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Getting Rid of Repeating Nightmares: A Simple, Potent, New Recipe

By Belleruth Naparstek — 2012

One of the most dramatic, butt-kicking examples of an effective new treatment tool for posttraumatic stress is a simple protocol called Nightmare Reprocessing, devised by two V.A. psychologists.

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How Weight Lifting Helped One Writer Work Through Her PTSD

Personal trainer and former competitive weight lifter Laura Khoudari discusses her research and her experience with strength training as an embodied movement practice that has helped her heal from her own trauma and help other trauma survivors.

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Maggie Mertens
2021
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The Most Common PTSD Triggers—and How to Manage Them

Loud noises, large crowds, and other PTSD triggers can make you feel like you’re reliving your trauma.

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Heather Mayer Irvine
2018
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How to Tell if You Have Normal Post-Traumatic Stress or Something More Serious

Both mental health conditions can happen after you’ve experienced trauma, but there’s a big difference between them.

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Barbara Brody
2018
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Existentialist Psychologist, Auschwitz Survivor Viktor Frankl Explains How to Find Meaning in Life, No Matter What Challenges You Face

Frankl’s thesis echoes those of many sages, from Buddhists to Stoics to his 20th century Existentialist contemporaries: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

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Josh Jones
2016
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A Psychedelic Drug Passes Big Test for PTSD Treatment

In an important step toward medical approval, MDMA, the illegal drug popularly known as Ecstasy or Molly, was shown to bring relief to those suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder when paired with talk therapy.

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Rachel Nuwer
2021
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Can Racism Cause PTSD?

One major factor in understanding PTSD in ethnoracial minorities is the impact of racism on emotional and psychological well-being. Racism continues to be a daily part of American culture, and racial barriers have an overwhelming impact on the oppressed.

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Monnica T. Williams
2013
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The Drama of the Gifted Child: Part 2

Childhood trauma has an effect on adult mental illness

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Marilyn Wedge
2018
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Repeated Ketamine Infusions Reduce PTSD Symptom Severity

Repeated intravenous (IV) ketamine infusions significantly reduce symptom severity in individuals with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the improvement is rapid and maintained for several weeks afterwards, according to a new study.

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ScienceDaily
2021
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Two Men Share Their Experience with Treatment for PTSD

This is a story about two very different men, their fight with post-traumatic stress disorder, and their coping options.

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Lewis Turner
2021
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Ecstasy as a Remedy for PTSD? You Probably Have Some Questions.

The drug known by the street names Ecstasy or Molly could be a promising treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a new study.

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Dave Philipps
2018
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