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Article: Brain chemistry and PTSD

• Alterations in brain chemistry secondary to PTSD

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• Re: Article: Brain chemistry and PTSD Chrissy [2612.74] 01:24:07 10/06/04 (0)
• Re: Article: Brain chemistry and PTSD Juli [2364.4] 15:05:31 9/23/04 (0)
• Re: Article: Brain chemistry and PTSD (Archive in brain chemistry.) Walt Stoll [9.8] 08:39:05 9/23/04 (0)
• Re: Article: Brain chemistry and PTSD steve [135.4] 07:58:54 9/23/04 (1)
  • Re: Article: Brain chemistry and PTSD P [15.215] 19:40:07 9/26/04 (0)

In Reply to: Article: Brain chemistry and PTSD posted by Renee [1011.465] on September 22, 2004 at 21:03:26:

Renee,

I tend to think it's the bodies way of protecting us from harm and sometimes it can be a good thing..I still remember ( like it was yesterday ) when I was 8 years old, watching a milk delivery truck run over a little 5 year old boy..I can still hear the truck slam into him and his breathing with blood in his lungs until he died..So mother never had to tell me again to look both ways before crossing the street and I still remember that accident everytime I cross a street after looking both ways..

Silver Fox!

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• Re: Article: Brain chemistry and PTSD P [15.215] 19:40:07 9/26/04 (0)

In Reply to: Article: Brain chemistry and PTSD posted by Renee [1011.465] on September 22, 2004 at 21:03:26:

Thanks, Renee!

Walt

In Reply to: Article: Brain chemistry and PTSD posted by Renee [1011.465] on September 22, 2004 at 21:03:26:

Great article Renee, as I have PTSD from a horrific incident in the Emergency room 8 years ago, I have a heart arrythmia and the ER doc gave me the wrong meds for it, which resulted in a terrifying scenerio. Thank God I survived, but my physiology will never be the same, as I fear the arrythmia constantly, thanks for the article, Juli

In Reply to: Re: Article: Brain chemistry and PTSD posted by steve [135.4] on September 23, 2004 at 07:58:54:

Thats a horrifying thing to witness!

In Reply to: Article: Brain chemistry and PTSD posted by Renee [1011.465] on September 22, 2004 at 21:03:26:

Great article, Renee! I have just begun working with a therapist for the first time for my own PTSD-causing experiences from childhood. He's using a technique that involves recounting the entire event as vividly as possible and then leading the body into an R.E.M.-like state through use of training the eyes to rapidly move back and forth (the theory is one of processing suppressed memories and emotional attachments). Supposedly, it has a very high efficacy rate. I begin my first session next week.