How Trauma and PTSD Change the Brain

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Trauma and PTSD isn't just "all in your head" it's literally in your head. Trauma and PTSD change the brain in four very specific ways. Traumatic experiences like abuse, assault, or witnessing violence or tragedy can leave people feeling constantly on edge. PTSD can impact your emotions, your stability, your relationships. And trauma can have an impact on your physical and mental health. These are really common experiences for many, and they are in part due to four ways that your brain changes after experiencing trauma. But the good news is that when you understand how trauma impacts the brain, these symptoms can often be reversed. You can learn to heal.
When trapped in a constant trauma response people with PTSD experience four types of difficult PTSD symptoms including:
1. Painful thoughts
2. Intense emotions
3. Bodily changes
4. Behavioral changes
These “symptoms” show up because after experiencing trauma, your brain changes on a physical level. This isn’t simply “damage” as people would perhaps think, but it’s your brain adapting to the experience that the world isn’t safe, and in my opinion, taking measures to help you avoid future dangers. So essentially it makes you more danger avoidant. Your brain is super moldable, and it adapts and shapes due to what we experience and how we use it. So when we experience trauma, here are four ways the brain changes, or adapts, after experiencing trauma:
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  • it's been so long that i genuinely can't remember myself without anxiety or depression. it consumes me and controls every aspect of my life. i'm so tired.

    @jordanlewis5666@jordanlewis5666Ай бұрын
    • magic mushrooms has the ability to help heal the wounds of those suffering from reoccurring anxiety and depression and bring healing to them.

      @thrickthooter4403@thrickthooter4403Ай бұрын
    • Results have shown that one or two doses of psilocybin mushrooms given in a therapeutic setting, can make long-lasting changes in people suffering from depressive disorders.

      @chang3227@chang3227Ай бұрын
    • Thank you for helping spread the word about these healing compounds! When used in proper context, they are life changing and so good for us. They've changed my life for the better and I'm so grateful for them.

      @elmerhernandez3780@elmerhernandez3780Ай бұрын
    • Golden teachers has been my go-to mushroom for months, it has helped in my recovery journey

      @kristahutchinson6519@kristahutchinson6519Ай бұрын
    • I have been treating using EMDR, but have never heard of this.

      @NhanVa@NhanVaАй бұрын
  • Reoccurring trauma is unimaginably debilitatingly horrendous to deal with.

    @truman3.0@truman3.0 Жыл бұрын
    • It sure is

      @candysettle4295@candysettle4295 Жыл бұрын
    • Yes it is

      @susanhowell6838@susanhowell68382 ай бұрын
    • Yes but you never give up on yourself or your life god bless you.

      @april9517@april95172 ай бұрын
    • With reaccuring trams this was posted a year ago I’d like to no we’re u r now god bless you.

      @april9517@april95172 ай бұрын
    • God bless! Treatment works. I’m thankful to see my patients get well from evidenced based approaches. There are a LOT of new treatments including EMdR, Biofeedback, and brain spotting even. Along with RX meds the combination approach is very effective.

      @backyardbeautybrainsbirdsb4109@backyardbeautybrainsbirdsb41094 күн бұрын
  • SOME TRAUMA AND PTSD SOMETIMES NEVER HEAL NO MATTER HOW MUCH THERAPY YOU HAVE.

    @janebufton1960@janebufton19603 ай бұрын
    • You're using the wrong therapist. 😮😢😮

      @MainHouse-kf3tb@MainHouse-kf3tb5 күн бұрын
  • I used to be smart. Fifteen years of business ownership, constant stress and nonstop interruptions have demolished my brain, my ability to concentrate, my imagination -- I nearly cried at the notion that this might not be permanent. Thank you so much, it's what I needed to hear.

    @Jessica-ld4bs@Jessica-ld4bs Жыл бұрын
    • surely not permanent :)

      @breathewithvirag@breathewithvirag Жыл бұрын
    • I say the same thing...I used to be smart! Now I don't even recognize myself anymore. I'm only 47, but the thought of dealing with this for 30 more years... sounds like torture. I wish I could Enjoy my life again.

      @amyscott4791@amyscott47916 ай бұрын
    • Oh wow I can relate to your feelings. I was successful in corporate world for many years. I own my business now, but I used to be so productive, exercise, have a lot of fun and so on. Somehow I’m so confused and forgetful. I’m struggling to keep up my workload. I’ve been able to achieve results that showed the neuro repair - and actively working on just feeling good. Therapy and deciding to cut the negativity and inner voices that don’t belong to me. I don’t take any breaks unless I’m sick. I have passions and hobbies I have no time for. After yet another and by far life altering family attack, I have really felt low. But I am trying to take a bit more time off. Meditating can be done any number of different ways. I have a terrible time setting aside time for myself. But one day at a time… I have memory and like issues. I finally decided yesterday you have to do this. Whether you feel great are tired etc. that seems to be getting me going not that I would suggest that to others lol! I have to be fierce and move past my mindset on what’s going on why is this happening and just say - I’m going this, and I try to be very mindful and attentive to my tasks bc I need extra focus. I just took my foot off the pedal. Love yourself and watch these videos I personally have break through from some of the toxic narcissists family vids. I feel as if a weight is lifted. I hope my rambling words help. We are both in good company!

      @kerrymartinez4463@kerrymartinez44633 ай бұрын
    • Bless you; i can relate!

      @scotnick59@scotnick593 ай бұрын
    • @@kerrymartinez4463 I've realised now that each person is in fact a FREE for ALL. Meaning that ones person enemies can be another's friends. But I also realised each individual has their own common goals or shared values. Fact is you don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. It could swing in any direction. But it's good to go with flow and let things be. If it's to be it's to be. I'd it's not it's not. Since communicating other people. I realised that it can lend you alternative mindset. And alternate mindset has saved me lot recently/recent times. Also that when thing goes wrong the trick isn't to give up. It's do it more (but in different way), Because without experience we're more screwed. Try forgiving to yourself and others. It doesn't mean have to give up. Simply take more careful. Limit exposure to situation/people. And slowly work it back up again. It's never too late for a guy to try again another day. Given good can overcome his yesterday humble in giving another chance. Attitude to things means great deal more.

      @tommychappell6359@tommychappell63593 ай бұрын
  • Healing is a never ending process. Just like learning.

    @aubreysnyder338@aubreysnyder338Ай бұрын
  • I've had PTSD anxiety and depression for 27years I also have amnesia from a head injury. I wish everyone out there struggling all the best.

    @carolyncard6134@carolyncard6134 Жыл бұрын
    • I'm on similar spectrum

      @sebastianliwinski222@sebastianliwinski2223 ай бұрын
    • @@sebastianliwinski222 sorry to hear that I wish you all the best.

      @carolyncard6134@carolyncard61343 ай бұрын
    • @triciamckague6625@triciamckague66253 ай бұрын
    • @@triciamckague6625 thankyou 👍😊

      @carolyncard6134@carolyncard61343 ай бұрын
    • I have CPTSD anxiety and depression but even after brain damage no loss of memory. I wish somedays so I understand some of what you have been through being calm is all I can do to not be in for fight mode.

      @ejtimeandspace@ejtimeandspace2 ай бұрын
  • 40 years with PTSD and I am still waiting to heal. Waiting, waiting, .....

    @MarySchipke@MarySchipke2 жыл бұрын
    • Try ketamine therapy.

      @NA-gx9cr@NA-gx9cr Жыл бұрын
    • 20 years. Waiting for normal. Waiting “”””. Best wishes ❤

      @fangslaughter1198@fangslaughter1198 Жыл бұрын
    • Same. I keep trying. I feel so defeated in the journey.

      @daisysfarmsonnotalottaacre4895@daisysfarmsonnotalottaacre4895 Жыл бұрын
    • I call it my mental health struggle. I think that is majorly diminishing it lol

      @daisysfarmsonnotalottaacre4895@daisysfarmsonnotalottaacre4895 Жыл бұрын
    • You are not alone in your pain. I would hope that if you are able to find someone who understands and tells you that you will be okay might help. But I’ve probably been given that amount of love from some understanding people and disregarded it as either insincere or false. However, I used to read about neurogenic repair (The Brain that Heals Itself) before I had been so acutely emotional/physically/daily/previously/blah blah blah. It’s hard. For some reason I believe this woman more when she says that there’s hope. But it’s helps to find not just the rational understanding and belief, but also the emotional connection or motivation that may get you to surviving. There’s no easy answer.

