Understanding PTSD's Effects on Brain, Body, and Emotions | Janet Seahorn | TEDxCSU

PTSD disrupts the lives of average individuals as well as combat veterans who have served their country. The person experiencing the trauma often then impacts the lives of his/her family, friends, and workplaces. PTSD does not distinguish between race, age or gender and often goes undiagnosed. Even with proper diagnosis, many individuals do not know where to turn to get help. Society needs to understand the aftermath of trauma especially combat trauma and how to prepare for warriors when they return home.
Janet Seahorn, Ph.D has been a teacher, administrator, and consultant for over thirty years. She currently teaches a variety of classes on neuroscience and literacy as an adjunct professor for Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. Jan has a Ph.D in Human Development and Organizational Systems. Her background includes an in-depth understanding of human development and neuroscience research as well as effective practices in organizational systems and change. She conducts workshops on the neuroscience of learning and memory, the effects of “at-risk” environments (i.e., poverty), brain development, and researched-based instructional practices. Jan has worked with many organizations in the business and educational communities in creating and sustaining healthy, dynamic environments. Dr. Seahorn has researched and studied the effects of trauma on the brain and how excessive or extreme trauma can impact changes in the brain’s neuro network and how that change impacts behaviors in s
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[@apope06]

im tired of ptsd being only associated with war.

[@XArmyMP]

its not

[@mikeyo1234]

It is definitely mostly associated with war. Let's not make up lies on this one.

[@arctic3038]

No shit its associated with war, those guys watch there friends die get there arms blown off get shot in the head when theyre only 18 years old.

[@mela1761]

Me too I have it and doesn't have anything to do with combat I have to take meds because of it.

[@rjciraulo]

i'm tired of having PTSD

[@melliness123]

This is a good talk but would like to see more on how PTSD can occur from childhood neglect, childhood emotional abuse ect ..often called Complex PTSD

[@ItsKardamin]

I have suffered from years of childhood abuse no one has told me about complex ptsd until now, thank you

[@melliness123]

Lots of good videos and info on CPTSD, you might need some good psychotherapy or hypnotherapy.

[@melliness123]

Thank you, I wish all the best in your recovery, me too.

[@hansphilipsen8498]

Well for you with cptsd good luck dealing with it, hope you guys well :)

[@rubinelli10mia]

Mel A

[@SKOLAH]

When you try to reach out to talk but get told 'You just need to stop thinking about it', 'You need to stop torturing yourself', 'You need to get it out of your head'...That's like telling a person to run off a broken leg and just compounds the issue, making you feel worse - and isolating even more. Which makes it worse again...

[@iggle6448]

"Can't you just leave it all behind you!" is what the last HCP said to me. Appalling lack of care and knowledge.

[@lunamaria7467]

i'm sorry you are going through that. they dont have the maturity or psychology skills to be there for you. its best to talk to a good therapist.

[@ThePojengsidur]

I think they are all correct just not exactly - doing the therapies help you to make the shift where you don’t think of some things as traumatizing anymore, and you don’t think of them constantly anymore. So they are correct - they don’t have a solution and also you don’t have it. Being uncomfortable, or “someone making you uncomfortable” is because of your wound that you take it personally, as of you were doing smth wrong. Neither of you is wrong. But it doesn’t get better if you/suffering person does not take action towards healing. Life is not supposed to be easy - Baba Jagaa eats child-like people, who expect evertying to be fine, without accepting responsibility for Yourself, for how you feel, for how you react. I hooe you accept the help you are being propelled to and will learn to help yourself :) all the best to you dear stranger.

[@kimberlydawn5514]

@@lunamaria7467 and what if you cant trust ANYONE

[@thatrandomfurball1872]

How about being told for 5 years straight that you dont have it, in spite of all the symptoms being there, only to then see a new therapist who specialises in trauma, who immidiately tells you youve got it.

[@sarar3385]

This made me cry so hard in realizing I’m not alone. I’m not alone.

[@genericnamethingy]

You're not. You're not a bad person.

[@bobrussell3602]

Sara R I too suffer from (comparatively mild) PTSD, but over the years I have found ways of coping. I can share some of these with you if you wish.

[@luciebourdouxhe6321]

You're not alone. Been battling PTSD for 11 years now. Never found the strength or motivation to start a therapy. But I'm about to start one. Finally. You're not alone Sara. Hang in there, will you ? And try to be good with yourself. Sending light your way.

[@nickyj9859]

@@bobrussell3602 I would be interested in hearing about your coping skills, if you are still willing to share?

[@FirstLast-ln3ly]

I don't understand why people see comfort in not being alone it dosent make a difference too me?

[@tateylyn8497]

It's unfair how whenever someone says PTSD, everyone immediately thinks it's just soldiers who get it.

[@betatester03]

It isn't a competition.

[@oliviaswann4686]

It makes me feel kind of brave hearing that analogy actually. I wasn't in the military but I feel flattered to have that comparison. Also it underlines that what non-veterans went through could have been equally bad in a different way

[@glennso47]

Casey Shaw I am a veteran and have PTSD but my wife also has it from a traumatic experience in childhood. So it is not just military veterans.

[@houseofiris]

it's not about competition . it's about having your experience understood and then having some potential to deal with the way our symptoms change emotions, behavior and chaos.

[@dotgosset2659]

I've heard too many people say to me, you can't have PTSD, you weren't in the military. I respect the Military, I wanted to be in the military, but, because of a childhood accident, I couldn't. No, it's not a competition. But, we need to educate the world. People need to understand the definition of trauma, the victim, and the survivor as well as learn the tools that are needed to help their friend, family member, and even a stranger. Our health and our survival depend on it. Casey, thank you for posting your comment. This road is a hard one to travel and my health has shown the tremendous struggle on this journey.

[@davidmcclanahan1808]

My wife sufferes ptsd and she isnt alone many survivors of physical abuse suffer this terible thing that is real as it gets.the night terrors,insominia,small things trigger flash backs. I love you baby!!! You are a fighter and i admire the way you never give up,no quit in you at all baby.

[@NajSinghs]

David Mcclanahan ❤

[@majormediaproductions]

David Mcclanahan That was awesome and so beautiful. How long did your wife wait to tell you she had Ptsd? I have Ptsd and I pray to GOD that he sends me a husband that will love me despite my Ptsd. I often worry when dating if I should mention it at all you know

[@RadiantHealthWithin]

Look into Kundalini Brain Protocols.

[@TuxieTude]

It is NOT just about people who have been physically abused either.

[@celestekaminska2766]

David Mcclanahan youre fortunate to have someone who loves and cares for you, cherish him,good men are impossible to find

[@funnyaf7158]

ptsd is not only for war vets.

[@Zaryn9000]

+amanda morales She states at the very beginning that it isn't just a vet issue. It is, however, one of the most visible populations with the disorder. And probably one of the most comfortable to talk about. To most Americans, war is something that happens somewhere else. Poverty, abuse, rape, bullying is stuff that can happen anywhere.

