Mental Health Care: When You’re Learning to Be Okay With Yourself - Your Body DOESN'T Forget Past Trauma

Have you ever considered how deeply emotional trauma can affect not only your emotions and mental health but also your physical health? Today, let's discover how deeply ingrained past experiences can affect us physically and emotionally, often without us even realizing it. Whether you're grappling with childhood PTSD, complex PTSD (CPTSD), or other forms of trauma, understanding these effects is crucial for beginning the journey towards healing. #ptsd #trauma #mentalhealth #body Writer: Sara Del Villar Editor & Script Manager: Kelly Soong Voice Over: Brandon Animator: Maria Youtube Manager: Cindy Cheong SOURCES Bhandari, , S. (Ed.). (2024, February 25). Overly alert? Hypervigilance and your health. WebMD. www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-hypervigilance Cutler, N. (2024, March). Learning how to unlock tissue memory: IPT patient info. Integrated Physical Therapy. www.iptmiami.com/news/Learning_How_to_Unlock_Tissue_Memory#:~:text=Because%20our%20bodies%20and%20emotions,until%20it%20can%20be%20released. Jovanovic, T., Blanding, N. Q., Norrholm, S. D., Duncan, E., Bradley, B., & Ressler, K. J. (2009). Childhood abuse is associated with increased startle reactivity in adulthood. Depression and anxiety, 26(11), 1018–1026. doi.org/10.1002/da.20599 Knudson, I. M., & Melcher, J. R. (2016). Elevated Acoustic Startle Responses in Humans: Relationship to Reduced Loudness Discomfort Level, but not Self-Report of Hyperacusis. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO, 17(3), 223–235. doi.org/10.1007/s10162-016-0555-y Masgutova, S. (2013, December 10). Reflex integration for post-trauma survival and recovery. Scientific research . masgutovamethod.com/_uploads/_media_uploads/_source/Scientific-Research-Behind-MNRI-02.18.15.pdf Pantoni, M. M., Herrera, G. M., Van Alstyne, K. R., & Anagnostaras, S. G. (2020, May 4). Quantifying the acoustic startle response in mice using Standard Digital Video. Frontiers. www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00083/full Powell, S. B., Weber, M., & Geyer, M. A. (2012). Genetic models of sensorimotor gating: relevance to neuropsychiatric disorders. Current topics in behavioral neurosciences, 12, 251–318. doi.org/10.1007/7854_2011_195 PTSD UK. (2024). Hypervigilance and PTSD. PTSD UK |. www.ptsduk.org/hypervigilance-and-ptsd/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20many%20hyper,stressful%20and%20exhausting%20to%20maintain. Sheikh, Z. (2023, December 5). Moro reflex: What you should know about the Moro reflex. WebMD. www.webmd.com/baby/what-is-the-moro-reflex Yeomans, J. S., & Frankland, P. W. (1995). The acoustic startle reflex: neurons and connections. Brain research. Brain research reviews, 21(3), 301–314. doi.org/10.1016/0165-0173(96)00004-5 Waxenbaum, J. A., Reddy, V., & Varacallo, M. (2023, July 24). Anatomy, autonomic nervous system. StatPearls [Internet]. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539845/#:~:text=The%20autonomic%20nervous%20system%20is,sympathetic%2C%20parasympathetic%2C%20and%20enteric.