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***Are Your Beliefs Your Friend or Foe?

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 world view. For example, you may believe that you were put on this earth for a God-given purpose. Hence, you’re striving to understand and adhere to what that purpose is.

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Avoidance Behaviors Are Dangerous

Not 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 of us who have been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and even those with depression have a very high level of practicing avoidance behaviors to get through each day. Not

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*** How PTSD Impacts Men and Women Differently

It 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 ways.

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The Gentling Approach to PTSD in Abused Children

Perhaps 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 from existing research about the bio-chemical nature of stress disorders to address alte ate models for specific treatment of children.

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Brain Chemistry and PTSD

PTSD 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. A third option, to submit to the trauma also has brain chemistry implications. In some individuals, once the brain goes through this chemical ‘rewiring’ to survive the trauma, the wiring stays that way.

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***Women, Sexual Assault, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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, is sexual assault. In fact, did you know it’s estimated that one third of women will ultimately experience a sexual assault? There is not a consensus, however, as to what percentage of these women will develop PTSD.

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Attention Deficit Disorder

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD) occur as a result of neurological dysfunction in the prefrontal cortex of the brain. This is the newest part of our tri-brain system in evolutionary terms. It is the part of our brain that has executive functions. The functions of

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Writing Your Own Subliminal Messages or Affirmations

Subliminal messages in the form of affirmation are some of the best methods to overcome several life issues, from physical to mental health. Sometimes you just want to have them to maintain excellent disposition or outlook about life. Moreover, you have the power to create your own subliminal messages or affirmation. This is excellent since there’s no one else who better knows your current crises than yourself (despite of what professionals may tell you). This can also be a good test on how severe the issues are. Even at the end of formulating the affirmations or subliminalr

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To Prevent Suicide: Heal Post Traumatic Soul Disorder

To Prevent Suicide: Heal Post Traumatic Soul Disorder Jane A. Simington, PhD. Taking Flight International Corporation September 9-15, 2012 is designated as suicide prevention week. Many are asking how we can prevent the horrific statistics, such as those recently reported about the thirty-eight American soldiers who killed themselves in July, the worst month for suicides since the Army began releasing figures in 2009. Statistics about escalating suicide rates, for all age gr

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What's the Difference Between PTSD and ASD?

Post 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, instinctive coping mechanism. While healthcare professionals and counselors are becoming better equipped to assist those with ASD or PTSD, many sufferers remain reluctant to seek help beca

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Some Signs of Traumatic Stress in Children

In children it is particularly important to watch for physical as well as emotional/psychological symptoms. These symptoms are frequently misdiagnosed or overlooked. This does not mean that the presence of one or two symptoms means your child has been traumatized as the same symptoms can also indicate other physical or psychological problems. Some common signals of traumatic stress in children following a traumatic event are: -Changes in sleep/eating patternsrn-Startle response -Frequent constipation or diarrhea -Bed wetting or soiling -Wetting or soiling of clothes -Changes in speechr

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Definition: Psychological Disorder

Mental 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 disorders has changed over time. Definitions, assessments, and classifications of mental disorders can vary, but guideline criterion listed in the ICD, DSM and other manuals are widely acc

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What is EMDR and How Can it Help You?

Recently 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 processed. It is a great way to work through triggers, nightmares, depression, anxiety, unresolved childhood issues, fears, and much much more!

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PTSD Ending Has A Price

I guess we should identify what we need to get rid of when we want to unshackle ourselves from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD.) That is, the things we need to emotionally throw over-board in order to be able to steer our spiritual ship steady. I was reminded of this analogy when reading about how the Apostle Paul was on his prison ship going to Rome when the ship got in a storm.

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How to Reduce Stress and Be Happy

Anything taken too much is bad for the health. A little stress is actually good; as it could serve to help you function at your best. However, stress that seems a little too much could take a physical, as well as mental, toll to your body. Stress should be managed in order for depression or ...