[@lonewolf3828]

+Zaryn9000 I agree cause I live ptsd every day! I was diagnosed 2 years ago. I thought it was only people from warzones and stuff! I was shocked and stunned! get help people get help!!!! God bless yall!!!

[@organicchemistry6357]

that's true, I know there also are people who have PTSD because of that they've been abused, circumcised (traumatizing due to pain), beaten, raped and/or wisnessed another traumatic case in their life. I know how far PTSD can go, it even can get authorities involved.

[@GordonGarvey]

What happened that you have ptsd?

[@annieausten1784]

Jaqen I have PTSD due to my sister being diagnosed with depression/anxiety/bipolar/eating disorders four years ago and relying on me to essentially keep her from killing herself and threatening me if I told anyone. My PTSD is in the for,m of panic attacks, dissociation and cycles of thoughts about how I'm weak. I. Going to therapy and I'm getting better but it's actually quite damaging when people assume it's just about vets.

[@KajDalfall]

Traumas during my childhood resulted in ptsd for all my adult life. I have never been without it.

[@lanalana5835]

Amanda Little I think I might be struggling with ptsd, could I ask what the trauma was? maybe it's similar to mine? I'm very lost

[@griannealexa6743]

I got in a 12-step program for co-depedency. . .finally! Prayers for your recovery!

[@tracydurso228]

I have Complex PTSD, also. I "get it" about how painful it is to live with every moment, day after day, year after year, & decade after decade. I have had it from at least toddlerhood. My Mother and daughter have it, too.

[@nickharley2344]

Kaj Dalfall same

[@nanajosh]

Teresa Durso what do you do for a living? It's hard for me to do work. A lot of triggers are in responsibility so finding work is hard.

[@darthsalsapants7059]

18 years of child abuse, and over ten years of bullying. I just feel like shutting myself up in my room, and not talking to anyone.

[@linnyloo1984]

Darth Salsa Pants me too, but always working on it in therapy.

[@relaxation-Corner]

Darth Salsa Pants same life experience for me too

[@PrinceCharmingsMom2930]

Me too but for different reasons. I don’t like people very much.

[@gardenroom64]

So sorry to read this. I bet you are a lovely person

[@little_tish8452]

Me also. You'd wonder why you try sometimes but unfortunately we have to

[@wildchild4378]

I was physically abused as a child, sexually abused as a teenager, and retired from the Fire Dept after a career full of pain, suffering and death, especially with kids and babies. the call that finally sent me over the edge was a 4 month old girl we lost due to accidental suffocation. I went into a downward spiral for 2 1/2 years, not knowing I Had PTSD, and started drinking heavily to numb my brain. I ultimately got really drunk one night and attempted suicide. as a result, I was committed to a mental hospital for 3 weeks, followed by 4 months of outpatient, and have been in therapy at. social clinic ever since. my friends, PTSD is VERY real, and it doest just happen to soldiers. first responders, firefighters and EMT's, are HIGHLY susseptible to it, and most of us have it. we just either don't know it or don't wanna admit it for fear of being labeled " soft ". if are experiencing flash backs, nightmares, constant anxiety, racing thoughts, irritability, etc., I strongly urge u to get help. don't ignore it or try to be " tough ".

[@raulaleman2277]

courage my brother

[@True2TheBlueYoViGang]

You gota grow weed dude. Its a life long disease ur life is guna be abt pot til the day u die. There is no cure. I also have it and the only resolution is to smoke like there is no tomorrow. You will be normal while you are high but your disease will return as soon as you become sober. It is a life long disease brought on by truama. There is no cure and cannabis is the only treatment to better your life. You are going to have to become a pothead. Its the easiest way to explain it to you. Listen to me & youll be fine. Disregard my comment & you will never have an effective treatment. Its for life and u will have to grow weed for life. You need to become a pothead 420 sorry...

[@cathysugden7131]

That was a really honest reply there and honesty is the first step to recovery. Most of us are not honest about how we are REALLY feeling and that is because we ourselves haven't been taught that is OK to speak out how we feel. I kept everything inside for over 50 years!! 50 years, that's a long time trying to make oneself better. Acceptance of the situation and ourselves is the 2nd step to recovery and that doesn't mean liking it either!

[@stevebutler812]

wild child Yeah I hate to say this but you were f***** over as a kid and teenager. You had two strikes against you before you went into a field where you were going to face severe trauma. I used to do psych Hospital admit so I was the guy that did all the admissions and I had 15 minutes to decide if you were going to be 5150 or not. I have heard thousands and thousands of stories like yours. First Responders that usually go over the edge with the stories that relate to out of time or out of sequence death such as small children and murder or suicide or being in the so-called wrong place at the wrong time and the first responder had to deal with all that s***. And I've heard of many first-responders committing suicide, drugs alcohol, really f*****-up lives, and it's sad. Nevertheless, the most important thing would be to focus on all the kids who didn't burn and didn't die because you did your job the best you can and it's not your fault because you couldn't every single person. You're going to die eventually right? You're going to f****** be ashes like the rest of us right? So stop feeling guilty about s*** you can't control and didn't do perfectly and learn to forgive yourself. The best thing you can do is look at self calming strategies, opposite action strategies, because your brain was wired for chaos and then you got into a field that involves a lot of very high-level intense chaos. And then when you sat down after 45 years of all that s***, you found that you had to deal with your s*** and you couldn't deal with your s***. Well, enjoy the f*** out of the rest of your life and forgive yourself because you got all of eternity after that. Alcohol causes severe depression. And to the a****** who said you should grow weed and smoke pot, pot causes intractable severe depression. You got to learn if you want to change new strategies and apply them such as diet exercise and living a somewhat more boring life. Good luck

[@medicbrandee]

wild child thank you

[@daniellen8258]

Currently dealing with insomnia and hellish night sweats due to PTSD. I haven’t slept in two weeks. Sending healing energy to anyone going through this. I welcome it in return. 🙏🏼

[@neuphippi]

I know the feeling, it's terrible... i hope you're doing better now! Sending love from Switzerland!🙏❤

[@Bone89]

How are u doing Danielle?

[@rafreyes5140]

🙏🙏

[@fallenpetal1188]

Checking in on you, Danielle. I hope your journey is better now than when you left this comment last year. ❤

[@faithrose4440]

Praying for you 🙏

[@divinelyguided9316]

I have PTSD AND NEVER BEEN TO WAR

[@nonyabeezwax8693]

Christina Kennedy we've been to a different war. Fighting abuse

[@marisafaith8664]

Relax she says at the beginning its not that to do with war😂

[@dakoderii4221]

I have PTSD from war and my family. War is far easier.....

[@jakethedog4397]

Christina Kennedy me too..

[@aeight8797]

Trauma causes it. I have it badly from domestic abuse and 10 yrs later being roofied and assaulted

[@genxmum5569]

My kids and I have PTSD from Domestic Violence. I get flashbacks when someone yells at me. I freeze and fawn because fighting made things worse and flight was impossible.

