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Holidays Affect Trauma and PTSD
How to Survive the Holidays with Trauma and PTSD. The following 8.5 minute video by Dr. Harry Croft provides insights into why the holidays aggravate trauma and PTSD. He also explains the symptoms of PTSD and why they are particularly … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, combat trauma, combat vets, healing from trauma, healing trauma, PTSD, PTSD Treatment
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Depression and Trauma and PTSD
We all feel blue or sad at times, but these feelings usually pass within a few days. But depression lasts weeks or months and should be taken seriously. Most people need treatment in order to get better. According to the … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, depression, emotional trauma, healing from trauma, healing trauma, PTSD, PTSD Treatment, sleeplessness
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Emergency Personnel: Trauma and PTSD
Just seeing Horror and Gore Causes Trauma Seeing horrific scenes and gore is a category of trauma that affects so many first responders such as EMT’s, policemen, and firefighters, many of whom suffer from trauma and PTSD. (They’ll probably deny … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, effects of trauma, fatigue, healing from trauma, healing trauma, insomnia, PTSD, PTSD Treatment, somatic experiencing, trauma therapy
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School Shootings: The Traumas of Bullying
The traumas of the bully and their victims both need to be addressed. In an article in the Sun Sentinel, Tony Plakas notes a 2003 study published in the American Behavioral Scientist, in which researchers observed a common theme among … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, healing from trauma, healing trauma, PTSD Treatment, trauma, trauma healing
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Self-Soothing Touch for Anxiety, Trauma, and PTSD
Self-soothing touch is a way we can relieve anxiety and lessen the effects of Trauma and PTSD. Just as a mother’s touch calms an upset baby, so self-touch can sooth minor emotional upsets and anxious feelings that arise from the … Continue reading
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Brainspotting for Trauma and PTSD
I interview Lisa Schwarz about Brainspotting, Trauma, and PTSD treatment. During a training in Brainspotting, I had a chance to interview the instructor Lisa Schwarz about what Brainspotting is, why it is important, and how to get more information about … Continue reading
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