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3 Steps to Becoming A Better Therapist

3 Steps To Becoming A Better Therapist We all want to great therapists. We go to classes, learn the work and then come back and try to put it into practice. Some of it comes easily and some not so much. Why is it easier for some information to integrate into our practice and not so easy for other information. More importantly, what can we do to allow it to all be easy. 1. Block Your Energetic Leaks If we pay attention throughout our treatment day we will notice there are times where we are very attentive and other times where are not.

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Problems With the Use of Traditional Behavior Modification Techniques in Treating PTSD in Children

The 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 indicator to the clinical team treating the child is that they will find the child’s behaviors getting much worse despite using behavioral methods that should be working. This initially can be mistaken as an “extinction burst”, and the team may be motivated to apply more behavior modification pressure.

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Is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for You?

You have probably heard the expressio "What we focus on becomes stronger." The theory behind Solution Based Therapy (SBT) is that focusing on what we want, rather than what we don't want, can help change old patterns of behavior and free-up energy for our full participation in life. When working with SBT, psychotherapy clients focus on strengths rather than on weaknesses; the present rather than the past.

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How to Get Over Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

It 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 so overwhelming that they are unable to move past the experience. They often have nightmares about the incidence and may not even feel safe. If you or a love one underwent a traumatic

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Neuro-Emotional Techniques(TM)

NETä or Neuro-Emotional Techniquesä is one of the newer “power therapies” that along with TFT, Thought Field Therapy, and EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing have become popular in the last ten years. These therapies seem to work quicker than traditional talk therapies. This appears to be due in

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Sample Chapter from: 'Gentling: a Practical Guide to Treating PTSD in Abused Children'

5 The Stress Episode As therapists, one of our major tools is our words. Most adults, when they witness a child who is severely upset over what appears to not want to follow a directive, will label the behavior a “tantrum”, or at best “acting out”. In most cases, this is a fairly accurate term for the behavior that the child is exhibiting. When a stress disordered child engages in similar behaviors, the source and quality of the behaviors will be different at different times.

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): What You Need To Know To Take Back Control

Sometimes, 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 struggling to survive an illness so rare none of my doctors had ever seen a case. Almost ove ight I turned into a full-body burn patient and the medical community didn’t know what to do.

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Trauma and the Brain: Understanding What Happens and Why You Feel Changed

There’s a lot to understand about post-trauma recovery. If you’re struggling with symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), you’re juggling many psychological and even physical symptoms while you learn to 1) grieve and let go of your former self, 2) function in a world that no longer feels safe, 3) renegotiate your relationship to who you are, other people and the universe at large.

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PTSD – The Battle After The War.

We have lost another hero in a very sad and enraged PTSD episode. Staff Sergeant Jason Pemberton, who was a U.S. Army sniper and served with the 82nd Airbo e Division for two deployments in Iraq, killed his 25-year old wife and himself February 4th, 2012. His wife, 25 year old Tiffany Pemberton, was found dead from a gunshot wound in the living room, while Jason Pemberton was dead in the bedroom about 10 feet away, from what reports say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head from a rifle.

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Relief for Experiencing Emotions and Feelings Through Hypervigilence

Hypervigilence... it's what life is all about when dealing with post traumatic stress disorder. Everything is extreme, intensified, all or nothing, and it's incredibly difficult to simply relax upon demand, but it's what we must learn to do if we've been diagnosed with PTSD. The plague of hypervigilence automatically magnifies anger, fear and other negative emotions and feelings causing an "overwhelm" situation in a few minute seconds of time. So what's a person to do? This

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Alternative Approaches to Treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The 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 and more. While these sort of events have been happening to people since man walked the planet it was only very recently that it has been given a name, and that name is post traumatic st

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Car Accidents

Post-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 performance, and a person’s overall wellbeing. What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Definition - S: (n) posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD (an anxiety disorder associated with serious

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How you can Do Write-Up Advertising for Cafes

In 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 age bracket, their occupation, financial status, and gender? Are they married, are they small-at-cardiovascular, or are they largely yuppies? You must know each detail about the men and

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The best way to Use Guide Advertising For your Coaching Business enterprise

Posting promoting is an awesome item promotional instrument particularly if you're selling details based products like teaching systems, seminars, and coaching sessions. This will allow you to in several different ways. Composing and distributing content will enable you to connect with extra people who're moving to the world wide web plainly because they need data. It will also assist you to increase your site ranking, assemble or strengthen your expertise in your niche, and

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What Holds Us Back In Therapy and Personal Growth

Is your conditioning holding you back from making the changes you want? Contemplative psychotherapists state that within each of us there is a brilliant sanity that exists unconditionally. Not one of us is beyond hope. Yet most of us have been conditioned by society and our culture in such a way that we develop some pretty thick armor that can make us resistant to change.

