Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (printer friendly page)
Note: This segment of the web page is still being worked on.
PTSD is a fairly common disorder that occurs after exposure to major and often
terrifying events, threatened or actual, with physical, mental or sexual harm. It
is considered to be an anxiety disorder,with symptoms including flashbacks,
memories, nightmares, obsessive and intrusive thoughts related to the trauma
and perpetrator(s). There are also frequently symptoms of dissociation, anxiety,
anger, irritability and depression. PTSD can also masquerade as an eating
disorder with symptoms of bulimia and/or anorexia. The usual treatment of this
disorder includes cognitive therapy, exposure therapy, group therapy, and
psychotropic medications. PTSD is commonly associated with neuroendocrine
changes including low cortisol and high norepenephine levels. This is in contrast
to major depression which is frequently associated with high cortisol levels. In
my experience, a combination of hypnosis and EMDR (Eye Movement
Desensitization and Reconstruction) facilitates treatment. Under hypnosis, the
subject re-experiences the original past trauma(s) and this traumatic
experience is brought from the past into the present consciousness with EMDR.
This leads to a release of traumatic memories with all sensory modalities
including visual, emotional, body, and even olfactory (smell) memories. Often
following the hypnosis-EMDR session(s), a reworking of the original traumatic
experience occurs. This progresses to a healing of the original trauma. In my
practice, the symptoms of PTSD often recede following sessions of hypnosis and
EMDR, thus shortening the overall treatment.
Note: This segment of the web page is still being worked on.
PTSD is a fairly common disorder that occurs after exposure to major and often
terrifying events, threatened or actual, with physical, mental or sexual harm. It
is considered to be an anxiety disorder,with symptoms including flashbacks,
memories, nightmares, obsessive and intrusive thoughts related to the trauma
and perpetrator(s). There are also frequently symptoms of dissociation, anxiety,
anger, irritability and depression. PTSD can also masquerade as an eating
disorder with symptoms of bulimia and/or anorexia. The usual treatment of this
disorder includes cognitive therapy, exposure therapy, group therapy, and
psychotropic medications. PTSD is commonly associated with neuroendocrine
changes including low cortisol and high norepenephine levels. This is in contrast
to major depression which is frequently associated with high cortisol levels. In
my experience, a combination of hypnosis and EMDR (Eye Movement
Desensitization and Reconstruction) facilitates treatment. Under hypnosis, the
subject re-experiences the original past trauma(s) and this traumatic
experience is brought from the past into the present consciousness with EMDR.
This leads to a release of traumatic memories with all sensory modalities
including visual, emotional, body, and even olfactory (smell) memories. Often
following the hypnosis-EMDR session(s), a reworking of the original traumatic
experience occurs. This progresses to a healing of the original trauma. In my
practice, the symptoms of PTSD often recede following sessions of hypnosis and
EMDR, thus shortening the overall treatment.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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