SelfGrowth.com articles for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Need New Stress Anxiety Management Techniques?

loulou@learnandtreatanxiety.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 5:30:40 pm

Anxiety is labeled as a heightened state of alarm, uneasiness and apprehension; normal levels of anxiety occur within everyone but it becomes an issue when the anxiety hinders your life, and is now labeled as an anxiety disorder. There are different types of anxiety disorders labeled by the ...

All Wound Up And Wounded: Some Thoughts On Psychological Healing

openmindcounseling@gmail.com — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

It may be of some surprise that the word 'wound' is used to represent a cut, hurt, abrasion or more serious injury AND that same word can mean tied up tightly, coiled up, or bound as in "I was all wound up with stress." We tend not to think of being wound up and stressed as an injury, or wound. ...

Anxiety Starts with One THING!

lifecoachkbaker@aol.com — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

In 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 ...

Self Abuse - I Hurt Therefore I Am

roni@roniweisbergross.com — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:13:31 pm

How can I hurt myself? Let me count the ways. But first let me distinguish between hurting myself and abusing myself. Hurting myself - self-harm is a term commonly used for physically abusing oneself by cutting, self inflicting blows, pulling out hair (Trichotillomania) skin or nails, ...

Business re-Engineering taken to a new Level

zirk@zirkbotha.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:52:23 am

The Business re-engineering model launched today by Business Change Strategist Zirk Botha is expected to start a new era in Productivity benchmarking. Zirk Botha started his professional career as a Naval Combat officer where he excelled. He was appointed as the captain of a Warship at 23 and ...

Emotional Sensitivity

info@aurorasdreams.com — Wed, 7 Jul 2010 11:06:43 am

Some 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 ...

EFT for PTSD : Effective Treatment For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

robnelson.eft@gmail.com — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:00:00 am

PTSD 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 ...

How to Cope With Painful Memories From the Past

mary-joan@shaw.ca — Fri, 9 Apr 2010 12:00:00 am

Are you being tortured by flashbacks from your past? Do you have intrusive memories like these? - Times when you did something you regretted, that you wish you could just delete, cancel or re-do. How many times you wish you had never done that or reacted that way! - Times when you were ...

PTSD facts and treatment

bwilliamson@groupwise.swin.edu.au — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:06:31 am

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 ...

Free Yourself from Anxiety and Win

helmesystems@hotmail.com — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 4:18:00 pm

There are a number of types of anxiety disorders which include anything from a mild to extreme anxiety disorder, panic attacks, phobias, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). If you have ever endured an attack, then you can identify with the feeling that ...

***Are Your Beliefs Your Friend or Foe?

DiaEngla@aol.com — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:00:00 am

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 ...

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

DiaEngla@aol.com — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:07:00 am

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, ...

If Your Past Still Haunts You, Erase It!

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 1:36:57 pm

Too many individuals live their lives as if they were still rooted in a negative and unfulfilled past. Their thoughts, feelings, energy, perceptions, decisions and actions become derailed by out dated information that only serves to keep them from creating a fulfilling present. There is now a ...

PTSD - And Didn't Know it!

Dan@DanLHays.com — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 7:34:11 pm

I 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 ...

Depression Treatment with Homeopathy

quantum@shaw.ca — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 3:00:28 pm

There is no health without mental emotional health. According to the World Health Organization, depression is the leading cause of disease burden in North America and Europe. By 2030, it is expected to be the second leading cause of disease burden worldwide. If we add stress, anxiety and ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment with Homeopathy

quantum@shaw.ca — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 2:43:52 pm

Post-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 ...

How To Become Permanently Worry Free

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:03:00 pm

It may surprise you when I say that Worry is not a normal human emotion. Yes, it is a common experience but it is not normal. Here’s why and also how you can become permanently Worry Free! Worry is something many have been programmed to do as a way of compensating for those times when they ...

Permanently Delete “Emotional Landmines” That Cause Anxiety?

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:59:46 am

Anxiety is largely the result of what I call “emotional landmines” i.e. negatively charged memories stored in your unconscious mind and body that keep getting retriggered by daily events thus leading to anxiety and other painful emotional and physical experiences. If you would like to know how ...

Delete Anxiety From Your Life

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:55:53 am

Anxiety is such a common experience that most of us consider it part of the normal human condition. This is absolutely untrue! Anxiety is actually an abnormal and unnecessary state that can be permanently deleted from one’s life forever. To understand why and how this is possible read on. To ...