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Guide To Lowering Heart Disease

Stress is a normal part of life - we all have it, and to a degree, we need it. However too much stress can lead to emotional, psychological, and even physical problems, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, chest pains, or irregular heart beats. Reducing stress can dramatically help lower high blood pressure. Is Stress The Gateway to Heart Disease?

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Addiction and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post 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 light, painting sufferers of addiction and PTSD as dangerous outcasts worthy of scrutiny and even incarceration. However, these Hollywood style portrayals are rarely close to the truth. The

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The best way to Do Report Marketing and advertising to Increase Your Fitness center Memberships

Far more and much more people today at the moment are spending on their fitness center memberships as they turn out to be additional mindful from the relevance and added benefits of acquiring healthier, more powerful our bodies. Due to this desire, the amount of gyms within the nation is steadily raising. If you're one of all those individuals who started this type of organization and would really like to advertise awareness devoid of burning your pockets, I recommend that yo

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You will succeed when you run out of things that fail

Keep on changing your approach until your achieve your desired outcome. Past frustrations and failures lay the foundation for a new level of living. Intuition, trial and error must always be your best friends. Know what you want to achieve, write it down and burn it into your subconscious. The” how” will appear if we have an open mind and use our supreme consciousness and intuition. Continually strive to expand your references. Change by doing something different. Read a book on the subject you wish to learn about or master. Get up 30 minutes earlier.

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What is PTSD?

To receive a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), you must have experienced an event that “involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of self or others” and must have reacted with “intense fear, helplessness, or horror”. PTSD involves a cluster of 3 core symptoms: Flashbacks or intrusive thoughts and images (includes nightmares), Avoidance of situations that remind you of the event (includes blocking out memorie

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In Search of The Wild Hamster

I remember sitting at one of the last Beyond The Dura conferences. Dr. Andrew Fryer was talking about his entrance into the world of CranioSacral Therapy. It's not every day you get to listen to a pediatric cardiologist talk about how much he loves CST. There were many things about his his presentation that stuck in my mind. The one that is burned in there for all of ete ity is his description of feeling an energy cyst in one of his patients. He said it was like holding on to a bag of hamsters. To this day I cannot come up with a better description.

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How to Manage Stress

Change 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 sophisticated ones with changing times. In the same way, social systems also change. With the flow of time even social values which were of utmost importance once, often take a place of less

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Mental Health 101 - How Stress Can Damage Your Brain More Than You Know

Stress 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 mental health. It is important to note that the body doesn't differentiate between physical and psychological stress. When a person is under stress due to a traffic jam, or a lot of bills,

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The best way to Do Posting Marketing If You Are a Roofer

So, you had been instructed and also you're convinced that taking your roofing business from the on the internet arena is the perfect approach to increase the quantity of one's new clients. Following developing your website, the next stage to carry is to generate as many interested folks as possible in your website. Targeted visitors-generation is somewhat simple by way of article marketing. Right here's everything you must do: one. Sign up with leading write-up advertising a

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Have An Anxiety Disorder?