[@jimlambert3902]

Ainsley Flint this is how my girlfriend is. Basic fights set it off and I wish I could do anything to make it better.

[@funnymemos3056]

Yes , me too.

[@artisbeauty0822]

Me too. If someone is yelling I literally have to leave.

[@janswimwild]

@Ainsley Flint This is a perfect description of C-PTSD, it is deeply cellular. Our bodies are always in a physical state of shock.

[@frednurc4088]

I got rid of the visuals in my flashbacks with a technique where a psychologist waves a finger in front of your eyes while you think of the scene. I dunno what the name is, but it really did wonders!

[@Ryan-cl2mh]

I am an Iraq war veteran and have just realized we are not the only ones who battle with this internal war. Beth Moore a well known speaker and teacher tweeted about her battle. Just days ago she spoke of her own battle with PTSD. Her symptoms and back and forth battle are no different than that of a soldier. After all that has happened to me I strive to be compassionate and loving to the hardships of my neighbor.

[@Alex-xh4pe]

I love that she said that they became stronger DESPITE the trauma. I have encountered a lot of people saying you become stronger because of your trauma.

[@markskippy5880]

Alex yep definatly you learn a skill of how to survive

[@jilliansmith7123]

Alex: yeah, it's not BECAUSE of the trauma itself, it's the learning to live with it and get through it. Not "over" it, maybe, but yes, it builds emotional muscle--building muscle almost always hurts at least some.

[@silkegehtyoutubegarnichtsa892]

I don't know, and this is not from personal experience, but observation. PTSD has physiological effects too, muscle stiffness, addding to poor sleep quality, restlessness, tendon tensions, resulting in injuries, hence immobility, resulting in possible overweight, speeding up the depression and anxiety circle, backpain, all potentially resulting in overeating. IF PTSD is/was not recongized from day one basically, i.e., that is effecting about every person with PTSD who got traumatized before 1995 (at best), in fact my benchmark is 1999, and I could elaborate on picking that date, but anyway. So, certainly not beneficial for those old PTSD'ers, and I would not call that "becoming stronger" either. If not a vicious circle concerning those cases, if they can get stronger "despite", then the serenity prayer certainly nails it.

[@rveeing802]

i think that is very true

[@Traveller2016]

stronger yes but not healed.

[@nothappynotsad4604]

Born into a tramatic mess of a family and don't know what it's like without PTSD

[@wearealive796]

Oh yeah Although I don’t know what exactly your life it’s like , I can say I too was born into a family like that, it was hard for me to get past through the toxicity and live normally like other normal folks do but finally it happened mid of this year, now I have broke myself free from that and learnt to live . It took me years to do that

[@wearealive796]

May God have mercy on you

[@AlyssaFoxah.]

I didn't realize my bad short-term memory was likely a result of my PTSD. Huh. The more you know.

[@TheLostRobin]

Alyssa Foxah I didn’t know that was a symptom of that, but I’m sure there is a lot more I don’t know about it

[@TheLostRobin]

I just rewatched it and realized she said it in the video 😅

[@azaramoon4027]

I have that too.

[@serenityvalley3251]

I noticed that the more off I felt the worse my memory was. Then on my better days I could recall more things.

[@brodieroomojo]

thats the one thing ive learned that has made sense i was really surprised...any stress my memory is useless even seconds. body and brain preparing for a fight and everything else shuts off. ive almost burnt down my house many times

[@JenniferSlater1178]

I suffer from PTSD and it's from childhood trauma and it was so severe that it literally has changed me forever

[@ferkinderkin3165]

I found my brother after he shot himself. March will be 20 years and it’s amazing how it affects daily life. You really never know what people are going through and how seemingly small situations can be interpreted by them. Learning to be honest about my emotions and needs have been helpful. Surround yourself with people you can count on. I think that alone does wonders. ❤️

[@sabrinagiovanna]

so sorry that happened to you

[@Temmna]

I recently found my brother the same way in June 2022. I'm on a journey of healing and understanding my emotions and triggers. Just trying to understand the best way to cope.

[@Ang-sj6df]

🙏

[@Here4TheHeckOfIt]

I'm sorry about your brother. I think oftentimes people with PTSD don't feel they have someone they can turn to, or the belief that things can be different

[@rosalvabooksllc354]

God bless and heal you.

[@barbarabrennan1753]

Thank you for verbalizing the silent scream. And why I isolate. Overwhelming feelings of detachment. Feeling different about who we are. Don't see things that are there.

[@lawrencedavis5459]

my friend look up David Bercelli it works

[@janedoe8566]

Barbara Brennan Comforts me to know someone else understands. I wish I could meet other people who understand. I don’t want to let it change me as a person but it wears me down after a while so I keep having this thought maybe I shouldn’t keep to myself so much. But when I’ve tried not to I feel misunderstood

[@aeight8797]

Recently diagnosed with ptsd. I became so physically ill years ago never ever thinking it was ptsd. I was angry. I mean wrath took over me. I dont recall my actions during these episodes of anger. I got rid of everyone in my life from family to all friends. Many were toxic and needed to go. Since medication, groups, therapy, Ive rebuilt my friendships but the healthy ones. Im nicer and feel more peaceful but still disconnected. Progress. Ive a ways to go. Thank you for this video. Side note: Im an artist and did a drawing years ago called the Silent Scream. Wild you mentioned that here. 😊 love to all those suffering with ptsd, depression. Hugs

[@mediarkspeacefulmeditation8815]

If you are reading this now, you are beauty, you are important and are a gorgeous soul. Keep an open heart for healing, beloved. Peace Love & Prosperity! 💪🙌🙏💖💚💙💛

[@incoherentexistence]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@GemSugar17]

This was so helpful ! I'm currently in a triggered state and I've still had to run my business, care for my suicidal teen, exercise, etc. I have not had sleep in forever due to the nightmares and anxiety, but I just wake up every single day and try again and again. I try to learn new ways of coping every day, and try to make the most positive decisions for myself.

[@yaseen4169]

i feel for you and i hope you are doing ok now. Maybe my words wont help but i want you to know that you are doing your best and you should never blame yourself or hate yourself.

[@michaelgarrow3239]

It’s hard to think when your brain is shutting down..

[@dennislurvey3235]

we live in a constant state of fight or flight. there is no cure. the best we can do is listen to our bodies and act accordingly. I have phobias and anxieties I have to live around, also PTSD affects our digestive system. When I feel closed in or trapped I start to belch, so I know to move. Even when I walk under a low carport, and this is over 50 years later.

[@amandameikle3707]

Im right there with you. We are survivors x

[@rosalvabooksllc354]

God bless and heal you- and especially your child.