Shyness To Charisma In One Easy Step

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 5:14:00 pm

Is it possible to permanently eliminate shyness from one’s life in such a way that one will not even remember that they were ever shy? Absolutely! To do so however requires a measure of courage and desire. What is shyness? Well in a nutshell it is a conditioned emotional program that ...

MSG Hunt tells his war story of PTSD/TBI and his Recovery

geraldvest@comcast.net — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:51:00 am

PTSD occurs when a person has experienced, witnessed, or has been confronted with a traumatic event, which involved actual or threatened death or serious physical injury to themselves or others. At which point they responded with intense fear, horror or helplessness. These diagnostic criteria ...

Mindfulness Meditation Therapy for PTSD

pdmstrong@mac.com — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:43:00 pm

Post-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 ...

PTSD - How To Completely Erase Negative Memories

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:41:01 am

Can you imagine completely erasing a negative memory so that when you try to recall it all you “see” in your mind’s eye is a blank screen and the memory itself feels like it never took place? This is such an unusual, and seemingly impossible task that few actually believe it’s achievable. Here’s ...

Coaching- A New Approach To Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:43:08 am

If you suffer from post traumatic stress disorder and you’ve been looking for an answer to your problems it’s likely that you have not considered coaching as a possible strategy. In this article I describe why a new coaching modality has the ability to help you reclaim your life. Coaching, ...

EFT for PTSD

healingfacilitatorsb@yahoo.com — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 6:49:00 pm

My 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. ...

Relieve Stress With This 5 Simple and Yet Powerful Tips

admin@lifetofullest.com — Fri, 8 Jan 2010 6:41:00 pm

In modern societies, stress is becoming one of the major wellness problems. Stress from human relationships, financial troubles, work, family pressures, the world is becoming more active. Taking so much to do but getting little time to do it all. Here’s five quick ways to ease the pressure ...

Waking Up From The Nightmare of Negative Thoughts

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Sun, 3 Jan 2010 8:03:47 pm

If you are one of those people who experience a lot of negative thoughts then I think you will agree that you exist in what I would call a “living nightmare”. Would it surprise you if I also said that the nightmare is a “trance state” that you could permanently wake up from thereby abolishing ...

Waking Up From The Trance of Negative Thoughts

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Sat, 2 Jan 2010 11:41:57 am

Negative thoughts act like a series of ongoing hypnotic suggestions that effectively shut down one’s life. Often individuals are counselled to use positive affirmations to counter this trance. That however takes vigilance, effort and energy that could be better spent on living a more ...

Shedding The Veil Of Negative Thoughts Permanently

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:41:11 am

Like a veil over one’s eyes negative thoughts prevent one from experiencing themselves and their reality in a clear way. What’s more they distract much of one’s attention and energy away from truly living and towards doing damage control just to remain in balance. If you are fed up with this ...

Wake Up From The Hypnotic Trance of Negative Thoughts

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Fri, 1 Jan 2010 11:41:28 am

Did you know that negative thoughts are similar to hypnotic suggestions that seduce you into believing something about yourself that isn’t true? What’s more, did you know that it’s possible to become completely “dehypnotized” and permanently wake up to the real you? If this has sparked a moment ...

Purging Negative Thoughts Forever

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Fri, 1 Jan 2010 11:04:15 am

When it comes to taking charge of unwanted negative thoughts it has been my experience that one must entertain the idea of actually “purging” them from the mind/body. This implies that such thoughts are not only toxic but are also foreign to who you really are. If you’d like to learn how they ...

Cancelling Out Negative Thoughts Forever

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 8:05:00 pm

How much work do you want to do in order to conquer your negative thoughts? Well, if you are like me, not very much. Wouldn’t it be more productive if you could simply cancel them out once and for all? Absolutely! I bet however that many of you don’t believe it’s actually possible. Let me tell ...

Soldier tells of his Traumatic Brain Injury in Iraq by IED

geraldvest@comcast.net — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 4:47:00 pm

"If you're a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom (O1F) or Operation Enduring Freedom(OEF), we welcome you home and sincerely thank you for the time you served. Words can't convey the deep appreciation that we and other Americans across the country have for your valor, commitment, and hard work. ...