Have An Anxiety Disorder?rn Many people have a lot more anxiety symptoms than they will admit. rnFortunately, most of the symptoms are short-lived; meaning, rnthey'll go away shortly, or when some situation changes.rn For some, the the uncomfortable signs of anxiety linger, even after the event passes. rnFor some, the symptoms get stronger, or even if they have rnsome clear event that sets the symptoms in motion, the symptoms rnare still too strong to handle.rn Right about no

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder In The Home

Obsessive-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 public. However, if you stay home all the time, you are actually upsetting yourself much more. There are various ways to OCD-proof your house so as to move forward with your treatment and

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Saving the Lives of Those Who Save Yours

Doctors in the VA are under pressure NOT to diagnose PTSD, because a diagnosis of PTSD leads to increased benefits and disqualifies the soldier from re-deployment. Bodies are at a premium here, folks, with many soldiers being deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan numerous times. Hardball on msnbc.com reports that the VA docs are giving out the diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder instead. That’s like saying the soldier who shot up his comrades at an Iraqi mental health clinic was jus

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Depression: Not a Chemical Imbalance of the Brain?

According to the documentary film, "The Marketing of Madness," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1nbZCNDgbY&feature=related, there is absolutely no evidence to support the theory we have all come to believe--that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance of the brain. The film also questions the medical model of other so-called 'mental illnesses.' Yet depression can be a devastating experience. What does one do with a depressed state of mind? If it is not a chemical imbalance, what is it? How can it be treated?

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Treatment Expectations for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder/Depression

As an individual with post traumatic stress disorder and depression, I've found it extremely difficult to know what to expect for treatment of my disorders. There isn't much written about the average joe out there that either suspects there's a possibility he/she may be experiencing PTSD or those who have been diagnosed with PTSD and have completed some treatment, but don't know what to expect for recovery. My initial thoughts when seeking a therapist didn't even include tho

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PTSD facts and treatment

What is post traumatic stress disorder? At some stage in your life you are likely to experience or witness a traumatic event or know someone who has. Research indicates that 65% of men and 50% of women are exposed to trauma during their lifetime. Traumatic events vary. They can occur naturally, such as a bushfire, flood or earthquake. They can also be man made, such as a work place incident (e.g. a hold-up, machinery accident), physical, emotional or sexual assault, or a car

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They Call It Borderline Personality Disorder. It's only a Label.

As someone who was saddled with the label of Borderline Personality Disorder, I know firsthand the humiliating experience of dealing with both the mental health industry as a patient AND the reactions from those who love to use Google to get all their “facts” about people with BPD. The DSM’s label of BPD is very stigmatizing and not even accurate. The original thought was that it was on the border of neurosis and psychosis which is incorrect. Marsha Linehan, the creator

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Creating the Perfect Atmosphere for PTSD Recovery

Mental illness is a lifelong struggle, and many sufferers feel like they are left to deal with their conditions all on their own. Oftentimes, people who suffer from any sort of mental illness feel that they are completely alone and alienated by their condition. Many veterans diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, can feel this way once they return home from combat. PTSD is a condition that is developed after an individual has either witness or undergone a tra

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An International Look on PTSD

Although Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has always existed in the human psyche, it was not officially recognized by the medical community until about 1980, the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs estimates. When it first entered the DSM-III, the condition was apparently met with a stark amount of controversy. Why, all of a sudden, were individuals (particularly combat soldiers) adversely affected by traumatic incidents such as war to the point of mental impairment? An

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Is There Such Thing as "Sympathy" PTSD?

Many couples are aware of Couvade syndrome, or “sympathetic pregnancies,” where husbands experience some of the same symptoms as their pregnant spouses. But did you know that a similar psychological episodes exist with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD? It is usually assumed that people with PTSD either directly experienced or witnessed a traumatic incident, whether it be an accident, natural disaster, or illness. PTSD is largely associated with members of the milit

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Veterans, Paranoia, and PTSD

During 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 even an enemy soldier. However, when a combat soldier returns home from the battlefield, this incessant paranoia is no longer needed, yet is almost impossible for a soldier to abandon

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HEALING SILENT WOUNDS OF WAR: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER(PTSD)

HEALING SILENT WOUNDS OF WAR: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER(ptsd)rnBy, Martha Tassinari, Physical Therapist/Certified CranioSacral Therapist and Owner of South Shore Healing Center, Duxbury, MA Are you a veteran who has been diagnosed with PTSD and is discouraged with your present treatment and you still are experiencing sleepless nights, difficulty focusing, flash backs, panic attacks, pain and anxiety? Perhaps you are a civilian who recently experienced or witnessed a trau