      @charlieharrison3089@charlieharrison3089 Жыл бұрын
  • I have come to a point where When I get to those fight/flight/freeze emotions, I stop, place my hand on my heart, close my eyes, and tell myself "This is Not an Emergency. I Am safe. Nothing bad is happening." Thank you for explaining this to us.🥰

    @FLLadyRiverRat@FLLadyRiverRat2 жыл бұрын
    • Hi please I want to talk

      @faisalbi1330@faisalbi13302 жыл бұрын
    • @@faisalbi1330 ⬆️👆This above handle can help you out of PπSD,..And...Tr@uma. with DMT,...LSD,...Shrooms and other psychedelic stuffs.

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
    • @@faisalbi1330 why?

      @economistfromhell4877@economistfromhell48772 жыл бұрын
    • @@economistfromhell4877 what is your problem ?

      @faisalbi1330@faisalbi13302 жыл бұрын
    • @@economistfromhell4877 are you feelings numb

      @faisalbi1330@faisalbi13302 жыл бұрын
  • I am fully healed. I fell onto concrete from 10 feet and landed on my face in a freak accident. I woke up paralyzed from the neck down. Noons was around. I was laying there and couldn’t move. I manifested getting up and finding help. It took 8 years to heal the TBI concussion, bleeding brain, spinal cord trauma, occipital neuralgia, thoracic outlet syndrome, PTSD, and other conditions all while being tortured by a hateful person. Banging pots and pans. Antagonizing, instigating arguments, fear mongering, false accusations. Denying my injuries exist even after 1000 medical records diagnosis. 10 surgeries including facial reconstruction 250 stitches 2 broken cheeks and my nose turned to dust. Crazy making to block my healing. Sabotaged every court case for any SS then stole the only insurance settlement kids and house with evil lawyer tactics. Leaving out all information that I was in the background energetically depleted fighting for my life while this person was steadily trying to have me imprisoned for being completely innocent. It’s sick and twisted, but I survived and am living my best life in peace and happiness. I am extremely lucky and grateful that the lessons are over, thank you🌸

    @ScuitarRects@ScuitarRects3 ай бұрын
    • I am sorry you were put through all of that. But, proud of you for persevering. Thank you for sharing your story. It gives me hope ❤

      @triciamckague6625@triciamckague66253 ай бұрын
    • Thank God things turned around for you 🙏

      @lizettenovelo1@lizettenovelo12 ай бұрын
    • Idk why, but bad things keep happening to victims. And usually it's so complex, that describing it to someone is impossible, and it doesn't sound legit when you try. Problems never solves eat at you. Helplessness engulfs you. Do you know the old TV show " the equalizer" ? I wish he would come be on my side! If I could carry an equalizer in one pocket, and a hard ass lawyer in the other, I'd be ok. I'd just like " to show them" once, do it right, and redeem me to myself. ❤ Congratulations for redeeming you.

      @kandycepeterson2482@kandycepeterson24822 ай бұрын
    • Bless you, I don't think I could have overcome that. You are incredible.

      @user-fb3il3pe5j@user-fb3il3pe5j2 ай бұрын
    • That is disturbing. They have a special seat in hell for that person. Trust me.

      @user-iu4lv7kk2h@user-iu4lv7kk2hАй бұрын
  • This made me cry. I'm so messed up! It feels so hopeless

    @SouLahtheLegend@SouLahtheLegend5 ай бұрын
    • I know that feeling, but even if we don't see it there is hope always ❤

      @patriciajorges869@patriciajorges8693 ай бұрын
    • I hope things get better for you. I have been where you are, not a fun place to be. Counseling helped me. Just don't give up! ❤✌

      @brucestainback1606@brucestainback16063 ай бұрын
    • Just by watching this you are on the road to recovery

      @kerrimaida2569@kerrimaida25693 ай бұрын
    • Oohhh sorry for how Ur feeling,. Jus no Ur not alone, I am. A big mess aswell xx❤️❤️✨✨✨

      @karenfitzgibbon5246@karenfitzgibbon52463 ай бұрын
    • Don’t give up on yourself and hope. I turned to God and I am healing and learning how to be better and find peace and happiness 🤗✝️☮️💐🌺🌸🌷❤️🌹💕

      @teresasullivan4588@teresasullivan45883 ай бұрын
  • I was traumatized and emotionally neglected as a child. As I didn't understand this until I had therapy as an adult I was trapped inside myself for most of my life. Nothing I have experienced has convinced me that the world is safe and anyone trust worthy. The last two years have caused even more anxiety and distrust.

    @juliebrady8583@juliebrady85832 жыл бұрын
    • Same,I have full blown sexual dysfunction as a result too

      @jdlc903@jdlc903 Жыл бұрын
    • Read a lot of about your problems..it helps when you understand better how our brain workes..use Google

      @zorkakelly7630@zorkakelly7630 Жыл бұрын
    • As trauma survivors, we unfortunately also tend to attract the attention of abusive people. If we’re not able to recognize “oh, I’m just gravitating to this partner/job/living situation because it’s familiar,” we can get trapped again. We also have a tendency to emotionally “leak” - to overshare, to overcommit, to get attached before others want to be attached - and that’s normal and understandable for us because we crave comfort and connection. But people who already have those things have learned to hold off for a while before diving in. It can be too much. All this to say - you’re not alone. The world does have trustworthy people in it, but we’re not getting the average random selection of people. At least, our trauma-induced behaviors don’t let the right people open up to us easily.

      @emilysmith2965@emilysmith29659 ай бұрын
    • Also get seen/viewed as weak. Rather than strong. Stronger than people who call is weak/see us weak.

      @tommychappell6359@tommychappell63595 ай бұрын
    • I had kinda same child hood, neglected then forced to move away at the age of 15 , to live with my aunt cause a kid on highschool broke my jaw, living with my aunt made things worse! I'm 43 now ten yrs in the army, and all the corruption in this country, I don't trust much either, but I do Trust that those of us who been in anguish for so long will help each other, and make it to see a Pure future!

      @RoryBrooksWulf-sz2rv@RoryBrooksWulf-sz2rv3 ай бұрын
  • I wish someone had explained this to me 36 years ago. It’s only now in my late 40’s that I am dealing with my early trauma, and knowing all of this would have been so helpful - to me and my family. Always being told I was “too emotional” and over-stressed, was never helpful, and I didn’t know that my brain had actually changed from what I went through…so it all makes sense. Thank you for getting this information out there. The way you presented it made it very easy to understand. 👍

    @CC12203@CC122032 жыл бұрын
    • I have been told so many times, never in a complimentary manner that 'you are too sensitive' My ex is a narcissist and even 30 years after divorce he still railroads me to my adult children. I still have triggers that seem to take over my life in that I am afraid that I will lose my mind. Thank you for your post

      @audreyp7071@audreyp70712 жыл бұрын
    • I’m almost 40 going through the same. You’re not alone