[@sylviegamboa106]

I have PTSD and I really believe it came from my childhood neglect. Need more coping mechanism on that kinda stuff

[@mast3rchief536]

I got it through neglect from everything. My mum was always depressed herself so she never really made the effort with me, I was never accepted by clubs and any hobbies I tried out as a kid always resulted in humiliation from other people so that put me off at a young age. When I got to college I hadn't grown at all, I still looked like a 12 year old kid at 16 which gets you no respect, no capabilities to compete against people much larger than you, you feel helpless in which I had to endure all the bullying yet I couldn't do anything about it. I'm now 22 in which I've grown, I'm tall, fair decent build and been told many times I'm good looking and get attention from girls but those years of misery have now destroyed my perspective on the world and society now in which my social anxiety controls my life.

[@bigtekk1488]

@@mast3rchief536 I find a lot of similarities in your background with mine, stay strong brotha our futures are not damned🙏 I’m finally working through my main issues after realizing my ptsd can’t just be ignored out of existence. I’m 21 and haven’t had a year of peace yet, but the prospect of many years of mental freedom keep me going.

[@comdrive3865]

@@mast3rchief536 tRUST ME MATE. Pick up a sport Now. volleyball, martial arts, brazilian ju jistu, fishing, running or anything ...pick one that interests you. There's a certain catharsis about it that no amount of thinking can do. That's my only advice. Take it for a better life

[@gordmacdonald1292]

My wife has PTSD initially stemming from an a abusive Mother. That led her into a first marriage of a abusive husband for 10 yrs. (Physical assaults, broken bones,etc.) When I came along, with no back ground in this, I didn't recognize the symptoms. The reactive behavior was foreign. To this day (after 37 years) I'm still dealing with the hyper-vigilance. She has done therapy with no lasting results. Very little seems to be spoke of living with victims of PTSD.

[@pallas1560]

Someone who gets the effects of ptsd from living with someone who suffers it. It’s good to know people understand about the hidden wound.

[@PTSDThroughtheDarkness]

Great talk. PTSD sucks the life out of a person. Have you imagined what it would feel like to move through life feeling only anxiety, depression and anger, looking forward to nothing? That is a start in understanding what someone with PTSD navigates. It is amazing how powerful and healing it is when someone with PTSD or C-PTSD gets to talk with someone who has fought in the arena of PTSD. Trauma-informed providers AND those who are willing to talk about their trauma are so healing to others. Validation heals. Empathy heals. Continually learning and working towards understanding is healing. Our (PTSD survivor's) world is different. Nothing is "normal" any longer. Thank you for the great talk and great information for all. It is in the DOING.

[@manifest4everything222]

I seen a young girl yesterday and she was absolutely wounded and broken from a very extreme abusive relationship. She looked like she was in fight or flight mode the whole time ..shaking and lost. That's what brought me here. That touched me very deeply!

[@HA-ll1kr]

This is moving, truly. But when in the heck will we STOP only associating PTSD w combat?!?! When I get better I will be out there spreading awareness, with such a fiery passion!!! I am a vet but non-combat. Other trauma I lived thru in the Army, but I have a life full of trauma so it is mostly, by far, NOT MILITARY RELATED. And ZERO combat. This enrages me. The stigma alone is deafening, and for those of us suffering, trying to stay alive, & beat this non-combat PTSD.... we deserve a voice just as loud!! We matter just the same! Never forget it, YOU MATTER & I GET IT. *hugs* Guilt & shame weigh heavy on me w my ptsd, and probably u as well...... Well, we need SUPPORT not more dismissiveness or blindness! HEAR US! SEE US! SPREAD THE WORD FOR US! 💜🦋

[@tomo4977]

Heather Anne I've never been diagnosed with ptsd or c-ptsd, I don't know if I should bother (took me 3 years to get a diagnosis for my dyspraxia) but I can say for certain I've suffered symptoms of ptsd, quite a lot of them. Basically all of it was from 4 years of phycological and verbal bullying, coupled with backstabbing friends. Now I'm at 17, and instead of avoiding school like other bully victims do, I get flashbacks and panic attacks being near people my own age. I cannot look at groups of young people, I just get flashbacks that lead me to self harm. I also struggle keeping my friendships, I find romantic relationships impossible. I regularly get nightmares and anxiety dreams, dissociation, suicidal ideation and me and my family are on the edge of dropping me out of school... I was surprised when I realised that I was suffering from post traumatic stress and emotional burying over years... but generally, there is literally nothing for bullying victims out there. In this 1st World country there are so many easy things we could do to tackle bullying, and there have been so many lives that could've been saved. But, despite it having the same negative effects from domestic and child abuse, quite a lot of the time bullies aren't punished, or aren't punished enough. Meanwhile, abusers of different types get a prison sentence. Perhaps it's a bit too harsh for young people with problems of their own, but society should and must treat bullying more seriously. It can happen to adults. It can happen to soldiers and they aren't weak for commenting on it. Phycological abuse is real and is more dangerous than physical. A bully doesn't have to be physically violent to be a bully. People cannot simply get over it, it's a traumatic experience that humans should not go through. It doesn't toughen them up. It needlessly breaks them.

[@pasander4371]

I know what you are talking about. Step 1. Acquire an NCO who hates you, while not your supervisor has career control over you. Tosses positive post ex evals, and the like. Cancels leave to course load you on an OJT course, where you just spent the last year working, so it wasn't necessary. The leave was to see NOK. Then go on an ex, and have several spec ops kidnap you and torture, leaving you maimed for life and with death threats. Never brought to justice. Coup de Grace, testify against the regiment you serve with in HQ at a court martial where they were screwing over another soldier. Among other secondary taskings I was the Adjutants driver. Lets just say the final time in the regiment working directly with the Adjutant, DCO, CO, and RSM was a tad difficult.

[@vinx8379]

I was diagnosed with PTSD about a month ago because my mother was domestically abused when I was a child,I was taken aback by this because I to associated it with war vets.

[@luvsilly60]

Heather Anne Don’t let her background bother you. I have had issues for decades. If anything the attention for our vets will help all.

[@roxannemoser]

I have flashbacks, night sweats, insomnia, and short term memory loss. I have no insurance so therefore no treatment. I avoid people.

[@servant_symm]

I never knew PTSD would have the ability to rob me of my life the way it has. It has gotten progressively worse and I have tried pretending it doesn't exist. But if I keep on sweeping under the rug and pretending this way, I feel I am going to die soon! But I actually would rather die then continue on like this... However I will never suicide

[@universe4623]

hugs on you!!! Pls have someone to talk to...You are brave!

[@Angel-sc3go]

Praying for you. I would suggest getting counseling and maybe there are meds out there to help you. Know your not alone. We psch our brain real bad alot of journaling helps me also because you need to address the trauma get help and try to understand yourself before you are crippled of physical disabilities that come along with this. The best of wishes and prayers goes out to you

[@Jasmine2024]

Yes I agree with is , it is pretty much a "silent scream" and nobody understand people who really suffering from PTSD

[@marilynbradley8487]

I felt that way amoung people. Don't want any friends. Don't want a mate.

