your Friend or Foe? - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2010 from Diane England,Are you aware that you operate under certain beliefs and assumptions that help you to make sense of this world and your life experiences, and that also guide you as you maneuver through each day? Perhaps you’re very much aware of the fact that you have such a framework—often referred to as a ...
Views: 4023(11 votes) - Mindfulness Meditation Therapy for PTSD - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Peter StrongPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be defined as recurrent episodes of anxiety and panic in reaction to a past experience that was overwhelming at both sensory and emotional levels. The individual was unable to process and assimilate the experience, and the emotional trauma becomes ...
Views: 4002(2 votes) - Energetic Releasing Of Trauma - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2010 from Sue HeldenbrandDealing with your emotions after a traumatic event can be difficult. Although the event has ended, the memories may last for months or years to come. Similar events, sights, smells and sounds may trigger a traumatic memory. The traumatic experience still exists in our brain and contains the ...
Views: 3978(2 votes) - Managing Sadness and Depression - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2010 from Jessica Blalock, Ph.D.Everyone has felt sad or down at some time in their life as a result of life events such as a move to another city, loss of a job, medical reasons, etc. This is a normal part of life and it happens to all of us. Everyone has felt sad or down at some time in their life as a result of life ...
Views: 3764(1 vote) - Baby Steps For PTSD Recovery - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2008 from Darlene SiddonsPost Traumatic Stress Disorder is a condition where an individual, who has suffered a traumatic experience, continues to suffer from anxiety and fear as a result of the trauma they endured. The first step in recovery from PTSD is recognize it and be willing to do the work it takes to recover ...
Views: 3699 - Trauma in Adolescent Populations - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2008 from Debbie DodgeIntroduction This paper will describe the many different modalities for treating trauma in an adolescent population. Therapeutic treatment is designed to encompass the whole person in a holistically healing manner. It takes into consideration the body, soul and spirit in the trauma experience. ...
Views: 3670 - 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) - PTSD - The Invisible Wound - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from Judith AlbrightIt has been nearly 34 years since the Viet Nam war ended in 1975, but to John W. and thousands of others like him, it might as well have been yesterday. John still jumps violently when he hears fire crackers or a car backfire. He still awakens during the night tense and alert for any hint of ...
Views: 3471 - Teens That Run Away - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Dore' FrancesNational Runaway Switchboard - (800) 621-4000. It's open 24 hours a day and the call is free. There is NO 24-hour waiting period for reporting missing children under 18. The first 48 hours are the most important in locating your child. Running Away is a Serious Problem According to ...
Views: 3451(2 votes) - EFT for PTSD - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from Susan BarreraMy husband’s PTSD was severe. He spent two years in the VA as an inpatient when he returned from Vietnam. Our life was hell. He was often suicidal and suffered from constant depression, nightmares, flashbacks and his anger was scary. In fact he had almost ALL of the symptoms of PTSD. ...
Views: 3394 - Aroma~Yoga for PTSD Combining Yoga and Aromatherapy to help ease the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, (PTSD) - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Robin BarnettePost Traumatic Stress Syndrome is a severe anxiety disorder brought on by an extremely traumatic life experience. It can range from cases mild to extremely severe, between 6 and 11 percent of Afghanistan war veterans suffer from PTSD, and about 12 to 20 percent of Iraq war veterans suffer from ...
Views: 3392(2 votes) - Releasing Traumatic Memories - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2009 from Sue HeldenbrandTraumatic events or situations can be overwhelming experiences. Dealing with your emotions after a traumatic event can be difficult. Although the event has ended, the memories may last for months or years to come. One way that these emotions may be released from the part of the brain that ...
Views: 3352(2 votes) - Anxiety Starts with One THING! - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2010 from Kristen BakerIn this week's newspaper there was an article stating that mental health disorders account for 90% of the Emergency Room Visits. That number is alarming at the very least. There are many things that contribue to anxiety, and the sensations mimic several other health disorders. In this ...
Views: 3332(2 votes) - Depression Cure with Homeopathy - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2014 from Virgil PaunThere is no health without mental emotional health. According to statistics almost 90% of all illnesses are caused by mental and emotional stress. Depression is the number one reason for doctor visits in America today and the psychiatric drugs prescribed are second only to painkillers. A ...
Views: 3297(2 votes) - PTSD - And Didn't Know it! - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Dan L. HaysI spent a lot of time walking around Houston in the middle '80s with many of the symptoms of PTSD, and didn't know it. I was having flashbacks - of occurrences I didn't remember. I felt like the man in the Bourne Identity with amnesia, who was getting glimpses of his past - a past he could not ...
Views: 3255(8 votes) - What is EMDR and How Can it Help You? - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Cynthia Henrie, MFT, BCETSRecently more clients have expressed an interest in EMDR. What exactly is EMDR? EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, is a technique that is used to stimulate the nervous system and helps emotional memories and feelings that are “stuck” to be worked through or ...
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