[denisehart1976]

why does it happen.I think it happens because a lot of people don't know how to deal with there feelings that is just my opinion

[obsids]

I haven't done exhaustive research on just why PTSD occurs. I do know that there is some kind of physiological alteration in the brain. Perhaps it has something to do with how acutely a person reacts to things. In my case, it was long-term damage that was reinforced over a period of 20 years or so.

Nevertheless, in major, long-term cases there seems to be a "burned-in" response to certain stimuli. Why? I can mostly cope with my feelings. I just can't change the initial physiological response that happens in my brain whether I want it to or not. I can learn to shut down that response once it happens. But I have not yet figured out how to make it go away altogether.

[Kiya]

let me see if i remember all the big-fangled words....
the brain first forms as the reptillian brain - then adds some more, then adds the frontal lobes last.

when we experience trauma, that trauma gets stored in the reptillian brain - not the frontal lobes where our regular memories are. there's words like the migdula or something similiar and the hypothamus... i can't remember what they do but they are all a part of it. I took a 2 weekend intensive class on this stuff. What i do remember most from that is that trauma can take anywhere from 3-10 years to heal in therapy (and as we all know, therapy can last a lot longer than that).

For me it was a bunch of different events all leading to too much to handle...
I lost to many ppl in to short of time....
And had cared for them
Also events from childhood......

[uselessbullets]

uhh wow. lol. smart. hmm im not even sure if i even have ptsd....but it is a very strange thing...

[shaggy76]

hi denise let me introduce myself...lol. my name is denise also and i was born in 1976 too. i don't think that we're related though...lol, just a simalarity that i noticed looking through the posts. i'm very new here and i have alot to talk about and also i like to listen and learn, depends how i feel. i don't really know ifi understand or know anything about ptsd but i have an idea. anyhow i think that we are lucky to have others that we can relate to without leaving the house. this is so convenient. so just saying hello and hope to see you in the chat rooms.

[jurplesman]

There is not much mystery as to how Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) develop.

It is explained at:

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Hypoglycemia