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Originally Posted by cherrygash321
Hi, I'm diagnosed with Ptsd from multiple tramas. Wow, that's a mouthful....Anyway, the past year I have figured out that my chronic muscle tension could possibly be from the ptsd. When I am more stressed its worse and just recently I've started having muscle spasms. I am wondering if anyone else has these or like issues. and what you do to relieve the pain/tension. Thanks 
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Try David Bercelis Trauma and Tensión Releasing Exercises (TRE). Google it. Look at traumaprevention.com. buy the book or check it from the library. Its on Kindle. Definitely read the book.
David Berceli has PhD in psychology. He studies neurology and physiology as he earned his doctorate. He experienced PTSD as a member of the US military in Vietnam and as a relief worker all over the world.
PTSD is a disorder of the body. We got stuck in immobile feeeze response. Wild animals and young children shiver it off. Adult and adolescent humans inhibit this natural trembling. Women who experienced conscious unmedicated childbirth may recall the period of all over shaking in the delivery room. I only remember because I had a doctor offering me my baby in one arm and a paid of surgical shears to cut the cord as I began to tremble like a dog in a thunderstorm. I declined that precious moment with a shriek.
That trembling is how the body of new mother or dog or soldier or prey animals discharges excess "energy".
We dont tremble because we think its hysterical or going into shock or signals weakness or frightens others. Thus we stay locked in hyperarousal. Eliciting the tremor response at any time can normalise us.
David has always said he presents his method as a stand alone self help method. You do not need to pay a practitioner, facilitator or teacher. You can learn from his book. Its all you need to learn fhis method.
I buried the lead, lol. TRE will help you shiver off pain and tension. Do it.
I also restrict caffeine and supplement magnesium, control allergies and try to adhere to an anti-inflammatory diet.