[@funnymemos3056]

I agree... life is easier alone.

[@sscott504]

My Mother's behavior all my childhood life has left me with PTSD😢😢😢

[@romains4845]

Same for me

[@doglady9334]

My sister. There's almost nothing in literature about how to deal w sibling abuse. I couldn't get away from it. She was totally different in front of others, and she was Evangelical, I'm Buddhist, so I was the "bad" one. She would say things like, " I'm going to turn every cousin against you". And when I cared for my dad for 5 years w/o an ounce of help from her, I couldn't work in that time, she said " "'im going to make sure you end up on the street" and "I'll make sure anyone gets the house over you". I could go on, but you get the picture. After dad passed, I could finally separate from her and it's helped tremendously. But it still hurts not having a even somewhat cordial relationship w her. I never had any support system in family until more recently.

[@justynamaria0333]

I'm so sorry that happened to you

[@Someonesomewhere5112]

Me too

[@Someonesomewhere5112]

If we have ptsd that’s means we are mental patient? How serious is?

[@LambertBowden56]

PTSD = For an extended period of time, you feared for your safety or your life.

[@gogogetter]

thank you for posting this

[@pasander4371]

incorrect, and limited in understanding

[@jax2452]

Pa Sander nah. I have it. Moments I'm afraid.

[@InvectivePleasure]

jert opp in some cases, but not in all. Research.

[@celestekaminska2766]

jert opp organized gang stalking does this to people

[@sarahh8419]

12:08 - 12:28 nobody's put what I've been feeling so succinctly into words before

[@subhamsaini1416]

Sarah H stay strong....I m with you

[@bethanysaxton7351]

I agree, add to that, all the way through 12:45.

[@KatyR804]

Recently diagnosed cptsd - I wish more people understood it

[@deborahstone9696]

6 months ago I shared to a acquaintance I suffered with cptsd..she spread the info I shared with her to others..needless to say absolutely no one speaks to me now...very lonely existence for me for soo long. . Staying around for my grand child.

[@tiffaniL5]

As someone who has been recently diagnosed with PTSD, I showed my husband this video. This video hit so close to home.

[@AmyStruloeff]

Hidden wound, silent scream wow. Rad words.

[@sarahlewis7021]

My life summed up into four words.

[@EmsEms81]

EMDR therapy, life changer. It’s given me back to myself.

[@crisbrackett2067]

I used EFT, emotion freedom technique to heal PTSD. It is also known as tapping. No more panic attacks from triggers in my world. Vets and everyone else has also had success.

[@maryannhope8276]

I've tried tapping and it did work, until I was triggered again & again and just didn't care. Most of these comments were awesome... some, are insulting. Ty for your comment. Blessings to you and yours. ✌❤ from Rhode Island. Take care.

[@dlight2669]

Is it called Vagus nerve tapping? What does EFT stand for plz?

[@hfortenberry]

This is SUCH an important talk for veterans, survivors of childhood trauma and other forms of trauma! Thank you Janet Seahorn for your work and thank you to your husband for his service. Hugs and love to you both.

[@saeedsobhani4213]

I strongly believe mental health evaluation and treatment has to be free and available for everyone, thank for shedding light on these topics.

[@kimgale3709]

In Israel, mental health checkups are annual for everyone. There's no shame; it's part of the medical exam. We do not take care of our mental health enough in this country. And if you don't have money, it's even harder.

[@lsowner10]

17 years into my Navy career things started crashing down. All those years of seeing trauma, helping others and disregarding my own health...things started crashing down. What did the Navy do for me?! They decided to turn their backs on me, disregard my health/PTSD issues, and trying their best to get me out of the military!

[@pcosholistic6066]

im sorry. I was just told today that i have ptsd. i am the child and grandchild of army men. when my dad retired my life became a chaotic war zone of abuse. i forgive him but ......... sigh. i dont know. i saw him fight for his benefits and thry yanked him around. tried to use ptsd to say his other ailments were in his head. He was never diagnosed with ptsd. His frontal lobe is shrinking because of exosure to nerve agent. They have denied this and lied about this for 20+ years. Fuck the navy. Fuck the army. They ruin the lives of those who put theirs on the line for this country. Then they throw them and their families away like trash.

[@SN-to9xl]

Thank you for your service. I was diagnosed 15 years ago and it get better. The first ten years were pretty bad but it's like they say this too shall pass. Stay strong. You can do it. You will come out much stronger.

[@rc.cola420]

Thank you for saying that, Grace. I'm 3 years in and I'm spiraling, and it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But I won't give up, I'm still trying my best to "win my Hunger Games," as the lady in the video put it.

[@pasander4371]

wow, have you been arrested yet?

[@LarryGB1]

yes and after you are out, don't expect much help from them. They say they know how to help but they don't. Try to stay busy and find hobbies and a good counselor.

[@GuyTheAnimated]

I suffer from PTSD and I have been so critical on myself and always tried to be socially acceptable & always second guessing myself on what I imagine other peoples opinions are. But now I can put a name to it I feel empowered.

[@serenityvalley3251]

Sometimes my anxiety is so bad that I forget to breath and get light headed. Or I'm so upset that I can't speak. 🤔😔

[@karync.6707]

omg me too...have constant tightness in the chest and remind myself to breathe...also will wake up at night with my hands clenched in fists. I'm afraid any minor confrontation will result w/me exploding..and I've been working on this sh!t for 30 years : (. sigh...I'd like to join a ptsd support group. I forget sometimes that other people are dealing with the same stuff.

[@apriladkins6731]

Thank you for posting this I do with PTSD every day of my life because I am a survivor of being abused as a child by my mother who is schizophrenic

[@Angel-sc3go]

Know your mother doesn't hurt you on purpose. She is sick of the mental illness alot of people like myself have. I would suggest maybe getting counseling and trying to understand her condition alittle better so you don't ever take it personal. And make sure you talk to her and tell her how that makes you feel. I hope she's on medication to help her. To live in a mind of someone who is mentally sick is no funner believe me. I'm sorry you got that from her. And I pray it's not inherited to you. It's a hard way of living

[@DoowopLover]

PTSD can be caused by several different types of traumatic events. In my case, I'm a Vietnam Veteran, and I had a severe and chronic case of PTSD. The key word in this malady is stress. I came home from Vietnam in 1968. I naively thought I could return home and be normal again. At the time, I didn't realize how wrong I was about this. The nightmares, and waking up at night screaming and yelling. The flashbacks, which came seemingly out of nowhere, and were so vivid and seemed that I was back in Nam again. Reliving the awful events that I experienced again. Trying to forget those terrible events, and not recalling them. PTSD is like a ghost that follows you around, and will not allow you to be at peace. After 30 years, I finally went to the VA and asked for help. I was given medication and therapy. The medication helped very much, and sort of kept me on an even keel. This prevented me from having extreme highs and lows on a daily basis, and vastly improved my quality of life. The therapy has helped me to manage the symptoms of PTSD much better. Ir's been said that time can help to heal old wounds. I think this is true. It's been 52 years since I departed the Freedom Bird at Travis Air Force Base in California, and I hardly ever think about Vietnam anymore. My memories have faded since then, and I think that maturity has helped. I certainly consider myself to be a survivor. I have discovered that no matter how many times life knocks me down, I get back up and keep moving forward again. There is always a light at the end of a tunnel.

