Re: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in KO's-

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-Thanks for posting that. I am not very " up on " PTSD but wondered if

that would explain part of the puzzle.

So - what, exactly, is hyper-arousal?

One of the things I have recently noticed about me is when I sense

stress (not even always going so far as actually being exposed, but

merely sensing it [hey! is that part of the hypervigiliance?]

Anyway - when I sense it - it is like my ENTIRE insides ZOOM - like

the inside of me is going millions of times FASTER than the outside -

and often in more than one direction.

I noticed recently that when I am working under stress that I have a

tendency to rush INSIDE and finally figured out that has no affect on

getting things done any faster out there in the world -just zooming

on the inside - so when I notice that I slow down the inside too -

because there is no sense in just wearing myself down creating the

illusion that I am getting things done faster.

But recently I also noticed that in times of certain types of

emotional stress - I sometimes zoom inside too.. AND that seems to

affect my cognitive functioning big time.

One time I was talking to my friend online and got upset and just

started typing like crazy. I don't even remember what I said.. but I

don't think it was very rational. He told me to slow down and finish

a whole thought before I sent it. (I had been sending two or three

words at a time.)At first that upset me - like I felt he was

criticzed me. But when I focused on typing the whole thought out - I

slowed down - and my brains came back " in check. "

So is this something to do with " hyperarousal? " and/or PTSD?

I'm wondering if slowing down will usually help with this. Seems like

when I get in that state - slowing down is not always the first thing

to pop in my mind.

I'm also wondering about the actual changes in brain structure and

function. Are these " reversible? "

Free

-- In ModOasis , " Henry " <onglenwythpond@y...>

wrote:

> Hi Kya-Amorita

>

> I don't know much about PTSD in KO's but I was wanting to look up

> some stuff on PTSD for myself and found this to be a literal gold

> mine.

> Hope something there helps!

>

> Sincerely,

>

>

> http://www.bpdresources.com/ptsd.html