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May 04, 2011, 07:18 PM
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Member Since: May 2011
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sorry you went thru that, nick. thing about trauma is, when it comes from someone you are supposed to be able to trust (cop, family member, partner) it is all the harder to work through. the world isn't supposed to offer danger in every single direction. nowhere seems safe. so we stay on high alert all the time, hyperstartle, edgy, muscles tense, breathing shallow. and our brains can only interpret those signs one way--ongoing threat. in addition to a good debriefing, short term meds and long term learning mindfulness meditation helps the brain experience rest and refuge again. a little more time calm each day and eventually more of each moment is calm again and we return to living in the moment rather than past terror or future dread. best to you in your recovery! 
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