Loving relationships and social support can help people heal from PTSD. PTSD can affect different aspects of life, including relationships. We take a deep dive into PTSD symptoms, causes, treatments, and more. Knowing the type of PTSD you have can help you get the help you need. How do you know if you have PTSD? There's a long list of symptoms and diagnostic criteria. Treatment isn't always the end of PTSD. Some people might have residual symptoms, but they can be managed. Trauma can rewire the nervous system — but the brain remains flexible. Wondering if you have PTSD or something else? It might be worth looking into other diagnoses. An overview of the many treatment options available for PTSD. Many types of therapy can support mind and body healing after trauma. If you have nightmares because of trauma, imagery rehearsal therapy could help. Talk therapy is an effective treatment option for PTSD. Here's how it works. ART is a new therapy that shows promise in treating trauma and other issues. EMDR helps your brain process traumatic memories through eye movements. CBT is one of the most popular forms of therapy. Could it work for you? Mood stabilizers are often used for bipolar disorder but they can also help treat PTSD. Many people living with PTSD have vivid nightmares. We look at why that is. Vivid memories from trauma can be frightening, but there are ways to manage flashbacks. Trauma comes with many challenges. For some people, this includes dealing with depression. Join us as our guest shares specific tips on reducing the pain of trauma. Childhood trauma may lay the groundwork for our adult relationships and how we bond with others. Complex PTSD is a form of PTSD that develops after repeat traumas. Understanding PTSD and C-PTSD may help you get the right support. Complex trauma can affect all areas of your life. We take a closer look. Dr. Janina Fisher's 2017 book can help therapists understand and treat complex trauma. Complex PTSD can impact different aspects of life, including relationships. Like adults, children can experience PTSD after a traumatic event. #trauma #healingjourney #recovery #resilience

Loving relationships and social support can help people heal from PTSD. PTSD can affect different aspects of life, including relationships. We take a deep dive into PTSD symptoms, causes, treatments, and more. Knowing the type of PTSD you have can help you get the help you need. How do you know if you have PTSD? There's a long list of symptoms and diagnostic criteria. Treatment isn't always the end of PTSD. Some people might have residual symptoms, but they can be managed. Trauma can rewire the nervous system — but the brain remains flexible. Wondering if you have PTSD or something else? It might be worth looking into other diagnoses. An overview of the many treatment options available for PTSD. Many types of therapy can support mind and body healing after trauma. If you have nightmares because of trauma, imagery rehearsal therapy could help. Talk therapy is an effective treatment option for PTSD. Here's how it works. ART is a new therapy that shows promise in treating trauma and other issues. EMDR helps your brain process traumatic memories through eye movements. CBT is one of the most popular forms of therapy. Could it work for you? Mood stabilizers are often used for bipolar disorder but they can also help treat PTSD. Many people living with PTSD have vivid nightmares. We look at why that is. Vivid memories from trauma can be frightening, but there are ways to manage flashbacks. Trauma comes with many challenges. For some people, this includes dealing with depression. Join us as our guest shares specific tips on reducing the pain of trauma. Childhood trauma may lay the groundwork for our adult relationships and how we bond with others. Complex PTSD is a form of PTSD that develops after repeat traumas. Understanding PTSD and C-PTSD may help you get the right support. Complex trauma can affect all areas of your life. We take a closer look. Dr. Janina Fisher's 2017 book can help therapists understand and treat complex trauma. Complex PTSD can impact different aspects of life, including relationships. #trauma #healingjourney #recovery #resilience

Everyone experiences stress at some point in their lives. But what’s stressful to you may not be the same as what’s stressful to others. You might also have your own way of managing that stress. The intensity and duration of your stress response will depend on many factors that range from your personality to your support system. And although it may often feel unpleasant, stress is an evolutionary necessity. More importantly, it can be managed. When it isn’t, though, it may develop into an acute or chronic stress disorder. Stress is the body’s natural response to a stressor. A stressor is a trigger that may cause you to experience physical, emotional, or mental distress and pressure. In other words, stress is a physical sensation and a feeling of being overwhelmed and not able to deal with the pressures caused by a stressor. Your mental and physical reactions to a stressor serve a purpose. For example, in a hazardous situation, stress puts your body in “fight or flight” mode. In this heightened state of alert, your body and brain are doing everything possible to increase your chances of surviving that perceived or real threat. You may also have a stress reaction to events that might not be life-threatening, like job deadlines or school assignments. In these scenarios, when managed well, stress could help you focus and accomplish your goals at an optimal level. When stress has this potential for a positive outcome, it’s usually referred to as eustress. When, on the other hand, stress leads you to feel overwhelmed and unable to cope, we refer to it as distress. In the short and long run, distress may impact your mental health and sense of well-being. Mental health professionals usually consider three main types of negative stress responses. They each have their own signs and symptoms and may vary in duration too. To reach a diagnosis of acute stress disorder, symptoms must last between 3 days and 1 month. A trigger is usually a traumatic event that causes an intense reaction. For example, after experiencing a jarring car accident, you might start: If symptoms last for more than a month, a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is possible. #stressrelief #selfcare #worklifebalance