[@AishaAhmed-dj5xv]

Can you please please tell the treatment and therapy

[@DoowopLover]

@@AishaAhmed-dj5xv Basically medication for anxiety and depression, and talking to a therapist. Just talking to someone about this can help somewhat. Keeping everything inside is the worst thing someone can do. The PTSD is chronic and will never go away, but I have learned to manage the symptoms of PTSD better over the years. The key word in PTSD is Stress, and it's best to avoid stressful situations as much as humanly possible.

[@Here4TheHeckOfIt]

Respect. Thanks for your service.

[@catsie390]

“the silent scream”.. I love that.

[@teresacello]

Everyone is commenting that she's only referring to combat PTSD. Who cares? It's all the same - developmental trauma and shock trauma included. What she is saying applies across the board. Her husband just happens to be a perfect and "neat" example to use. This is one of the best videos I've seen in terms of clarity and practicality - what exactly is PTSD, how does it impact our health, and how do we deal with it?

[@Plantsandflowers283]

so true and you are so right about it.

[@DreadedYasuke]

At 9:33 I almost cried when she said, "When you're late, people died". I learned that while I was in Iraq. And now I know why I have a problem being late.

[@frightfright3843]

My close friend just passed away from struggling with PTSD for years... he was only 30 years old and was a veteran. We wasn’t a proud veteran, he was hurting and in pain everyday. He hid it so well though... he did open up to me several times and I didn’t take it at serious as I should have. I tried, but it wasn’t enough. This is something I can’t get over. Ever.

[@indigo9574]

What I find absolutely fascinating is how she talks about it is like she has actually been there and felt it what a wonderful woman to fightfor other people

[@catherinehopkins2264]

My father died in a major shipping accident when I was almost nine. My mother and I heard it on the radio news while we were having breakfast. I now strongly believe this left me with PTSD, based on all the difficulties I have over the past five decades.

[@elouiseham4]

Hello Catherine How are you doing today?

[@JesseSteel]

For all you suffers. Your not alone. I literally just hold on to God for stability. Nothing else matters. One wise thing I just learned was this. "Whatever happened that day.. just take it as a loss, it's okay to be happy now.. 😭😢 it's seriously okay now." God bless

[@glennso47]

Jesse Steel The song on KZbin “Comes A Beautiful Rainbow “ by Michael North is a secular song but it helps me to be happier. I recall hearing that Kenneth Copeland, the tv preacher, went to a VA hospital and told veterans with PTSD that it’s not biblical so get over it.

[@seeker4wisdom]

Not surprising. I would like to ask Mr. Copeland why he doesn't clear out all the hospitals if he believes that way. I personally believe God can work through doctors.

[@triciadkieper3536]

Jesse Steel thank you

[@baileydozier2159]

Thank you!

[@jamesblumensheid353]

I have been diagnosed with PTSD. Child abuse from my father. For over Twenty years he abused me severely. I consider myself to be fortunate to even be alive today.

[@CaraAraneta]

Thank you for breaking down the impact of PTSD.

[@fonda7760]

Thank you Janet for this much needed message. I especially connected with PTSD as not a ‘disorder’ but rather a ‘reorder’ of the brain response! As I learn more about neuroscience, the brain, body, emotional responses to trauma, that feeling of being ‘stuck’ can now begin the healing process. Trauma does get stuck in the nervous system; movement, deep breathing vs shallow breathing are among the tools available to work it out, releasing that energy. Thank you again. Will share with my circle of influence as we each move thru the healing process of childhood traumas and daily traumas.

[@GratefulSoul60]

First I would like to thank all service men, women and you families for all you have done for American. PTSD, man it does not decimate. I have suffered from PTSD for many years. There are several types of therapy out there that can certainly help. Although it is hard when people do not understand. I still find rather interest we in 2100's that people are so ignorant to mental health issues.

[@rafreyes5140]

this whole journey is painful but its beautiful

[@littlebettyscrafts556]

PTSD isn’t just for soldiers anymore ❤ Although yes, I feel it’s the most correlated connection. Not saying absolutely anything negative about that association for our wonderful military people. But I can relate with survivors of other traumas.

[@user-lb8oj5qo4r]

He's 🔝 ☝️A plant based medical expert I met on online helped me get rid of my ADHD. PTSD.

[@shakeyj4523]

It never was "just for soldiers".

[@kimgale3709]

My daughter's husband has a godfather whose parents survived an Asian concentration camp. As an offspring of these parents, he has said, "These kids who complain of PTSD should just get over it-they don't know what PTSD is". He was a professor at a college in the northwest before he retired. I think he may be living in an alternate reality. He was the favored child of his mother and everything was left to him; his brothers received nothing and have always held it against him. I think there's more to the story. Offspring of concentration camp survivors suffer another kind of PTSD

[@ivechang6720]

I apologize for not being able to read the many shared stories here. I empathize and sympathize, ,and taking healthiest care of me, I can only say you are not alone. Like many other chronic illnesses, it's not a competition, there is love light and plentiful grace for us all. Be blessed and know you are loved. - ♡ive

[@cherrylane79]

C-PTSD from several different experiences over life, starting at childhood. Never known a life without. Resulted in several physical illnesses. Also, some didn't accept my illnesses and became violent (severe emotional abuse, lies, making me feel guilty for my illnesses, leaving me alone 10 km from my home, no lift, and he never came back, etc). That caused me to withdraw from most of the people, I don't want be ever hurt like that again. Serious trust issues, since my trust (and heart) broken intentionally several times. First by my parents. Also by friends, not just someone I was with. It feels like I never learn and I can't see the evilness in people. The worst people know how to hide their dark side until it's too late (covert narcissists or friends who just turn on you, maybe also some mental issues, because choosing to be really mean to someone isn't normal. And even more sick is when they enjoy for the pain they have caused you, turning your love for them into suffering.

[@lindaeaster896]

I had a horrifying labor, my baby was born under duress resulting in brain damage, he unfortunately was a spastic quadriplegic. He needed high, complete care 24/7. I cared for him until his death at 14. My family and few friends do not understand what happened to me and how complex trauma changes a person both physically and mentally. I wish more experts would speak about birth trauma and caregiving trauma. We suffer in silence.

[@melissapritchett6929]

Lordy help him!! Prayers with you soldiers. Thank you for your service!!

[@dr.florence]

I have complex PTSD owing to a childhood of domestic violence. I describe it actually through the paintings by Francis Bacon. This one where there is a man on a chair, screaming silently, and the head evaporating into a kind of cage.