      @jennykelter9518@jennykelter95182 жыл бұрын
    • True. After loosing all family,sudden all wealth loss,home loss geting divorced,suffering vv worse depression,anxiety😭😭😭,no one is taking care..Then Sbbr,Tqwa remain away as u become worse mentaly sick...Is there any person who had all these tragedies, still alive,recovered, i beg the whole world..i want to meet such person..By swear,such person can only help me😭😭,Who fces such tragedies now a days,rarely survive..Dont give thousand years old stories examples,,need this cheap society time true wise men to support but no one will come ahead..i know😭😭😭,True. But what,s about those who have lost mental strength after facing constant shocks,life tragedies,no one alive to care😭😭,geting v worse mentaly sick...Can,t manage anything,doctors say that medicines work if some caring gurdian,caretaker will support then health improves...😭😭,but if no one cares,no one supports,such person remains in room whole time,can,t face people,can,t come out in day light,become worse mentally,physically,remain in unhygenic state which lead to more mental tortures so Suicide remains th only solution after loosing family,health,wealth,after loising a high grade multi national job then shocks kept on going,remain un employed for 4 years and have become worse sick😭😭,Lectures,advice work if someone truly supports to recover,God never comes ,He sends people to save such helpless person...I request the whole world to listen and urgently contact me as im suffering in vv severe mental tortures,neither die nor can live peacefully,brain power is expired😭😭,Respected listener,plzzz...Is there anyone who can take me away,save me,Adopt me for few months to recover,make sm true efforts to bring me back into normal life...By Swear,im in v worse hell mental ,physical state...Need an urgent true supportTrue. But what,s about those who have lost mental strength after facing constant shocks,life tragedies,no one alive to care😭😭,geting v worse mentaly sick...Can,t manage anything,doctors say that medicines work if some caring gurdian,caretaker will support then health improves...😭😭,but if no one cares,no one supports,such person remains in room whole time,can,t face people,can,t come out in day light,become worse mentally,physically,remain in unhygenic state which lead to more mental tortures so Suicide remains th only solution after loosing family,health,wealth,after loising a high grade multi national job then shocks kept on going,remain un employed for 4 years and have become worse sick😭😭,Lectures,advice work if someone truly supports to recover,God never comes ,He sends people to save such helpless person...I request the whole world to listen and urgently contact me as im suffering in vv severe mental tortures,neither die nor can live peacefully,brain power is expired😭😭,Respected listener,plzzz...Is there anyone who can take me away,save me,Adopt me for few months to recover,make sm true efforts to bring me back into normal life...By Swear,im in v worse hell mental ,physical state...Need an urgent true support

      @brokenheart1188@brokenheart11882 жыл бұрын
    • @@brokenheart1188 Salam. With the exception of divorce, I have gone through everything you have mentioned in your post. And I have come out alive, stronger and better than before. I did it alone, only with the help of Allah, and sought out professional help when I needed it. I wondered what was the purpose of my going through all of that. Perhaps one of the reasons was to help someone like you today. What you need to do when you are in a hole is to stop digging. Meaning, if you have harmful habits, friends, anything, you need to give those up. You will need to invest time and money to recovering, and you will need to change old harmful habits. Healing happens in stages, therefore I hope you have the virtue of patience. If not, understand that you are in it for the long haul, and that you will need to commit to this. First thing that needs to be handled is the trauma. You will need to understand what is trauma and how to help your brain regulate itself. In healing trauma, it is very important to “do the work.” Meaning, if you are recommended to do certain exercises, do them. Don’t just do it in your head, do it like actual homework. I spent money in teaching myself about trauma. I would recommend you get the book “The Body Keeps the Score” and do the exercises. You have to journal everyday. You have lots of feelings inside of you, and you will need to get them down on paper. Your brain won’t let you rest until it has your attention and gets to sort of talk about all the things it went through. Therefore, journal. You will need to meditate. Think of it like exercise for your brain. This is not a spiritual practice, this is a practical exercise for your brain. You will need to do light to moderate exercise. Your body will need to move and get rid of old stuff, both literally and metaphorically. You will need to eat well. If you can, take a class on nutrition. If not, get books. If not even that, watch lots of videos on nutrition on KZhead. You will need to sleep. If you have anxiety, you won’t be able to sleep because your thoughts will keep you awake. That is why you need to journal. You will need to learn EFT. KZhead it. When you get very strong feelings of anger, fear, etc etc etc you will need to do these exercises to let the emotions pass through your body safely and quietly. You will need to teach yourself about healthy boundaries. Listen to Dr Henry Cloud. You will need to give up friends who trigger you or are generally not good for you. Alcoholics have to stop hanging out with their drinking friends when they try to get sober. Same concept. You will need to learn to re-parent yourself. There are books on those. Do this later. This is going to be a lifelong concept for you to live by - how to take care of yourself. If you’re able to, get therapy. The point of therapy should be to help you process things and get healthy, not be an endless process of talking about or complaining about life. You will need to learn who to put boundaries on, this includes family. Boundaries can be firm and gentle. Family is a big and sensitive topic, you should seek guidance from God and knowledgeable people on how to handle this. You will need to give up all sinful behavior. Not talking about things like you slipped and made a mistake. I’m talking about habitual sins. Your faith needs to be strong. Sinfulness keeps us away from God. You will need God’s help and guidance through all steps of this process, and you can’t expect Him to help you when you’re in the habit of sinning habitually. You will need to pray and ask God to help you and guide you to healing you and your life. You will need to develop wisdom and discretion in your life. That comes from observing life instead of making impulsive decisions. You will need to understand yourself, and love yourself, and forgive yourself. And then you will need to forgive others. Over and over. Forgiveness takes time, and it also happens in stages. One day you will come to the realization that the people who let you down did it because they are flawed human beings. It wasn’t necessarily that they were out to get you, rather that they were struggling with whatever issues and unfortunately you happened to be in their vicinity and got hurt in the process. It wasn’t aimed specifically at you, or maybe it was. But that like when a nuclear weapon goes off, everyone feels the effects of it, it was like that. You forgive them for failing you, and you let them go. Sometimes a few people change and come back into your life as better people. But not all do. You accept people as they are, and not as you hoped they would be. And you see truth for what it is, and you let people be themselves. And you choose wisely who you allow into your life. And you constantly seek God’s help in this. You keep doing the work, and your body eventually heals, your brain also heals, and your life heals, and you heal. You can do it alone, but you will need to work hard, be patient and “do the work.” It’s possible, and you can do it alone, and it’s slow. That’s how it goes. Hope this message reaches you and that you slowly recover. God bless.

      @Ana-rb7ws@Ana-rb7ws2 жыл бұрын
    • @@brokenheart1188 - I hope you can find a trusted professional who can work with you through all of these trying times. You are not alone in having suicidal thoughts and there are many resources nationally (and I’m sure local to you). As someone who suffers with depression and suicidal ideation myself, it is a daily process for me to work on living and making an existence that somehow has meaning and moments of beauty - whether I feel alone or not. I don’t know if your trauma goes back to your childhood or if the many things you list have happened all in adulthood, but either way, there ARE trauma therapists who can help you. It may seem like a huge step to reach out to one, but I hope you do and I’m sorry you are suffering. 🙏

      @CC12203@CC122032 жыл бұрын
  • I have had CPTSD much of my life. Traumatic things kept happening to me before I had any chance to recover from the last one. I tried talk therapy many times, but didn't get much out of it. THEN I read about TRAUMA THERAPY and EMDR. After over a year working at it, I can go long periods feeling normal and enjoying life. I pray none of you give up until you work with a trauma therapist and find your way out of the nightmare.

    @DLynn-km3so@DLynn-km3so29 күн бұрын
  • Hi form Japan💛. You have no idea how much you are pushing and helping me to live heftier life. Both mentally and physically. I know that watching videos is just part of the healing process, but you are making them in such an effective and focused way that they became a significant part of my PTSD healing proces after my childhood with narcissistic mother and sexually abusive father. Arigatou gozaimasu!

    @genkihealthymamainjapan2177@genkihealthymamainjapan21772 жыл бұрын
    • 💝

      @pendizzy6352@pendizzy63522 жыл бұрын
    • 😂🤣🤣 heftier

      @SUGAR_XYLER@SUGAR_XYLER2 жыл бұрын
    • Sending much love and support to you in peace. Continue making your progress Reminder: use dryer sheets and spray your home with static spray to keep your environment calm. We became sensitive to energies and static electricity in our environment can keep our circuits on high alert. Those products are found in the laundry detergent isle. You will feel a marked difference in the atmosphere of your home after you use the static spray. I spray myself sometimes after a busy day.

      @karenovalasiti7819@karenovalasiti78192 жыл бұрын
    • @@SUGAR_XYLER ? Can you speak a second language like him? This comment section is not a place to laugh at each other !

      @noneofyourbuizness@noneofyourbuizness2 жыл бұрын
    • @@karenovalasiti7819 but using toxic fragranced products compounds the damage to your body-search for natural alternatives!

