Why You Won't Just "GET OVER" PTSD

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#1 Jan 11 - 12AM
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Why You Won't Just "GET OVER" PTSD

By Matthew Tull, PhD,

PTSD can result in some changes in a person's brain. A recent study in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology found that children experiencing PTSD symptoms had poor functioning of the hippocampus. The hippocampus is a part of the limbic system of the brain. The limbic system describes a group of brain structures that surround the brain stem. The brain structures that make up the limbic system play a major role in the experience of certain emotions (fear and anger), motivations and memory.

The hippocampus is responsible for the ability to store and retrieve memories. People who have experienced some kind of damage to their hippocampus experience difficulties in or the complete inability to store and recall information. Along with other limbic structures, the hippocampus also plays a role in a person's ability to overcome fear responses.

http://ptsd.about.com/b/2009/12/28/how-does-ptsd-ptsd-impact-your-brain.htm

Mar 30 - 3PM
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Why You Won't Just "GET OVER" PTSD

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Jan 11 - 2PM
Barbara (not verified)
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Ellen

my hands shake now - from my pain syndrome maybe she DID drink too much, Ellen PTSD can do it a neurological glitch can do that a LOT of things April's shaking is TRIGGERED by her exH. That's PTSD ~~~~~~~~~ The truth will set you free... but first it will piss you off - Gloria Steinem Visit My Abuse Website
Jan 12 - 5AM (Reply to #10)
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shaking hands

Hi Barbara, My aunt did drink too much i know that. I also know that there were reasons why she drank, i wonder if she was abused in childhood and has PTSD. It could have been from witnessing domestic violence and more. This is my mothers sister, there were 8 of them in the family but they never say anything bad about their childhood. You can just see it in all their lives. Well my mums life looked pretty normal until i grew up and exposed them. I am the only one that says it though my brother thinks i am just on a vendetta to hurt his parents. My aunt probably has both. I was just thinking that you can't assume someone is an alcoholic if they get the shakes cos that is what it is normally associated with isn't it.
Jan 12 - 8AM (Reply to #11)
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Ellen

sounds like she was self-medicating with alcohol not good ~~~~~~~~~ The truth will set you free... but first it will piss you off - Gloria Steinem Visit My Abuse Website
Jan 11 - 12PM
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I shake like a leaf...

I ended a nightmarish five year relationship with a Narc/Borderline Controller on April 2, 2009, with "no contact" rules put in place on July 31. I now have contact with him only through my lawyer, but anytime this happens, or something else upsets me or causes me anxiety, I shake like a leaf...My insides flutter violently and my hands tremble uncontrollably for hours. I know it seems like such a small thing, but it is a horrible feeling. I don't know what to do. ~April2

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Mar 30 - 3PM (Reply to #8)
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I do that too

I was driving this afternoon, and my leg was shaking uncontrollaby on the brake. It was hard to keep the brake on at the stop light. I shake so badly there are things I can't do, and I don't drink? Finally, have an appt with a trauma counselor on Tuesday! I know not to expect miracles overnight, but I just hope he is going to help me......because so far, nothing much is. Sure, drs give you all kinds of rx's, I have Ativan, Clonapin, Xanax, anything and everything....however, I choose not to add addiction to my already critical situation, so generally, I tough it out. I have NC too, but AH just moved in 1/2 mile down the road! He could have at least moved a zip code away! Now the kids and I will run into him with his mistress! You think I'll be shaking then???????
Jan 11 - 1PM (Reply to #6)
Barbara (not verified)
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April2

that's PTSD are you in counseling with a trauma counselor? If not GET IN IMMEDIATELY ~~~~~~~~~ The truth will set you free... but first it will piss you off - Gloria Steinem Visit My Abuse Website
Jan 11 - 2PM (Reply to #7)
Ellen
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shaking and ptsd

Hi Barbara, I had an aunty whose hands would shake and i thought it was cos she drank too much alcohol. Maybe she had PTSD then.
Jan 11 - 7AM
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PTSD

I think I have suffered PTSD since the sudden loss of my father in childhood, I didn't recover because of emotional neglect from my angry mother. Every time she lost her temper or neglected me in some way I would fall into this same 'lost' space. Throughout my life each crisis has had the same effect on me - I literally get lost, I lose the ability to recall longterm or shorterm memories and I lose things all the time. Recently due to ex N's behaviours and effects on our 2 daughters, the same thing has been happening. I have no ability to cope with day to day tasks, i have lost 2 pairs of expensive sunglasses within a week with no recollection of where I could have left them. I have mislaid my main set of car keys and remote and am currently using a spare key. The current stress triggers are abating and I can slowly feel some kind of normal functioning starting to return to me but it is very slow. This is different to depression although a lot of the symptoms overlap. I also find therapy difficult because it takes me into places that trigger my PTSD symptoms and after some sessions I have spent at least a couple of weeks getting back to 'normal' again. Is there a way to recover from PTSD? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The deeper that sadness carves into your being, the more joy you can contain." ~ Kahlil Gibran http://www.storyofmylife.com/KLARITY4

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"The deeper that sadness carves into your being, the more joy you can contain." ~ Kahlil Gibran

"That which we do not confront in ourselves we meet as fate" ~ Carl Jung

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Jan 11 - 8AM (Reply to #2)
Barbara (not verified)
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Klarity Belle

PTSD is not 'cureable'. I have had it since childhood myself. However, there is plenty to do to manage & lessen the symptoms. Numero Uno is getting a GOOD trauma counselor on your side. Search the WHOLE message board here for the NUMEROUS posts on PTSD I have put up. ~~~~~~~~~ The truth will set you free... but first it will piss you off - Gloria Steinem Visit My Abuse Website
Jan 11 - 9AM (Reply to #3)
Klarity Belle
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Thanks Barbara

I will search out those posts. I have heard that EMDR is a helpful technique. I have a Jungian Analyst and sometimes I feel perhaps it isn't the right type of therapy for me - then again that could be my own resistance! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The deeper that sadness carves into your being, the more joy you can contain." ~ Kahlil Gibran http://www.storyofmylife.com/KLARITY4

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"The deeper that sadness carves into your being, the more joy you can contain." ~ Kahlil Gibran

"That which we do not confront in ourselves we meet as fate" ~ Carl Jung

http://www.storyofmylife.com/KLARITY4

Jan 12 - 8AM (Reply to #4)
Barbara (not verified)
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Klarity Belle

Jungian? It's good but I don't know if its appropriate for PTSD. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a TRAUMA counselor is best, IMHO http://www.sidran.org write them about a counselor EMDR is also great - but any good PTSD trained doctor will tell you - PTSD is not cureable by vitamins, willpower or anything. It is manageable. Over time. And I do NOT believe in forgiving an UNREPENTANT ABUSER. Forgive yourself, not them. ~~~~~~~~~ The truth will set you free... but first it will piss you off - Gloria Steinem Visit My Abuse Website