[@Kate-yn6nw]

Sounds like a dynamic that hits close to home 👥👹😞

[@tristancollins8789]

Is there any PTSD talks or resources that are not about soldiers?

[@Dunning.Kruger]

PTSD is all the same. Just different sources.

[@annieausten1784]

While a lot of symptoms of PTSD are similar they are not all the same. When I was first diagnosed (not because I'm a vet) I found that Beyond Blue is a helpful website.

[@LifeAfterPTSD]

Yes, I have some on my site.

[@Medietos]

Yes, peter gerlach, psychotherapist, on CPSD, childhood abuse, codependency as a result,etc. He offers a free series of healing lessons for us to work, too!Just do them.

[@contrafax]

Not true. So not true. Check it out.

[@labhcasmatthews8116]

From someone that's experienced a crazy amount of trauma in my life won't go into much detail but I've been stabbed, had a gun to my head, and been nearly beat to death multiple times That's enough detail because it kind of triggered me there I've isolated much of my life Never had a long lasting relationship Never held a secure job I'll most likely Continue to do so and probably will for the rest of my life I have triggers in day to day living everyday and every minute even now as I write this Ive been going through flashbacks I've found therapy and doing things like excercising has helped me most as well as doing good deeds and picking up hobbies I just finished isolating after 2 months came out of my shell and it's crazy because when you put yourself in a spot where you get left behind You gotta try to catch up PTSD isn't just blacking out and doing things that you can't recall. Your mind shuts off because it's trying to protect you from that trauma I lost my job Hardly have any friends I'm an alcoholic a really really bad alcoholic so much so that if I don't stop I'll probably end up drinking my life away. Which I don't want to but I find it helps to calm me down yet it can also agitated me But everyday you gotta remain hopeful and to never stop learning what makes you tick.... Was just watching this because I have PTSD I freeze up I run away I fight for whatever reason all 3 responses aren't a healthy way to function in society It's actually a way of retraumatizing yourself You get into this cycle That's completely foreseeable yet you have no choice but to go through with whatever curveball it throws at you in day to day living where the world never stops for no one

[@kimbanz9818]

I suffer from C-PTSD from childhood trauma. I purchased a weighted blanket and it has improved my sleep and my blood pressure is down 20 points. I've made no other changes. My quality of life has improved. It even helps my RLS. I have the 12 pound right now, but just ordered 16 pounder from Amazon. It goes by bodyweight.

[@pamspencer5733]

Isn't it uncomfortable?

[@englishlanguagewithnina5965]

She forgot freeze. Why does everyone forget freeze?

[@MasinaTai86]

There's even "fawn"

[@elleeme9451]

I tend to go into freeze initially. The term confuses people, I think. What freeze looks like for me is depression which immobilises me.

[@2cindilu440]

yep, deer caught in the headlights...

[@beverlysaletta1104]

What do you mean by freeze? I have CPTSD

[@alilrazzledazzle992]

@@MasinaTai86 Thank you for mentioning that. I've been fawning for years and never knew that was a thing.

[@barbara.michelleprado7272]

I’ve had PTSD since I was eighteen . I had a near - death experience and I thought they were going to cut my baby out of stomach . I an 54 now and still have flash - backs . It can be a sound or if I’m extremely stressed it can bring it on too . People always tell me that was so long ago how can it still bother you ? Well , when stress compounds on more stress it triggers the same feelings I felt just as if it was the day it happened .

[@marquettamiller608]

I am so sorry for your plight, each of us suffering don't have many choices and carry on the best we can,.

[@smokeyjoe8314]

I suffer from ptsd , it is the worst. Constantly on edge. Flashbacks of the traumatic situations I have been in. I wish it would go away.

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

If you ever look at a variety of wild animals, they are wired for a threatening world. They seem set up with a higher hyper-arousal state that has a fast fight/flight response, compared to most domesticated humans that lounge about in a relatively secure First World environment. You can see a difference in anxiety levels of dogs that have led very secure lives versus dogs that have had to fend for themselves. Basically, "post-traumatic stress" is like she said, training the brain to survive in a threatening world. If you look at children that have faced adverse childhood experiences, I think that their ADHD characteristics (if exhibited) are a form of post traumatic stress. These kids live in an environment that is perceived to be threatening and insecure. PTSD wires the brain, as she said, to survive in an acutely threatening environment. So, I guess, to help people get over PTSD, they probably need their brains to realize that they are actually safe. That's my take on this TED Talk.

[@josephwebster2909]

Bonnie Hundley Very Wise

[@ramonacoats3673]

help people help w/ptsd disorder

[@mela1761]

That's a lie ADHD has nothing to do with that.

[@brittbrittortiz]

mela 1 I think he/she meant young children can exhibit symptoms of PTSD that seem like the symptoms in ADHD. I agree, I have seen this first hand

[@kaecilius2656]

+Britt Britt Ortiz That's an ugly mean irrealistic comparison! What happens in the brain is completely different than what is shown by the body.

[@markcaseon7136]

Garlic is good against PTSD because it raises your Serotonin levels. And so is Sage tea.

[@miamzi4352]

Mark Caseon I didn't know that 🙂 thanks

[@SharpPear]

This is good to know! Going to check into the sage tea!

[@gabbyeeee]

Ok everyone lets go to the store and buy us some garlic and sage tea

[@lornaparong9]

Thank you for that tip!

[@christinelaloba8869]

Good to know

[@theorypractise]

The internet is full of utter junk but this......this was an absolutely enthralling talk,well done

[@devonseamoor]

Thank you for a passionate and beautiful presentation with heart! I fully agree with the doing, the moving with... and through.

[@ninayale5441]

It is so very brave of her to stand by her husband through all the ordeal he was going through. I'm sure it must have been tough for her and the kids too. Salute to Ms. Janet and her kids to share the trauma and help him heal.

[@consultmlcesqful]

Thank you for sharing. The medical community just don't get it. Either they don't have a clue or simply don't care. I am a Traumatic Brain Injury victim as a result of domestic violence; and after 20 years of being partially diagnosed and labeled "disabled" there's been no significant help in sight.

[@clintpot8521]

Marissa L. Campbell try acupuncture and or float therapy. Gotta go outside the mainstream medical community to get to the answers.

[@RadiantHealthWithin]

look into Kundalini BRain Protocols.

[@bigd3721]

EMDR. It’s really intense. All those emotions that you have been hiding will resurface, and you will not run away. I felt terrible at first but after a few weeks I started to feel much better.

[@kimbanz9818]

And the blanket has really helped with my internal stress and anxiety.

[@einsteinzvice517]

What a wonderfully articulated presentation on a vital and often disregarded condition. I'm so glad that I stumbled on this!

[@cathygangstad6600]

What a great presentation Jan! Thanks to you and Tony for your dedication and hard work on behalf of veterans and their families. Such and important topic that impacts so many.