      @ghhm2705@ghhm27052 жыл бұрын
  • Watching this and the tears just started pouring. I’ve never heard it put this way and it all makes sense.

    @Jessica-gt8id@Jessica-gt8id2 жыл бұрын
    • Me either. I try and tell people what I'm going through but don't understand. Some say it's in your head.

      @jeffrichardson6366@jeffrichardson63662 жыл бұрын
    • @@jeffrichardson6366 Please understand that Jesus loves you more than you can possibly know. He longs to have fellowship with you. The Bible says that you can know that you have eternal life in heaven, but If you are putting your trust in anything other than the finished work of Jesus on the cross to get you to heaven, you do not understand God's way. Please let me share with you how you can know you have a home in heaven. The Bible says that we are all sinners. When God created Adam and Eve, He made them perfect without sin, but they chose to disobey God and became sinful in nature. This sin nature was passed down to all humanity. Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Your sin separates you from God. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned (yes, you too) and come short of the glory of God; A holy, righteous God cannot allow sin into heaven. Sin must be paid for and God's price for sin is death, but not just a physical death, but a spiritual death which means separation from God forever in hell. Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. In the Old Testament when man sinned, God required the sacrifice of a perfectly spotless lamb as a substitute in the place of the sinner. The blood of that lamb was only a temporary payment for their sin and so this had to be done often. Jesus Christ, God's Son took on flesh, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life and offered Himself as that perfect, spotless Lamb and shed His blood as payment for the sins of the whole world. John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Jesus loved you so much He WILLINGLY came and allowed wicked men to spit on Him, mock Him and scourge Him until He was unrecognizable. They stripped him naked, thrust a crown of thorns on His head and nailed His hands and feet to a cross. He hung in agony for hours bleeding, thirsting, struggling for every breath. He died innocently in your place so that you could be saved from going to hell. It was His blood that satisfied the just demands of a holy God. God will not accept anything else. There is no greater love than that! John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever (that means you) believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. The good news is that Jesus didn't stay dead in the grave. He came back to life 3 days later just like He promised and He still lives today! Matthew 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Friend, Jesus did all this because He wants to give you the FREE gift of eternal life in heaven with Him! You cannot do anything to earn your own way into heaven. You can't work for it, be baptized for it, go to church for it or try to be good enough for it. It is a FREE gift that God is offering to you if you will simply receive it by faith. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, lest any man should boast. God said there is only one way to get to heaven, but it is not hard. You must admit you are a sinner headed for hell. You must believe that Jesus died and paid for your sin with His own blood on the cross, was buried and 3 days later rose from the dead. Then you must repent of your sins and call on God for mercy to save you from hell and give you eternal life in heaven with Him. Romans 10:9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. None of us deserve God's mercy and grace, but let me warn you friend, that if you reject His FREE gift, you are already condemned and when you die, you will suffer the torment of burning in hell for eternity in a lake of fire where you will be forever separated from God and all that is loving and good. John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Please don't wait! Don't take the risk of putting it off until another day, repent, turn to Christ NOW wherever you are at because you aren't guaranteed to live another day on this Earth. Believe God's Word, ask Him to save you and He will! I would love to meet you in heaven someday. Get your name written down in the Lambs Book of Life. God bless you! ---------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like more information or don't have a church to attend, we livestream our services and would love for you to join us even across the continents. facebook.com/regkelly.table/ www.libertyfaith.net/contact-us

      @kelleymcfadden9675@kelleymcfadden9675 Жыл бұрын
    • It's crazy. I can't control the tears myself

      @rickytoney69@rickytoney69 Жыл бұрын
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​@@jeffrichardson6366I went through one of saddest but to this day noone will ever know. Had it all taken. All of it. Any time I bring it up. My mum launches across the room like a torpedo at my face. It was such profound/unprecedented loss. Noone ever truly knows true profoundness of it. It's not in your head. It's in others heads. But that's just point. Humans are problem. I feel like I was born, lead-on and tripped-over. Over greatest thing in existence. I feel like I'm living among idiots, but idiots with corrupt agendas (in my wake). Noone ever knows effect that something has on you. Through and through. It's sad. Very sad. We're living in a time were our needs were acknowledged. As a result we lead to bear impacts of them. We were supported but not in right ways. They have no clueeeeee. And there's nothing sadder than that. Our needs not identified for time. Noone ever asked if we were okay.

      @tommychappell6359@tommychappell63595 ай бұрын
    • same here :')

      @gheaauliaarumdhani1845@gheaauliaarumdhani18453 ай бұрын
  • Boy does this lady explain my life! 76 years old now, and still stuck in the past! Life sucks!

    @dannydoughboy120@dannydoughboy1202 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for this video. I have a 9 year old son with complex trauma due to witnessing his 12 year old brother's death. Then his 25 year old brother was killed 3 months later. This video has helped me understand more of what he is going through

    @bzymomof12@bzymomof12Ай бұрын
  • After hearing this and considering how any or all of it applies to me, Ive determined that I do have trauma. And PTSD is not solely for soldiers doing a tour of duty.

    @elliottpaine9259@elliottpaine92592 жыл бұрын
  • As a infant I had TB, moved to an infant hospice and early death. I somehow survived. Mother had cancer and father had ptsd from ww2. I missed normal infancy, adopted at three. Now in my 60's I still suffer startle reflex, self loathing (only a little), guilt (my sibling grew up in an orphanage). I was repeatedly told by a few a school I was not worthy to be adopted etc. I was however, lucky to have good parents who did there best to help me through. The notion of change was their mantra, helping others not to go through what you went through. I have practised this as long as I can remember and this has been my therapy.

    @boyfmbalcatta@boyfmbalcatta29 күн бұрын
  • I wet the bed every night for 5 years from nightmares then started pseudo seizures, and Major Depressive Disorder. I was in therapy for 20 years. It never goes away, you just get better at dealing with it. I still have difficulty going anywhere. I had a difficult childhood, then became a social worker in child protection and it all became jumbled in my head. I use mindfulness to prevent panic. I have no friends.

    @edwright480@edwright4802 жыл бұрын
    • I’m sorry you went through all that 🫂 sending you love and light

      @keoneeG@keoneeG3 ай бұрын
    • Good Lord!

      @margyeoman3564@margyeoman3564Ай бұрын
  • My sister witnessed my 3 1/2 year old brother choke on a carrot and die in 1967 when she was 11. She said that she remembers the day like it was yesterday, but she doesn’t have any memories of him before that day. It’s like the 3 1/2 years he was alive were completely wiped from her memory. She has no recollection of him during Birthdays, Hanukkah, or even just normal every day events. Back in 1967 therapy for traumatic events like that weren’t really a thing, especially when it came to kids.

    @cmiller415@cmiller41529 күн бұрын
  • I have ptsd and I like this video and it's content. My "style" of symptoms are mostly associated with the Freeze aspect of the Fight/Flight/Freeze response. We now include Freeze as a part of it, which was not the case when I was traumatised. After my trauma as a 16 year-old male I became detached, solitary, escapist, unfocussed, reckless, self-destructive, depressed, nihilistic. I self-medicated in order to counter those symptoms, so I was all those things plus an alcoholic drug-addicted, caffeine-addicted, self-sabotaging disappointment. EMDR saved me. I'm 48 and just starting to feel my old self again.

    @bjharvey3021@bjharvey30212 жыл бұрын
    • Dang, am 40 and trying to help myself now. Did try for years but lack of resources and decent doctors did not do me many favors.

      @deezcheney9730@deezcheney97302 жыл бұрын
    • Mine's all fight or flight. Mind racing, crazy anxious thoughts, super spicy nervous system

      @oliviaswann4686@oliviaswann4686 Жыл бұрын
    • My friend just mentioned EMDR saving her too. Sounds profound! So glad you're recovering

      @Lehanii@Lehanii Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks to ☝️☝️, I was having depression, anxiety and migraine, he helped me get rid of them, he got psychedelic products, Lsd, Dmt, candy bars 💊🍫...

