PTSD TRAUMA: Brain & Nervous System Dysregulation.
- 'RecaliBRAINtion'©
- Aug 15
- 3 min read
Symptoms of trauma are endless.
Let’s look at PTSD.
Ever wondered why it makes a person lose their ability to live in the world normally again?
Meds and talk therapy have a place but are limited in their ability to communicate with cortical activity within the brain. Ever tried talking to a car engine to make it start?
The picture below shows clearly how different areas of a PTSD brain being unable to communicate with each other. In basic science the following is known: The front part of your brain deals with higher functions such as planning and decision making. The rear, concerned with more primitive survival insuring mechanism.
Imagine these two areas not being able to communicate properly? Let’s say someone with PTSD living like this, hears a loud noise as he sits watching tv. His rear, survival area of the brain is then not able to communicate and ‘listen’ to the front, rational part which is trying to say, “it’s ok, it’s just a jar falling in the kitchen”
His reaction is to freeze, or jump up depending, and then the overthinking kicks in. Heart racing, eyes wide open, attack or defence body stance ready. Danger is being prepared for, his survival is threatened.
The diagram shows on the left a normal set of cortical communication, in contrast the picture on the right of the patient with PTSD shows clear spaces between the lines of communication. This dysregulation is the culprit for endless suffering on many levels. Brain and nervous system dysregulation is overlooked in mainstream treatment methods.
Not only abused victims can suffer this dysregulation. Children who are sent away to boarding school have also been shown to have 'boarding school syndrome' - the dysregulation stemming from not a lack of food, material comfort or security but from the lack of secure attachment and emotional support during formative years, particularly the separation from primary caregivers. Later on in life symptoms the same as abused children can manifest. Ever seen a highly successful professional thats also an addict, suicidal ideation or eating issues? From pilots to famous musicians, there are many suffering with life limiting symptoms. Crime can be part of this life, as it is with the 'poorer' demographic. Prisons are filled with once victims of crime themselves...
Neurofeedback is a game changer.
Bringing cortical regulation to the person resulting in symptoms melting away in most cases from the stability of the nervous system now functioning in a non rigid or reactive state. High or low arousal states a thing of the past. From childhoods savaged by neglect or abuse to military veterans losing themselves to war, neurofeedback has been for decades the quiet problem solver and life giver to many, including myself, thought to be written of by medical professionals. It is vital that when having neurofeedback to ALWAYS have the support of a professional psychotherapist, psychiatrists or lived experience coach to take you through the process of change as a whole new identity appears, a healthy and safe one free of fear driven reactions. Shame, blame and guilt make way for energy, hope & peace but only with the support of a devoted other. We are tribal people. We need others in life at times.
If you wish to know more about hoe neurofeedback can support you to a better tomorrow, please do get in touch. There are many links in the YouTube videos to international experts using neurofeedback & many evidence based research papers can be found on the ISNR website.
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