"Never go to bed on an argument," so the saying goes. And according to a new study, we should take note of this age-old advice. Researchers have found that going to sleep while still holding on to negative memories can make it harder to suppress them.
Date Posted: December 5, 2016
Categories: Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex ...
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Nov 23
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Humanitarian emergencies - such as earthquakes, extreme drought, or war - not only affect people’s physical health but also their psychological and social health and well-being. More and better can be done for the mental health of disaster ...
Oct 27
Categories: Mental Health Professions, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / ...
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Reporting in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, psychology researchers recorded the brain activity of people looking at disturbing pictures immediately after meditating for the first time. These participants were able to tame their ...
Oct 5
Categories: Meditation, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex ...
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In 2016, virtual reality is exciting. Be it dogfighting through space in EVE: Valkyrie, defusing bombs in Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, or making a complete ass of an operation in Surgeon Simulator, the past few years have seen the tech finally ...
Sep 23
Categories: Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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What if we told you that distressing memories could be wiped away by moving your eyes from left to right, over and over again? Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapy designed to alleviate the distress associated with ...
Sep 13
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Ever wake up still disturbed - and haunted - by the memory of a particularly upsetting image or incident? Research over the past few years has revealed that sleep is intimately tied to memory and might actually be necessary for a large part of its ...
Sep 13
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Cumulative trauma during a person's lifetime can have an overall effect on health in one's later years, according to a study that examines the consequences of traumatic events on older adults' physical health. Also, traumas experienced in adulthood ...
Sep 10
Categories: Adult psychological development, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ...
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder leads many to feel out of control. The symptoms may be so overwhelming some turn to the use of substances in an effort to calm themselves. However, there is a great deal of evidence to suggest that alcohol not only ...
Jul 30
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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“We can’t smooth over hurt feelings in our families,” Brene Brown writes. “It’s too easy for stockpiled hurt to turn into rage, resentment, and isolation. We must talk about it. Even when we don’t want to. Even when we’re tired.”
Jul 27
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Post Traumatic ...
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is common following situations that involve threatened death or serious injury, such as robbery or rape, an earthquake or a car accident.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder leads many to feel out of control. The ...
May 17
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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A new study found that feelings of blame and guilt dominate when midwives and obstetricians struggle to cope with the aftermath of a traumatic childbirth.
Apr 12
Categories: Other, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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In a series of studies conducted in rats, researchers have found that eating blueberries could help to reduce the genetic and biochemical drivers behind depression and suicidal tendencies associated with PTSD.
Apr 8
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Adults living with congenital heart disease may have a significantly higher risk of post-traumatic stress disorder than people in the general population.
Mar 21
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ...
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Oxytocin -- "the love hormone" -- may enhance compassion of people suffering from symptoms of PTSD, according to new study.
Mar 11
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Potential benefits of yoga for people who experience mental health problems related to trauma.
Mar 10
Categories: Anxiety, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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