      @user-lb8oj5qo4r@user-lb8oj5qo4r Жыл бұрын
    • Wow. I’m not so alone, I experienced 3 losses when I was a young girl and my grandpa passed away in 1990, my mom tragically passed away in front of me in 1992 and my grandma in had a massive heart attack in 1993. I’m 39 now. I’m only 7 years now working on myself and why I do things I do… I was badly beaten by a man that I did not let go to jail due to my feelings for him and the denial I would do it differently bc now he’s only worse he’s not physically abusive anymore however he’s mentally crazy hurtful. He’s just written me off after all the sacrifices I have made during the past 4 years . I’m going to look into the EDMR now… I can’t live like this anymore! Bless you all! ❤

      @nicholerichardbarker7945@nicholerichardbarker794511 ай бұрын
  • Thank you so much for this concise explanation! I have experienced many forms of trauma and in the past I would journal, meditate, do yoga and mindfulness and I always recovered. Therapists would tell me I was resilient. Over the past several years my PTSD has been repeatedly triggered but I did not journal, stopped meditating and stopped yoga because of physical injury and excessive stress and demands in my life. I experience nearly all of the symptoms you described and have felt hopelessly stuck. Your video brings so much hope and the promise of recovery with the methods I used in the past! Who knew that I was instinctively or intuitively doing things to heal!! Thank you again for showing me a way out of my struggle!

    @lrow5416@lrow54162 жыл бұрын
    • This sounds like me too. What symptoms have you been experiencing?

      @ChocoliciousChik@ChocoliciousChik2 жыл бұрын
    • Not alone ❤️

      @tinam761@tinam7612 жыл бұрын
    • @@ChocoliciousChik - anxiety, muscle tension, easily startle, insomnia, lack of focus, memory issues, resolving gut issues. It’s been exhausting. I’m grateful for Emma’s suggestions and will work on my recovery going forward.

      @lrow5416@lrow54162 жыл бұрын
    • ⬆️👆This above handle can help you out of PπSD,..And...Tr@uma. with DMT,...LSD,...Shrooms and other psychedelic stuffs.

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
    • Got it all. Writing helps. Triggers are rough.

      @howard4405@howard44052 жыл бұрын
  • EMDR therapy isn't for everyone, but for those people with strong visualization skills and a willingness to face the trauma fully (once and for all) it is nothing short of a miracle.

    @imdawolfman2698@imdawolfman26982 ай бұрын
  • I took a horribly hard blow to the back of my head at age 12, which went untreated. All my life I've been a slow learner, and can't compete with smart people. I'm amazed at how smart some people are. If I try to remember 3 things, I'll remember 2, but can't remember the 3rd.

    @keepitsimple4629@keepitsimple46293 ай бұрын
  • I worked hard on educating myself about the physiology behind my conditions, thinking it would be empowering... but it has only made me stressed about the damage these illnesses are inflicting on me.

    @stinkytofu5616@stinkytofu56162 жыл бұрын
  • Reading Atomic Habits made me realize just how malleable the brain is. It’s pretty strange… Not exactly a book about trauma but you might be able to pull stuff from it, like making yoga, writing, mindfulness, etc a habit. It’s good and renowned for a reason

    @BigBossMan538@BigBossMan5382 жыл бұрын
    • ⬆️👆This above handle can help you out of PπSD,..And...Tr@uma. with DMT,...LSD,...Shrooms and other psychedelic stuffs.

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
  • I developed a fear of heights and now I get very panicky when travelling in a car....we tried to understand why both of these thing are affecting me because I had no bad experience in either situations but I suffer from PTSD so your explanation made some sense...thank you

    @irishmist2969@irishmist29692 жыл бұрын
  • Meditation and good will!! Get so settled into the peacefulness of shutting down the busy of the world, its noises ceaselessly running in and out of your mind, and drift into the calm. Give yourself some stiff love. Hug and remind yourself of how beautiful a being you are. It’s the one treatment we can all afford, long term.

    @lisastjohn2076@lisastjohn20763 ай бұрын
  • Thank you Emma for breaking this down!🙏🏻 It is really helpful when you're trying to understand what's going on and figure out how to go back to a safe mode.

    @elizaveta2407@elizaveta24072 жыл бұрын
  • I just discovered your channel. You’ve pinpointed exactly how ptsd affected me in my life. Im now left with panic disorder and depression from it. Im going to watch your playlist and hopefully can slowly allowing my brain to heal. Thank you .

    @justicewillprevail1106@justicewillprevail11062 жыл бұрын
  • you’ve got a lovely calming voice. so polite and articulate, I have warm feelings stumbling across your video during a bout of depression now. My therapist told me just last week I’ve spent so much time in my head (my safe place) that she doesn’t think i’ve actually spent any time in my body. Not to mention my PTSD got triggered after pregnancy and childbirth and I spent a lot of the past few years just trying to recover from that. It’s hard living in fight flight fawn freeze day to day, thank you for the video. New sub!

    @drewgrant2795@drewgrant2795 Жыл бұрын
  • Emma thank you so much for this video. It's one of the best clear and concise descriptions of what happens to you both during the initial trauma and the triggering experiences that come later. Many people just don't understand and sometimes I feel like it's my fault. So grateful that you're addressing it. Look forward to more videos.

    @barbarayoung9376@barbarayoung93762 жыл бұрын
  • This is one of the best videos I've ever watched on this topic. I love being able to see the diagram of the brain and visualizing what's happening. Learning about neuroplasticity and the nervous system's response to life events has been one of the most empowering and foundationing things in my journey of teaching my body that it's safe and healing from depression. Thanks for making such thoughtful content and also emphasizing the hope and healing that can happen!

    @marydunlop3561@marydunlop35612 жыл бұрын
  • I rewatch a lot of your videos as I’m learning to live with my passengers PTSD, GAD, MDD (along with lung disease). I feel extremely blessed to have found this channel! Thank you 🙏🏽

    @Phoenix250@Phoenix250 Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much for making this video! Your channel is really helping me understand what the heck is going on & with putting myself back together. The healing journey is certainly not an easy one, but with the info and tools you provide makes the process feel a little less lonely and a little more doable.

    @willow69666@willow696662 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I’m looking forward to the next video. I loved how you ended the video with hope ❤️ Good things can come from the brain being transformed by trauma!

    @timmeshiawilson4859@timmeshiawilson48592 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for giving me hope that this isn't forever. Feels like forever.

    @annadreamsart9756@annadreamsart9756 Жыл бұрын
  • You’re amazing! I can’t believe this information is free. I found a close friends body 2 days after he passed away from an overdose and I’ve been plagued with anxiety ever since. But I’ve always struggled with anxiety and depression so I didn’t really think that maybe I had PTSD from that incident. Now I’m pretty I have been struggling from PTSD and I’m going to talk to my doctor about it and I’m also going to try writing therapy and some other things. Thank you! This video is informative and explains how the brain reacts to trauma and I’m just beyond grateful that your channel exists.

    @emilyoland7934@emilyoland79342 жыл бұрын
  • You narrated the most difficult and disturbing topic very effectively and positively. It will help people to cope.

    @renusingh9936@renusingh99362 жыл бұрын
  • Oh my, how grateful I am one of your videos showed up in my suggestions. This is what I need, to retrain my brain so I can function again. I went to therapy in 2020, but we never got to the exercise part, just getting to know ya. My insurance only covered 6 sessions. I felt I wasn’t accomplishing anything. I have made a tremendous amount of progress, but I still isolate & avoid anything that causes me anxiety. I was abused as a child by my father, that abuse continued until I cut ties as an adult. I have experienced several traumatic events, including one right now. I don’t know how KZhead knew I needed some insight, but I am glad It did.

    @sawcnfree93@sawcnfree932 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much. Really explained it well. I have PTSD and the flashbacks are horrible. I'm getting better but don't think I will ever forget what happened.

    @julieoldfield5506@julieoldfield55062 жыл бұрын
  • I can't thank you enough for your support Emma 🙏 You are able to explain these issues so so well I find myself listening to Ur channel at some point every day now You are my Go to support 💓

    @ronavadneau1013@ronavadneau101310 ай бұрын
  • Omg, thank you so much for your super supportive video!!! ❤️ It clearly told me that I definitely do have PTSD from extremely bad experiences I've had. That's why I'm still struggling, for years and years... 😭😭😭

    @Hime519@Hime5192 жыл бұрын
  • Amazing video. The best explanation I have heard yet. She spoke clear without hesitation and kept me listening. I was diagnosed but not given information like this. Thank-you.