Permanently Delete Negative Thoughts That Undermine Self Confidence

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 9:31:00 pm

Low self confidence is fuelled by unconsciously held negative thoughts about one’s self and one’s abilities that often never get addressed. Negative thoughts such as: I’m inadequate, I’m a loser, I’m a failure, I’m not worthy of success or happiness, I don’t have enough courage, I’m weak, I’m ...

Stop Negative Thoughts From Destroying Your Life

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:37:17 pm

It is a common misconception that human beings create their own negative thinking. You see, if we did then we would also have the power to permanently stop it at will. If you could do that then you wouldn’t be reading this article would you. At the same time this simple awareness is one of the ...

Say Goodbye To Negative Emotions Forever

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 8:20:50 pm

Did you know that you have the choice to say a permanent goodbye to negative emotions in a rapid and easy manner that requires no psychotherapy, EFT, NLP, hypnosis, drugs, surgery or any other kind of technology? There is a very simple insight that opens one up to this possibility which is that ...

How To Delete Your Negative Past Permanently

drnick@telecoaching4u.com — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 7:55:22 pm

The expression “Emotional Baggage” connotes something that many people abhor yet unfortunately are stuck with, or are they? Well it turns out that negative past can actually be erased from your mind and body almost as easily as you can uninstall outdated computer software from your hard drive. ...

How to Conquer Your Stress – Stress Reducer Secrets Revealed

DrDan@RockStarInLife.com — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 1:16:00 am

With all the responsibilities we have in the modern world we live in, it’s no wonder most people are seeking a stress reducer or stress reducers. With the increasing roles that men and women have to play, everything from businessman/women, husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, dad, mom, etc., ...

Holodynamics: Compassion meets physics

andrew0528@aol.com — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 3:24:00 pm

I 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 ...

Avoiding Your Feelings? Find out Why and What to Do About It

drronfrederick@gmail.com — Thu, 5 Nov 2009 4:36:00 pm

Why do people tend to avoid feeling their feelings? It has everything to do with our early experience in life - what we learned and what we didn't learn. As I talk to people across the nation, most people agree that they didn't really learn how to make good use of their feelings when they were ...

Panic Attacks Driving You Crazy?

nathantyler@healthandlifeblog.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 8:12:02 am

There are people who experience panic attacks only when driving or behind the wheel of a car. Experiencing panic on the road is extremely hazardous for not only the driver of the vehicle but also other road users. There is always a risk when driving so it's not surprising that some drivers ...

Help for War Veterans with Hypnosis

info@alchemyinstitute.com — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:54:00 pm

In years of using hypnosis in working with war veterans I have been told by veterans themselves that my work has helped to heal the physical and emotional scars of war far better than traditional counseling, cognitive therapies, and pharmaceutical drugs combined. In this article I will describe ...

Common Reactions to Psychological Trauma: Understanding Avoidance and Other Reactions

info@drdillmann.com — Wed, 9 Sep 2009 5:55:00 pm

Reactions 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 ...

Panic Attacks, Anxiety, and Your Primary Care Physician: Are You Getting the Best Care?

bill@hopeandhealingdynamics.com — Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:30:00 pm

I found an editorial in the March 6, 2007 edition of the Annals of Internal Medicine that I believe is spot-on. It was written by Wayne Katon, M.D. and Peter Roy-Byrne, M.D., from the University of Washington School of Medicine. The subject matter was poor treatment practices, as well as ...

Brain Chemistry and PTSD

krillco@gmail.com — Tue, 8 Sep 2009 8:15:24 pm

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 ...

Best Foods to Fight Stress

healinggifts4u@aol.com — Tue, 8 Sep 2009 12:39:00 pm

Stress – 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 ...

The Gentling Approach to PTSD in Abused Children

krillco@gmail.com — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 8:25:55 am

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 ...

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

krillco@gmail.com — Thu, 3 Sep 2009 7:28:00 pm

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 ...

Mental Emotional Detox with Homeopathy

quantum@shaw.ca — Mon, 5 Oct 2009 3:31:33 am

There is no health without mental emotional health. Emotions are very complex experiences and up to date nobody has been able to give a coherent explanation of what an emotion is. A better question will be where are they located? If you ask your doctor, naturopath, acupuncturist their answer ...

Saving the Lives of Those Who Save Yours

intent@selfgrowth.com — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 9:13:00 pm

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 ...