subway flash

The Pawnbroker scene with Rod Steiger – in which he replies a survivor of the Nazi holocaust in the mid 1900s.
The Pawnbroker, living in New York, disconnected from his present social going-ons and disinterested in faith and man.
Later in the movie he is shocked into the social realities around him.
here flash backs of horrible experiences.

symptoms of trauma

• angry outburst at inconvenient times, including when relax
• Trouble remembering key features of traumatic event
• Distorted feelings like guilt or blame
• Flashbacks—reliving the trauma over and over, including physical symptoms like a racing heart or sweating
• Bad dreams
• Frightening thoughts
• Loss of interest in enjoyable activities

PTSD – post traumatic stress disorder

“disorder” in standard practice of medicine is a diagnosis.
diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can ONLY be given by a professional.
this fact is true because the purpose of diagnosis is to specify treatment and management of disorder, (which are spotted tenants of a criteria layed out by medical standards )

with that aside ones own research into Anxiety and Trauma could be very beneficial for one lifes therapies.

taking on episodes

Our past experiences, ride shotgun with our present doings. a relaxed body, at any given moment and anxiety or “flashbacks” can rise to the front of our perception.
Freud speculated that this was the body defending its self.
This is as if to say, hey body you survived an event before, lets keep it as a guard.
What does this mean?
Sometimes its useful to just welcome the flash, the anxiety episode.
then catch before “it” before it starts up again by reminding self/body “IM SAFE”.

This is a helpful tool because it requires nothing, not even privacy.

1. start with a good sized inhale.
2. Exhale and count out “ 5..4..3..2..1..0″
Count whispering while exhaling
3. Inhale through the nose
4. Exhale “5..4..3..2..1..0″ Just as number 2.
5. continue to step 3 and 4 :
I slow down my counting with each exhale

5…4…3….2….1…0
5…..4…..3……2…..1……0 slower and slower each exhale.

6. I do this for about 3 to 5 minutes or so
7. (optional) inhale, then exhale and repeating the thought: “I’m Safe” . – helpful if anxious.

– taken from the full post: Breathing and Counting Exercise.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. –William James

seeking professional management & treatment

under the present healthcare system, if one is persistently bothered by trauma and anxiety system, the SECOND step is to talk with ones General Practitioner.
FIRST keep a list or a log of of events and episodes.
this is a habit one should always consider when a doctors visit is scheduled.
write down when, what you were doing, and how the event made you physically feel.
If you suspect post-trauma ask General practitioner for the next step,

There is nothing shameful about anxiety and trauma-symptoms. they are part of the bodys functioning, like eating, pooping and dreaming, vomiting.
but one doesnt want persistent anxiety and flashes to rule his life.

this link has examples of charts before visiting a doctor:https://echopen.wordpress.com/charts/
one can download them or just make their own on paper.

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