Loving relationships and social support can help people heal from PTSD. PTSD can affect different aspects of life, including relationships. We take a deep dive into PTSD symptoms, causes, treatments, and more. Knowing the type of PTSD you have can help you get the help you need. How do you know if you have PTSD? There's a long list of symptoms and diagnostic criteria. Treatment isn't always the end of PTSD. Some people might have residual symptoms, but they can be managed. Trauma can rewire the nervous system — but the brain remains flexible. Wondering if you have PTSD or something else? It might be worth looking into other diagnoses. An overview of the many treatment options available for PTSD. Many types of therapy can support mind and body healing after trauma. If you have nightmares because of trauma, imagery rehearsal therapy could help. Talk therapy is an effective treatment option for PTSD. Here's how it works. ART is a new therapy that shows promise in treating trauma and other issues. EMDR helps your brain process traumatic memories through eye movements. CBT is one of the most popular forms of therapy. Could it work for you? Mood stabilizers are often used for bipolar disorder but they can also help treat PTSD. Many people living with PTSD have vivid nightmares. We look at why that is. Vivid memories from trauma can be frightening, but there are ways to manage flashbacks. Trauma comes with many challenges. For some people, this includes dealing with depression. Join us as our guest shares specific tips on reducing the pain of trauma. Childhood trauma may lay the groundwork for our adult relationships and how we bond with others. Complex PTSD is a form of PTSD that develops after repeat traumas. Understanding PTSD and C-PTSD may help you get the right support. Complex trauma can affect all areas of your life. We take a closer look. #trauma #healingjourney #recovery #resilience

Loving relationships and social support can help people heal from PTSD. PTSD can affect different aspects of life, including relationships. We take a deep dive into PTSD symptoms, causes, treatments, and more. Knowing the type of PTSD you have can help you get the help you need. How do you know if you have PTSD? There's a long list of symptoms and diagnostic criteria. Treatment isn't always the end of PTSD. Some people might have residual symptoms, but they can be managed. Trauma can rewire the nervous system — but the brain remains flexible. Wondering if you have PTSD or something else? It might be worth looking into other diagnoses. An overview of the many treatment options available for PTSD. Many types of therapy can support mind and body healing after trauma. If you have nightmares because of trauma, imagery rehearsal therapy could help. Talk therapy is an effective treatment option for PTSD. Here's how it works. ART is a new therapy that shows promise in treating trauma and other issues. EMDR helps your brain process traumatic memories through eye movements. CBT is one of the most popular forms of therapy. Could it work for you? Mood stabilizers are often used for bipolar disorder but they can also help treat PTSD. Many people living with PTSD have vivid nightmares. We look at why that is. Vivid memories from trauma can be frightening, but there are ways to manage flashbacks. Trauma comes with many challenges. For some people, this includes dealing with depression. Join us as our guest shares specific tips on reducing the pain of trauma. Childhood trauma may lay the groundwork for our adult relationships and how we bond with others. Complex PTSD is a form of PTSD that develops after repeat traumas. Understanding PTSD and C-PTSD may help you get the right support. #trauma #healingjourney #recovery #resilience

Everyone experiences stress at some point in their lives. But what’s stressful to you may not be the same as what’s stressful to others. You might also have your own way of managing that stress. The intensity and duration of your stress response will depend on many factors that range from your personality to your support system. And although it may often feel unpleasant, stress is an evolutionary necessity. More importantly, it can be managed. When it isn’t, though, it may develop into an acute or chronic stress disorder. Stress is the body’s natural response to a stressor. A stressor is a trigger that may cause you to experience physical, emotional, or mental distress and pressure. In other words, stress is a physical sensation and a feeling of being overwhelmed and not able to deal with the pressures caused by a stressor. Your mental and physical reactions to a stressor serve a purpose. For example, in a hazardous situation, stress puts your body in “fight or flight” mode. In this heightened state of alert, your body and brain are doing everything possible to increase your chances of surviving that perceived or real threat. You may also have a stress reaction to events that might not be life-threatening, like job deadlines or school assignments. In these scenarios, when managed well, stress could help you focus and accomplish your goals at an optimal level. When stress has this potential for a positive outcome, it’s usually referred to as eustress. When, on the other hand, stress leads you to feel overwhelmed and unable to cope, we refer to it as distress. In the short and long run, distress may impact your mental health and sense of well-being. Mental health professionals usually consider three main types of negative stress responses. They each have their own signs and symptoms and may vary in duration too. To reach a diagnosis of acute stress disorder, symptoms must last between 3 days and 1 month. A trigger is usually a traumatic event that causes an intense reaction. #stressrelief #selfcare #worklifebalance

An addiction is a disorder characterized by the compulsive use of a substance or activity that triggers our reward systems despite experiencing adverse consequences. A person’s genes and environment influence this complex condition. Addiction is widely viewed as a brain disease due to how it impacts the brain's reward, pleasure, and self-control circuits. In the past, addiction was thought to only encompass substance abuse, but the definition has been expanded to include activities like gambling as well as gaming, shopping. and exercise. It’s also important to note that addiction is about the underlying neurology of the brain and not about the outward behaviors. With appropriate treatment, people with addictions can go on to live happy, healthy lives. Addiction is a treatable, chronic disease that affects the brain’s reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry. Once the brain’s reward system has been impacted by the addictive substance or activity, it can trigger a behavioral and biological response that promotes repeated engagement in the addictive behavior despite harmful consequences. People engage in potentially addictive activities to feel pleasure, and over time, the reinforcing effect of these activities may change brain chemistry to create an unconscious drive to continue the behavior. Multiple factors influence this process, including genetics, diet, mental health, past traumas, pain, stress, and stage of life. The first step in overcoming addiction is to desire change and avoid the people, places and things which promote the addiction. Support groups, mentors, and 12 step programs provide help, while counselors, recovery centers, and physicians provide expertise and medication to treat cravings and the effects of withdrawal. Eating healthy and getting exercise also play an important role in recovery. #Anxiety #MentalHealthAwareness