Working Through Self-Defeat & PTSD
Self-defeat is a common symptom of Complex Trauma or PTSD. It is an expression of a shutdown-freeze state and is frequently accompanied by depression.
Self-defeat is a common symptom of Complex Trauma or PTSD. It is an expression of a shutdown-freeze state and is frequently accompanied by depression.
When your stress hormones rise and stay chronically high, your metabolism changes from glucose oxidation to fatty acid oxidation.
Could you tell me in a basic way what happens in your brain when you have PTSD? What are the cognitive processes that are involved?
Excessive thinking is often a symptom of post-traumatic stress and it tends to take over and go round and round on itself.
How meditation can help with PTSD and how to go about it.
Often, it is very difficult to distinguish that your trigger and the emotional responses that come with it relate to your experienced trauma of the past, as your brain projects the danger almost perfectly onto the situation or person(s) at hand in the present.
The mindset of trying to overcome or get rid of your Post-Traumatic Stress symptoms is pervasive, but is part of a dissociation response.
Trauma as a result of childhood abuse and neglect deranges healthy nervous system build up.
Self-judgment is very often present when you suffer from symptoms of child abuse for a long time.
Interview about PTSD and Traffic Accidents and what can be done about it