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Shooter in Seal Beach had Untreated Trauma and PTSD

The consequences of untreated trauma and PTSD can be horrific. On Feb. 20, 2007, Scott Dekraai saw his shipmate Piper Cameron killed. She was pulling in a 2-inch thick tow line to another tugboat, when it suddenly snapped taut and … Continue reading

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Soul Loss: Beyond Trauma and PTSD

Interesting article on soul loss as it relates to trauma and PTSD. “What sometimes happens in war may more accurately be called a moral injury — a deep soul wound that pierces a person’s identity, sense of morality and relationship … Continue reading

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Trauma and PTSD: The #1 Cause of Human Suffering

I created this site to alert people to the dangers of Trauma and PTSD, the Number One Cause of Human Suffering on the Planet! There are many types of trauma: explosive combat traumas of war and PTSD high-impact traumas of … Continue reading

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PTSD and Suicide: Obama Reverses Policy

Trauma, PTSD, and Suicide have finally been acknowledged as a problem by the Commander in Chief. On July 6, 2011, the White House reversed a longstanding policy in which condolence letters, written and signed by the President and sent to the … Continue reading

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Knowing the Signs of Trauma and PTSD

How can you tell if you suffer from Trauma or PTSD? We all have upsetting events, stresses, and worries that affect us for a short period of time. Some of the reactions we have to those upsets may match some … Continue reading

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Sleep, PTSD, and Trauma

The Effects of Trauma and PTSD on Sleep— and what to do about it–is the focus of the following article from the National Center for PTSD. Sleeplessness is one symptom of trauma and PTSD. Although the article gives good suggestions … Continue reading

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How the Brain Creates Trauma and PTSD

Trauma is a Threat to Life in a State of Helplessness Trauma is a real or a perceived life threat in a state of helplessness. This triggers a series of message systems in the limbic or mammalian brain that allow … Continue reading

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Help Healing PTSD with Somatic Experiencing and Mindfulness

Somatic Experiencing, which was developed by Peter Levine, can vanquish PTSD symptoms such as depression, nightmares, panic attacks, aggressive outbursts, and hyperarousal. The primary way of doing this is by increasing the ability of sufferers to track their body sensations, … Continue reading

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Genetic Trauma

The Holocaust never really ended. Its damage and ongoing effects march forward even as the population of survivors dwindles with time. Its impact continues to be felt not just by the victims , but by their children too. Psychologists have … Continue reading

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Trauma and Memory

We humans have two very different forms of memory. One is conscious and what we would consider as normal memories–stories and historical recollections that seem to be arranged sequentially in time. This is called explicit memory. The other form is … Continue reading

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