PTSD

Dietary supplementation with an essential amino acid L-lysine has been shown to reduce chronic anxiety in humans with low dietary intake of L-lysine. A combination of L-lysine and L-arginine has been documented to normalize hormonal stress responses in humans with high trait anxiety. The present stu …

The neuroscience of peripersonal space explores how you create, defend or relax the buffer zone between you and the world

Forming close friendships is not something that comes naturally to a lot of us who struggle a bit around attachment, connection and trusting others because of exposure to early trauma. Luckily, it's something we can learn, even if we didn't learn this at home. I have some tips to show you how to have better friendships. ( You can watch the video of this post here, or keep reading. 1. Pick the right people for friends. This is no small thing for people with Complex PTSD or Childhood PTSD --...

Researchers have designed a way to improve language learning in adults using painless brain stimulation.

We’re all feeling a little tapped out, and it’s crucial to communicate what you can — and cannot — handle.

Natural vagus nerve stimulation helps you respond effectively to the emotional and physiological symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Practices to...

‎Mindfulness means noticing and paying attention to what is going on in the present moment, without passing judgment on it. Mindfulness has been shown to be effective for reducing stress, improving emotional balance, increasing self-awareness, helping with anxiety and depression, and coping more effe…

Teachers need to be aware that some of the trappings of mindfulness -- sitting with eyes closed -- could be triggers for students who have experienced trauma.

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Individuals who have experienced torture and severe trauma are found throughout the international community. Among the most vulnerable are persons who have been forcibly displaced from their homes. According to the UNHCR[1], this includes 25.4 million refugees, 40 million internally displaced persons, and 3.1 million asylum-seekers. Before and during flight, many forcibly displaced individuals experience traumatic events such as imprisonment, torture, loss of property & livelihood, physical abuse, separation from family, and malnutrition.[2] These conditions can result in se...

Want to improve your child's executive functions? Here are 25 activities to help your child develop executive functioning for success in school and in life.

The vigilance center (the amygdala) draws attentional/executive functioning resources over to potential peripheral thought or external dangers as well as to faces and possible emotional dangers. The panic center (locus coerulus) hijacks it entirely in a panic attack. The— Mark W. Wilson, MD (@markwwilsonmd) May 24, 2019

"Congratulations! You've finally unlocked emotional awareness of the self-sabotaging habits and patterns you were trapped in because of your relationship with your parents.""Where are we?""Trash mountain base camp.""Base camp?""Base camp."— holly (@girlziplocked) April 4, 2019

The need for a balanced personality in healthy interpersonal communication.

Pete Walker M.A., MFT Therapy for and recovery from childhood trauma, abuse and/or neglect, in the East Bay

A boulder sits atop me, pressing down so that each breath is labored, the weight crushing. At least, that’s what it feels like as depression deepens its hold. My mind is a maelstrom, dark thoughts …