    @fauna3989@fauna39892 жыл бұрын
  • 9:50 I love how after she finishes this sentence, she looks so pleased with herself, knowing that she just helped many people just as myself. I didn't know meditation actually was this effective!! I will definitely be meditating more often now.

    @charisharvey82@charisharvey822 жыл бұрын
  • Oh wow. Thank you so much. This explains so much of what I'm experiencing both mentally and physically. My doctors and therapist agree my chronic migraines are tied to my PTSD.

    @jessman8597@jessman85972 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for always leaving your lessons on a positive note. That extra reminder of hope makes all the difference. ❤

    @AmyJoywriter@AmyJoywriter2 жыл бұрын
  • I was diagnosed three years ago with ptsd. Since then I have been with several therapists and I believe what your saying is very true! I feel that I am healing and it is started to feel that my ptsd has gone away. Like you said I learned what my triggers are.

    @KellysMagicalRealm@KellysMagicalRealm2 жыл бұрын
    • ⬆️👆This above handle can help you out of PπSD,..And...Tr@uma. with DMT,...LSD,...Shrooms and other psychedelic stuffs.

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much, for explaining exactly what is going on in my head!!

    @Irishmist1000@Irishmist10002 жыл бұрын
  • thank you so much for that informative and easy to follow explaination on trauma. a year ago I was in a car accident where I almost lost my life and sustained multiple major injuries that I am still dealing with in recovery today and into the foreseeable future. this video really helps me to feel validated in my experience and to understand that what has happened is my brain trying to process and protect itself and not just a personal weakness, overreaction or being overly emotional to the situation. I hope to be able to heal and find peace. thank you again, so glad I found your channel!

    @neesh5208@neesh5208 Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for taking time to put this video up. It was very helpful for me! Really made my morning! 😊

    @michaelfarmer537@michaelfarmer5372 жыл бұрын
  • Where have you been all my life!!!! I am an LMFT such as yourself and I have been doing EMDR work with my clients for 3 years now and I love to see the transformations .Your video is perfect to explain my peeps how trauma works and what it does!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your resources to this world. Oh my goodness, AWESOME!!!!!!!

    @ep565@ep565 Жыл бұрын
  • I will forever clap for others until its my turn 🎉🎉

    @amdeko@amdeko5 ай бұрын
  • Wow , I’m so grateful to have found this video, it’s like you’re talking about me and what I’m dealing with , it’s such a struggle, but It’s so good to hear that you can reverse and heal, this made me so relieved , I’ll do my best following your instructions and checking the other videos you mentioned, thank you so much and God bless. Let us all hold this comment place with love and support of one another during this journey and think of each other succeeding and being happy for each other , let’s fill this with positive energy ❤ I support you and I see you and I feel you, we can get through this

    @PearlyRose734@PearlyRose73411 ай бұрын
  • Thank you so much for this video. It hits the nail on the head. This year I've been permanently stuck in a trauma loop

    @oliviaswann4686@oliviaswann4686 Жыл бұрын
  • After my first husband's death I had acute depression and the memory loss was something that truly shocked me. I usually have an excellent memory but that stage of my life was the strangest time. I went for help and I was educated on my situation which helped a lot to understand what was happening to me.

    @honeybunch5765@honeybunch57652 жыл бұрын
  • Wow I know my therapist told me that I had a severe case of trauma PTSD like a war vet but I've been trying to learn more about why my mind's work in the way it is and I happen to be lucky and actually have a great therapist only been seeing her for a couple of months but she is helping me understand my brain I just want to say I enjoy your video Your video helps makes sense of what's going on Thank you for making these videos

    @freya34tyr12@freya34tyr122 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for the positivity and reassurance; that it is possible to have some reconnections due to the physical and emotional traumas that I've experienced!

    @Georgia-Vic@Georgia-Vic2 жыл бұрын
  • Thankyou SO much Emma! This clear explanation gives hope and perspective to lived experience.

    @ruthmckim3952@ruthmckim39522 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for this. Was feeling that nothing would help as not having much luck with medication but am reassured now that therapy can be helpful

    @pippipants@pippipants2 жыл бұрын
    • ⬆️👆This above handle can help you out of PπSD,..And...Tr@uma. with DMT,...LSD,...Shrooms and other psychedelic stuffs.

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
  • You are such a blessing! My husband passed away 2 1/2 months ago, after 55 days in cardiac ICU. I have experience most of these things you're talking about. About a week after he passed I started practicing meditation and safety affirmations to clear my head and calm down, and it has helped but I can tell I've got more work to do. (For example, I get triggered by the water heater at work because it sounds disturbingly like his ECMO life-support machine. Weird but true.) The science loving part of me always wants to understand things, and you explained everything so well! Thank you for the time you take to share information with people here. I look forward to healing trauma. You've got a subscriber and I will be recommending your channel to others. 💜💜💜

    @whispersofasmr8170@whispersofasmr8170 Жыл бұрын
  • This is perfectly explained! Thank you so much. I'm sending this video to a lot of people!

    @varpuvanhapiha1537@varpuvanhapiha15372 жыл бұрын
  • What a GREAT summary!!! Still (nearly 4 years) recovering from trauma of narcissistic abuse, which I now realize was life long.

    @carolpeterson3810@carolpeterson3810 Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for this explanation of what is physiologically happening in my body and why I can't just think it or wish it away at the snap of a finger. I have fleeting moments of normalcy interspersed with daily struggle, crying, triggers, nightmares and despair. Compounded with ADHD, depression etc. and it's been really terrible lately. I'm trying though. Hugs to everyone out there who are in this mental battle as well. ♥

    @lisajaws8514@lisajaws85142 жыл бұрын
    • ((((((HUGS))))) to you too!

      @brennatheelvenqueen5576@brennatheelvenqueen5576 Жыл бұрын
  • I've never heard anyone explain the physiology behind this process. I see that my own instincts have been trying to repair the damage. What a help it is to know the process and that it is repairable.

    @heatheralvarez1441@heatheralvarez14412 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much for putting this all together this is the best explanation for the experiences of PTSD

    @sherry5136@sherry51362 жыл бұрын
  • You nailed my whole experience perfectly I wanna cry.

    @fastfoxxx88@fastfoxxx882 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for this transparent, precise description of PTSD. This video clears up the misconceptions and assumptions people have, especially believing only veterans can be diagnosed with PTSD. I would highly recommend sharing this video with friends and loved ones if you are surviving PTSD.

    @amarillorose@amarillorose2 жыл бұрын
    • My father fought in the south pacific during ww2 and no one helped them when they came home(sound familiar nam vets) and for years I thought he was just a drunk, but after 2 tours inn nam I now understand why. I am my fathers son

      @billhiggins1882@billhiggins188211 ай бұрын
  • Hi. The timing on this is incredible. I just lost the love of my life due to PTSD. We had been together for a year but she was always accusing me of saying and doing things that I didn't. She had no center or sense of self and was always swinging between happy go lucky and depressed victimhood. Last Friday I tried to present her with scientific literature on how PTSD and depression both affect perceptions of negative memories because I could no longer continue apologizing for things I didn't remember saying or doing. The next day she moved out, broke up with me, and has since excommunicated me from all social media, even though I made sure to handle the transition with respect, understanding and consideration. It's hard not to see me sticking up for myself as the reason for her exodus from my life and this video has really helped me see now that her decision wasn't malicious or personal, she just can't help but be scared and defensive. Which sucks in its own way to know that our beautiful dynamic and relationship was ruined because of the evil that someone else enacted upon her years ago. It is truly sad.

    @Sigma_Psy-Phi@Sigma_Psy-Phi2 жыл бұрын
    • I have really bad PTSD, and ive done that to people, though noone who I had a beautiful relationship with. It's super impulsive and just takes charge and I just cut people out, it's driven by overwhelming emotions. It's insane, and a normally rational person just gets carried along like a marionette..

