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babywitch85

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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)
Posted: 09-25-06 21:39pm

I think alot of people have this that dont even know...
Ptsd Question : a mental disorder that involves frequent nightmares (or night terrors), intrusive thoughts, and flash backsrelated to an earlier trauma.

Whats the difference between a nightmare and a night terror? A nightmare is a bad dream, a night terror is so vivid that you wake up and most often for the first few seconds/minutes you are still living the 'night mare'. It is a very real experience to those who go through these, and even though common in children it is not as uncommon in adults.

"when you are afraid, your body activates the "fight or flight" response —a reference to our caveman ancestors facing a tiger. In reaction, your body releases adrenaline, which is responsible for increasing blood pressure and heart rate and increasing glucose to muscles (to allow you to run away quickly in the face of immediate danger). However, once the immediate danger (which may or may not have actually existed) is gone, the body begins a process of shutting down the stress response, and this process involves the release of another hormone known as cortisol.

If your body does not generate enough cortisol to shut down the flight or stress reaction, you may continue to feel the stress effects of the adrenaline. Trauma victims who develop post-traumatic stress disorder often have higher levels of other stimulating hormones (catecholamines) under normal conditions in which the threat of trauma is not present. These same hormones kick in when they are reminded of their trauma."
Arrow by http://www.Emedicinehealth.Com

also check out this site its got all the information packed down so you dont have to read paragraphs.
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recardo23

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Posted: 07-14-08 04:01am

Stresses, depression, anxiety this type of mental health issue are now very common issue for us. If someone is suffering from this type of issue they should consult with a doctor for this and take some medication. I’m also suffered a lot from this type of mental health problems and my doctor prescribe me xanax for this, and it worked .they also can try it I think it may help you…
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