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ADD-care A Natural Alternative

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD) occur as a result of neurological dysfunction in the prefrontal cortex of the brain. This lack of functioning in the brain causes distraction, short attention span, poor time management, procrastination, poor judgment, trouble lea

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Homelessness Haunting Veterans

Many members of the military get to enjoy the luxury of on-base housing while in service. But when returning back to civilian life, hundreds of thousands of veterans are left homeless, but for various (and mostly preventable) reasons. According to Military.com, “one-third of adult homeless men and nearly one-quarter of all homeless adults have served in the armed forces”. And while the site says that there is no confirmed number, it is estimated that just under two hundre

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Baby Steps For PTSD Recovery

Post 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 from it. Recovery is the ability to recall the events without any other cognitive, emotional or behavioral effects. A lot of patients have a dual diagnosis of post trauma stress disorde

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Codependent No More-So You're Not Covering Up for Your Alcoholic Spouse this Holiday Season, Isn't that Right?

How does having an alcoholic spouse affect your holiday season? Is this a time of year you dread because you have to attend parties with a partner whom you fear will get drunk and then behave badly? In fact, do you turn down invitations when you’d prefer to be socializing and celebrating the season, all because of the risk of embarrassment or worse caused by your alcoholic spouse? Some might profess me fortunate. My alcoholic husband didn’t much like to socialize. Actually, that might not be too surprising.

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EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing or EMDR was developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro in the middle 1980’s. EMDR is one of the newer “power” therapies that has recently been acknowledged and accepted by the professional community and the general public. They are known as “power” therapies because they work much q

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Can Laughter Help Veterans and PTSD?

People have always said that laughter is the best medicine, but is there really any truth to the saying? What sort, if any, medicinal benefits does laughter have on the body? What about the mind? Discovery.com, the on-line database for the Discovery Channel, uses results from studying “psychoneuroimmunology,” or “the relationship between human behavior (in this case, laughing) and the mind, and how it affects the immune system”. That is, laughter has been clinically p

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Telephone Therapy for Stress, Agoraphobia, and Hoarding

Working with a therapist by telephone allows clients to do therapy in the environment where they feel the most comfortable: their homes, backyards, or offices. Clients usually find working on the phone gives them a deeper freedom of expressing themselves. Initially, some clients are conce ed that they won’t feel as connected to the therapist as they would in face-to-face therapy--but by the end of the first session, are surprised to find this is not true.

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Veterans, PTSD, and Nervous Breakdowns

Many people make light of nervous breakdowns, often using the term in a joking and over-exaggerative manner. However, nervous breakdowns, although not officially referred to as a medical condition, are still very serious, as they signal several underlying mental issues which must be addressed. According to the Mayo Clinic, nervous breakdowns occur when an individual is exposed to enormous, almost insurmountable amounts of stress and/or anxiety. While stress is a major part of

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Book Review: The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Relationship

This book has been designated one of the "BEST BOOKS OF 2009" by the Library Jou al. This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. Traumatic events that may trigger PTSD include violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, or military combat. Dr.

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How Overthinking Worsens PTSD

Not many people think about overthinking, which is ironic, since those who overthink are too preoccupied with overthinking to notice just how damaging their overthinking can be. Overthinking occurs when a person continues to dwell relentlessly on one scenario, subject, or problem to the point of exhaustion. Some people might consider overthinking to be some form of obsession, and in some way, it is. Overthinking relates to perfection—how a situation or problem, either in th

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Neuro Emotional Technique

NET or Neuro Emotional Technique is one of the newer “power therapies” and stress reduction techniques that along with TFT (Thought Field Therapy), and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) have become popular in the last ten years. These therapies seem to work quicker than traditional talk therapi

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Are you a victim of a male partner's verbal, emotional, or psychologial abuse--if not social, economic or sexual abuse too--that could stem from narcissism and addictions? Read articles by self-help author Dr. Diane England who truly understands since she once walked in similar shoes--and moved forward.

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