      @socialjustice1733@socialjustice17332 жыл бұрын
    • It's so disheartening when people can't or won't understand your feelings. It makes me so angry when I do something and people can't believe it was not meant to hurt them, but a general PTSD response to something completely different going on in my head from the past.

      @edwright480@edwright4802 жыл бұрын
    • Praying for your healing and hers 💜 I pray that this horrible pain will prompt you to seek God 💖 16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him. 18 The one who believes in Him is not judged; the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light; for their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds will not be exposed. 21 But the one who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds will be revealed as having been performed in God.” John 3:16-21 - www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=John%203:16-21&version=NASB

      @kimberlyjennings618@kimberlyjennings6182 жыл бұрын
    • Yup, that's what narcissists will do. They'll destroy everything, and if you present evidence, they'll be gone as soon as they've located another person or group to latch onto. My ex-gf did exactly that, lol. She wasn't comfortable leaving until I finally put my foot down, but.... by then, she'd been grooming other victims. She's *SO* similar to Amber Heard, it's uncanny. I'm not joking. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

      @Novastar.SaberCombat@Novastar.SaberCombat2 жыл бұрын
    • Wow you are mature. The thinking process you presented in your statement indicates that.

      @MaddieSchnitzel@MaddieSchnitzel2 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks! You were recommended. I am happy to find you. 20 years. Waiting to feel normality again. Soo exhausting. I will follow you. Thanks for explaining what my brain has been obsessed with for two decades.

    @fangslaughter1198@fangslaughter1198 Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you 🙏🏻 I’m starting my treatment for pdst. I’m showing all the symptoms you explained. It’s literally turned my life upside down. This video is so helpful.

    @RiaDavies@RiaDavies2 жыл бұрын
  • This is the BEST explanation of PTSD I’ve seen. I suffer from it, and it has crippled me to the point that I haven’t been able to work outside the home. My family doesn’t get it. Currently I’m in therapy and my therapist is amazing, and it’s a lot of work. The biggest hurdle is getting family and friends to understand why I am the way I am (why I cry, why I hate talking on the phone, why I isolate, why I hate loud sounds, why I am so forgetful…etc). You broke it down in bite size pieces and I plan to share this with those who don’t get it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge on this topic. Edit: Correcting typos.

    @AmyDCools@AmyDCools2 жыл бұрын
    • Wishing you realize your own power which is inside of you,,,,,,Hero journey Joseph Campbell we coming here to face, overcome demons and victoriously return home

      @dorasnop7771@dorasnop77712 жыл бұрын
    • @@dorasnop7771 thank you, I’m a work in progress.

      @AmyDCools@AmyDCools2 жыл бұрын
    • @@AmyDCools Counting your blessing helps as well,Find 5 thing everyday you are grateful for (even breathing-many need oxygen tanks) Gratitude is the most powerful force in Universe

      @dorasnop7771@dorasnop77712 жыл бұрын
    • @@dorasnop7771 I agree with gratitude and breathing, but oxygen tanks? Why do many need oxygen tanks?

      @AmyDCools@AmyDCools2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you. Finding your KZhead channel literally saved my life. I have not had trauma in the typical sense. I had 40+ years of chronic, severe, tension, stress and masking, and 38 years of cortisol treatment for skin conditions.

    @marlaadamson1633@marlaadamson16332 жыл бұрын
    • ⬆️👆This above handle can help you out of PπSD,..And...Tr@uma. with DMT,...LSD,...Shrooms and other psychedelic stuffs.

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you soo infinitely much for this, and all your work; you are an immeasurably immense blessing to this world! 😊

    @georgekoboi5286@georgekoboi52862 жыл бұрын
  • Doc you helped me control my panic attacks , i am forever grateful , whenever i feel restless or anxious i watch your videos. Thank you .

    @jjspshark7230@jjspshark7230 Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for this. I find that many videos help ME understand what has been happening in my mind- mentally and physically. But many of the same videos won’t necessarily help me explain to others, fam & friends, the significance or actuality of real, physical changes that causes what should be normal day to day experiences into daily difficulties.😣😩 This is one that could help explain to others that there are measurable changes, trauma(s) have real, lasting impacts. Thank you!

    @ellejrrn8116@ellejrrn81162 жыл бұрын
    • ⬆️👆This above handle can help you out of PπSD,..And...Tr@uma. with DMT,...LSD,...Shrooms and other psychedelic stuffs.

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
  • EMDR was huge in finally facing my trauma at the emotional/physical level. I even do it by myself with an EMDR tool off KZhead. It’s a process. Take the pain a day at a time. Hope you’re all loving yourselves deeper everyday. 🤙🏼

    @GrayMattr@GrayMattr2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you I learned a lot! It’s nice to know a person can reverse trauma….it’s kind of like being your own best friend and slowing working on it!

    @susanstancliff2937@susanstancliff29372 жыл бұрын
  • I can't express how much comfort just this much is right now. Hope!

    @josephmartin1540@josephmartin15402 жыл бұрын
  • Wish u eternal happiness just like the one u keep helping me get 💗🙏🏾

    @whatgamesneed9722@whatgamesneed97222 жыл бұрын
  • This was really helpful. I experienced a trauma half my lifetime ago, and have struggled ever since. Listening to how writing can help the different centers in the brain communicate properly made me realize that anytime I've journaled long-hand about anything, I've been able to be fully present, as well as gain clarity and have breakthroughs in multiple areas of my life, and get excited again about the future instead of feeling stuck. I journal long-hand less than I did as a kid, partly because I spend so much time typing, but now I'm realizing I should make a practice of journaling regularly. Thank you for sharing this!

    @alexispaquette7959@alexispaquette79592 жыл бұрын
    • Not on my scale. I lost things no one would ever know about. Never even come close. I feel like waving goodbye to it all. Which feels haunting and very sad. So so sad. I mean true profound trauma. It's made my life a living misery. Infected the very core of it. Bigger than everyone. But they will never know. And now that is the story of my life. Waiting to be buried. Wished I was never born at all. To see sheer HEIGHT of what was Lost. cruelest and worst thing happen to anyone. I place myself on same category as people who have lost lottery ticket. But now it's a void I will never truly be able to describe it. Cause it didn't happen. Like I said it's sad. I got loss sickness. And broken heart. Void inside me I'll truly never be able to fill. Emptiness that lingers in my heart. Echoing for eternity. (Rare loss). It's a secret sitting deep within identity. (Loss in abscence, just looking at body like lifeless being on stilts). Had it sucked out from me. Seen in eyes sucked. Vast Void.

      @tommychappell6359@tommychappell63595 ай бұрын
  • Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart! To understand how and why i am going through what i am going through is such a relief. I know i will be more indulgent toward myself and respectful of my actual limits yet super motivated to apply techniques to re-wire my brain. Merci, merci, merci!

    @suzannemichaud8548@suzannemichaud85482 жыл бұрын
  • So helpful thank you. I encountered a really large and deadly snake here in South Africa, it stood up in the house less than 2 metres away from me. I know this was a message of danger that was much greater than the snake. The snake appeared to warn me and in that other greater danger was revealed. The snake essentially saved me from greater threat. Now that I have moved close to the mountains again, everything freaks me out. I am constantly expecting a snake in the house. The sounds of the crickets in the grass freak me out, anything that looks like a rope etc, I freak. Lastly I am a yoga teacher so it's been tough to seek help around this as I carry weight of "you should be able to figure this out on your own". This video helped hugely as I will write (like I have done here lol). Bless you

    @tiffanychristiefreeman@tiffanychristiefreeman15 күн бұрын
  • Thank you Emma for explaining this so I can share it with family. After over 20 years of policing I have been diagnosed with Complex PTSD. Knowing what is going on physically helps to understand.

    @grahamanderson7717@grahamanderson77172 жыл бұрын
    • I also have Complex PTSD. I'm still in therapy and probably for a long time. We use EMDR to unlock suppressed memories. All the Best to you!

      @brite_art668@brite_art6682 жыл бұрын
    • @@brite_art668 Thank you very much Renie

      @grahamanderson7717@grahamanderson77172 жыл бұрын
  • thank you for covering this! I'm 16 and struggle with C-PTSD. A lot of traumatic crap happened at my new middle school when I was 13, and now I'm figuring out how to heal.

