I apologize for the delay in adding more PTSD healing strategies. I have been knee deep in a rather unexpected household move. Once I get settled in April, I will return to the business of building this site. In the meantime, I am checking the sites' email with great anticipation. Please share your stories about what you have found helpful for coping with, and healing from PTSD so that we can support each other in this journey.
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Friday, March 14, 2008
... sorry for the delay
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
It's not all in your head !
After many unsuccessful years of talk therapy and medications to help deal with PTSD, the most useful thing I have learned is that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is not “all in your head”. This discovery began with reading research that suggested the following; the symptoms of PTSD are the outcome of trauma being stored in our body. This made so much sense to me because the symptoms (anxiety/depression etc.) felt so “physical”. When remembering/reliving the traumatic experience, I could smell it, hear it, and feel it – not just “think” about it. Dr. Peter Levine has studied traumatic stress in humans and animals for over thirty years and has developed a deep understanding of surviving trauma and healing from it. This link to chapter one of Levine’s book “Waking the Tiger” is a great introduction to the idea that PTSD is not all in your head. http://www.traumahealing.com/art_Chapter1.html
Realizing that a real way out of PTSD could be through healing its physical effects on the body, led me to a whole new menu of exciting treatment options. I will explore these in future posts, along with your stories and ideas for coping and healing. Email me to share your PTSD stories
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