Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
may occur in persons who have been subject to traumatic events
that are outside the range of usual human experience. The
trauma may be physical or sexual abuse, accidents, or combat.
The individual will often live in a state of extreme vigilance
with much anxiety, disturbing nightmares, and social withdrawal.
“Flashbacks” may occur. The flashbacks are usually some fragmented
image from the traumatic experience, often triggered by some
current situation that is similar in some way to the traumatic
situation. Complete memories of the experience may be unavailable
to the person. Theories as to why this suppression of the
memories occur vary. One popular view holds that the memory
is actively suppressed by the unconscious mind as a means
of protecting the individual from overwhelming levels of anxiety
that would occur if full recall were permitted. Another theory
holds that the traumatic event or events induce a deeply altered
state of consciousness that is so far from the normal state
that it is inaccessible to the individual when awake.
The results of clinical experience with this therapy have
been tremendously encouraging. People who have been suffering
from PTSD for ten and twenty years are often completely relieved
of their symptoms, becoming less anxious, less depressed,
more comfortable, and more relaxed. As memory is regained,
the traumatic incidents can be discussed with others, grieved
over, and finally put aside as sad, but no longer terrifying
or threatening memories. As this occurs the person can normalize
his or her social and individual life and go about the business
of living without the fear, anxiety, and depression that was
previously a constant companion.
At the Neurotherapy Centers we
treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with EEG Neurofeedback.
Treatment plans may also include physiological biofeedback.
Please review the information contained in the modalities
section of this web site