    @Tori_T_Artist@Tori_T_Artist2 жыл бұрын
    • You tape to your inner power -is there, refuse to be victim, take power back from the abusers they dont deserve to exist in your memory,Be a hero- it is your Hero journe-You came here, face the demons, conquer them ( in your mind?) and victoriously go back home (Joseph Campbell)

      @dorasnop7771@dorasnop77712 жыл бұрын
    • Hopefully catching it early helps.

      @deadinside8781@deadinside87812 жыл бұрын
    • I had largest traumatic childhood. Healing? There's no point. It will be talking point for centuries/millenias. I feel it echo now. Haunts me.

      @tommychappell6359@tommychappell63595 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for this video. I found the contents very supportive having experienced life's traumas and more recently walking along side a close friend in his recovery from a Aneurysm coil repair and experiencing anxiety due to the initial memory of the event. He receives mental exercises to heal this trauma and more! 🙂🌸

    @juliachesters5042@juliachesters5042 Жыл бұрын
  • I am so grateful there is this kind of video to help us people who needs heal from trauma

    @linaarizala2496@linaarizala2496 Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for explaining this in such simple terms. It will help many. What was the game-changer 7 years ago was working with the body through, slow and steady TRE work, where I learned about grounding and self-regulation. CBT, meditating, and journaling was helpful but adding releasing chronic tension from the body /mind created the changes I was looking for. Not a quick fix but it made sense and helped me to befriend my body and what it was experiencing.

    @SvavaBrooks@SvavaBrooks2 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for sharing! So feel this is what I need too... CBT has helped but not as much as I have hoped. Really expectant about TRE, EMDR and Somatic Experience to help me

      @daynehaworth9258@daynehaworth92582 жыл бұрын
    • ⬆️👆This above handle can help you out of PπSD,..And...Tr@uma. with DMT,...LSD,...Shrooms and other psychedelic stuffs.

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
    • @@daynehaworth9258 ⬆️👆This above handle can help you out of PπSD,..And...Tr@uma. with DMT,...LSD,...Shrooms and other psychedelic stuffs.

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you SO MUCH!!! I experienced Trauma and I was so fortunate to have had a practice of 10 years of meditation beforehand. Now two years later after the traumatic experience, I am doing fine. I have learned that it is important to say NO and to stick to NO!!! I am grateful for my mindfulness training and the will it takes to stay mindful throughout the day!!! I healed my brain by focussing on my breath and body.

    @user-yy3jv1yw8n@user-yy3jv1yw8n2 жыл бұрын
    • I'm guessing it was generic. Not profound. I lost things people will never know about. Deeper/heavier than know.

      @tommychappell6359@tommychappell63595 ай бұрын
  • First time viewer. Excellent explanation. I’m crying because you have helped me understand something. Thank you for sharing!

    @kasondaleigh@kasondaleigh2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much for breaking it down. Ive come across a lot on PTSD but I got to say, this is first time I'm truly understanding.

    @markp3502@markp35022 ай бұрын
  • This is such a good explanation. I hope doctors (general practicioners) watch your channel. I have such a hard time explaining my anxiety to a dismissive response about needing medication like a diabetic. I also know people who have experienced something where they can't function and don't understand why and this is such a clear guide to explain it. So valuable, thank you!

    @jackie7061@jackie70612 жыл бұрын
    • ⬆️👆This above handle can help you out with DMT,...LSD,...Shrooms and other psychedelic stuffs.

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
    • A lot of times, the trauma isn't just one event either. Sometimes it happens more than once. With victim-blaming in between. And then people just expect you to move on. As if the trauma didn't happen. When there's no rest from it, that's when the function of the brain changes. (I know this because I grew-up in a backwards small town. Where this was common.)

      @emuriddle9364@emuriddle93642 жыл бұрын
    • @@emuriddle9364 alright check the above name out

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
  • I couldn't finish this video all at once anyway. PTSD is the hardest 'thing' I have ever gone through. When she talked about the symptoms, like certain triggers and memories of the Trauma. It's not just the memory of a particular day, but the feeling of that day, then facing the realization of what happened, then taking it all in when being diagnosed with PTSD, then thoughts of what I would feel if I was to run into that person(s) when in fact its a 'what if' I ran into these particular people. (It doesn't help me any when I have a vivid imagination when it comes to my what ifs good or bad) But putting my past Trauma, present anxiety, and future worries all at once. It's bound to become a splitting headache, red tired eyes, and lots of tissues due to runny snot from the nose. For a time, I hated to take baths and showers knowing that's where my PTSD likes to kick in the most. And the crying 'spells' would come out of nowhere, at the time not knowing what triggered it at that moment. Its a progress, lots of venting and therapy sessions, but eventually Ill be able to get through this 10 min long video without feeling anxiety.

    @premadeapplesx8372@premadeapplesx83722 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks so much!!! Wonderful information! Sums up my multi year journey with PTSD leading to autoimmune disease that was misdiagnosed for so long. Mind body connection is paramount!🙌

    @EganFirstWellnessHealthCoach@EganFirstWellnessHealthCoach2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much for this! You're saving lives!

    @muskanchoudhary1179@muskanchoudhary11792 жыл бұрын
  • Thank-you for sharing this. I was diagnosed with PTSD in 2017. I've had CBT with EMDR for it. I am also Bipolar and have GAD. Although it is better as time goes on, occasionally there are things that trigger the flashbacks. I have learned to deal with it and writing in my mood journal has been a key step. I see my therapist virtually when needed. My mood journal is online through their office, and it has flags that alert them if needed. Very nice when I don't recognize that I need to touch base with someone. Love your channel, thanks again.

    @MrBigjimbrown@MrBigjimbrown2 жыл бұрын
    • Your mood journal is online through their office! That is genius!

      @paulet990@paulet9902 жыл бұрын
    • ⬆️👆This above handle can help you out of PπSD,..And...Tr@uma. with DMT,...LSD,...Shrooms and other psychedelic stuffs.

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
    • @@paulet990 ⬆️👆This above handle can help you out of PπSD,..And...Tr@uma. with DMT,...LSD,...Shrooms and other psychedelic stuffs.

      @user-gh7lg7op7k@user-gh7lg7op7k2 жыл бұрын
    • I’m Corbin copy I see my therapist every week visually.

      @thisoldladytalk@thisoldladytalk2 жыл бұрын
  • This is so informative and it explains to me why do I behave medically, psychology and mentally after the severe trauma that happened in Jan this year. I was at loss for words to my friends about how I feel and why I feel this way. The initial stage was many attempts of suicide as I was literally paralysed with all the negative and condemning thoughts. I couldn't sleep well and had nightmares daily. Slowly but steadily, I am on the road of recovery as I have God and Christian friends who will pray for me when anxiety / negative / emotional outbursts occurs. With this information, I shall be patient with myself and tell myself I will be healed eventually. No hurry ... Thank you so much

    @zxf120383@zxf1203832 жыл бұрын
    • That you have God, and friends to pray for you is a powerful thing. Do pray this short prayer 500 times a day - "MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST, SAVE US AND THE WHOLE WORLD" You could pray it 50 times spread out throughout the day until you reach 500. Call upon the Lord with faith and place your hope and trust in Him. God will heal you in and through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 🙏❤️🌻

      @kerenstar13@kerenstar132 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much for this enlightening video! I've been experiencing PTSD after a traumatic experience (a soul shock re-living my past life). I've been dissociated from my heart/emotions, my soul, feeling the numbness and worsened cognitive functions of my brain. I've been practicing yoga for 8 years and it's helping me a lot now together with meditation, prayers, healthy food, food supplemets and walks in nature/in the fresh air. Wish everyone strength, patience, hope and love❤ Stay strong and appreciate yourself for every little step you make to your recovery🙏🙏💪

    @Akkcul@Akkcul Жыл бұрын
  • Thankyou for understanding this and for explaining it . PTSD really is the most horrible thing ! People think you can just pull yourself together but you just can't do that . Going to try some of your suggestions . Thankyou .

    @DaisyDebs@DaisyDebs2 жыл бұрын
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