[@sharonroy895]

I just realized because of this video what my pstd trigger is which is a really horrible trigger to have: When I know someone is lying and I call their Bluff and they won't come clean, I get pdtd symptoms because of the abuse that I personally experienced and saw firsthand of others but could do nothing about it.

[@chickennugget6233]

I completely relate to this

[@daoistheway3666]

Thank you, Janet Seahorn. I really appreciate this TEDx talk

[@NASCAR_NEAL]

This lady is very smart and loved listening to this. Thank you Dr for all your help and support you do.

[@Moni8331]

This is excellent information, as someone very close to me had been in the war, and is now experiencing symptoms of PTSD.

[@mysuppressedself213]

It's such a intense transition. Thank you so much for your testimony. It's weird to relive moments in your mind while the rest of life continues on around you. To stare at a spot on the floor for long period of time that only feels like a moment. To be locked in your head. For the first time in a long time I felt a positive connection. Thank you again.

[@troyesivanstan2525]

I love this lady. I have been suffering with PTSD

[@stephaniemichelledavis1617]

Finally, someone who understands My Brain!!! Thank You

[@terrapinflyer273]

Wow she has an amazing way of explaining the array of feelings that come from PTSD and how it feels when we're able to find relief. That was a lot! Not to take away from her lecture or experience at all (I learned a lot here), but I too would like to hear more about PTSD with childhood trauma.

[@dlight2669]

I'm getting sick of being told that I just need to focus, think about the positive things or create a gratitude list each day. it doesn't work that way and you gave the perfect example...me also, when I'm driving the events come back to me, and the early morning quiet hours the events come back first thing in the morning. when I'm done with work ,then clock out and I'm leaving.. my mind goes back to events of my trauma. I feel like I have severe ADHD. I have no more room in my head for my brain to hold any extra stuff at all I have no patience feel like I'm going to snap and emotional stuff exhausts me. I'm ready to go to sleep at 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon but I struggle through the day.... drag myself through... to finish the work day. I wake up at 3:00 a.m. in the morning and cannot go back to sleep bc I was so exhausted the night before. Thank you for sharing. I like the quote from Maya Angelou, "when we know better we do better".

[@killagirlx]

This is going to sound weird but i was dianosed with ptsd and given xanex for 30 years bur recently I mentioned to the pharmacist that my thyroid tests came out normal but i want to go to bed by 4pm,. He added a test to my blood work for T3 separate from the normal tests . My T3 came out lowest it could be and he said they didn’t ever give that test to patients because it more expensive so insurance tell doctors not to do it. I was given T3 with my Synthroid and am for the first time sleeping better and going off the Xanax one tiny bit at a time so as to not cause a stroke. I also cut all sugar and have lost lbs and feel better overall. Fatigue is terrible, and never completely goes away and well meaning doctors make you worse sometimes. I became a skydiver and that helped my ability to cope and sleep. 2600 jumps later , i am healthier at 73 than i ever was.

[@dlight2669]

@@killagirlx ty going to doc for blood work next week. update... current counselor says it sounds like PTSD. Domestic violence back in August thought the guy was going to kill me. I'll tell doc to check T3. Stress does affect thyroid. My exhaustion was acute right after attack, yet it has improved some now 5 mos later. I walk when I can, have had 2 mos. counseling, I eat seafood after a particularly stressful day. it helps me the next day. I do not feel so exhausted. I'm sure there's something in the seafood that is helping.

[@MT-ee3sp]

Be so grateful you have a work day and a paycheck ❤ The moment I wake up my chest is pounding brain replaying and I’m jobless carless and without money. I’m literally paralyzed on a bed 24 hrs a day. It makes it so much more unbearable yet I can’t do anything about it.

[@gypsysoul9437]

I think that if society became more caring, understanding, respectful and especially compassionate towards ALL living/sentient beings, our ptsd would have a better chance for healing. Violence, pain and suffering have detrimental effects no matter who the victim is. Exploiting or inflicting pain and suffering on one life in an attempt to relieve another is absurd.

[@JINX-The-Writer]

Madam speaker. You will probably never see this. But thank you for your compassion and willingness to talk on this subject. It is so very much in your heart and that is obvious. I see comments that insinuate you only speak of Vets. However, in the opening you made it clear that there are a million ways to develop PTSD. I am a CPTSD diagnosed woman. I lost my 2 month old to sids. My husband shot himself in front of me. I am a survivor, and to hear you speak so positively on this subject has helped more than you know. I also shared this with family that simply couldn't grasp why I'm not the same anymore. However, this video worked as a great tool to teach them. I never make long comments lol but on the off chance you see this. I want to thank you. ❤

[@rajwinderkaur7193]

The lady has such a positive vibe

[@robraver]

A very powerful speech...well done Lady!! get that message out there. PTSD aint no trivial matter. I have met quite a few Vets from the 1982 Falklands War (and it was a proper albeit short war) have met vets from both sides..they all suffer the same. The fact that PTSD can affect anyone, regardless of age, is very true too.

[@larryphelps6607]

strange I have often felt like a "silent Crier", like My sou constantly wails like a banshee.

[@alexandra6570]

Exactly

[@mdcarol4]

Yes, me too. Exactly. Everyday, there is a crying, sobbing, screaming, running, terrified part within me, and I've only just realized that what I'm terrified of is my own feeling of toxic shame. Always triggered by anyone speaking to me in a sharp, dismissive, denigrating tone of voice. I'm longing to be free of it, and wonder what I would have achieved as a person without having to struggle with this every day.

[@cynthiadelarosa206]

Oh, wow. There I am. I have had no training on how to combat this. I have never given up getting better. Since I was 15 I am 53 now. I battle this with what I have learned over the years but it never ends the learning. I will forever keep fighting to feel and have normal responses to stimuli .

[@lauramosier4393]

mine too from being molested as a child by a neighbor

[@sharoninwonderland2588]

Fantastic to hear that tonight .. Always had PA Nick attacks .. Had the most hurendouse one in 2001 . that then caused so much fear and anxiety in my life and sent me to bad places ,.. But never understood what happened ... Went from normal happy person to hiding in constant fear ... Its horrible but learning to cope and learn is never ending x

[@thejogayogafiles]

Really good. The body, mind, and brain are a triune. Change one, the others are changed. It doesn't matter where we start, just start.

[@diane7352]

Perfect explanation for PTSD.....SILENT SCREAM PAINTING....

[@diane7352]

Also, I am not a war vet

[@cynthiacupler8005]

I have PTSD ,and have flash backs. Thanks for your good information.🐈

[@andrewruben1077]

Well spoken Jan. Thanks to the Seahorns for all your work to raise awareness about this important presentation!

[@oldskoolraver1974]

The impact ptsd has on my life,has almost driven me to the end of a rope. I’m not a vet, but suffered a traumatic event,suppressed it for about 8 mnths, and then something triggered it and my god. Terrifying.