Is PTSD A Fight Or Flight Addiction?

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As the fireworks season approaches, many veterans experience heightened PTSD symptoms. Dr. Kaveh explains how subconscious dependencies and societal stigmas make treatment challenging. Learn how to identify these dependencies and effective strategies for overcoming them. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more insightful content.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction by Dr. Anthony Kaveh
0:14 - Fireworks and PTSD in veterans
0:32 - Stigma around addiction
0:45 - Identifying subconscious dependencies
1:30 - The brain's need for control
2:08 - Defining survival mode
2:30 - Commonplace examples of control mechanisms
3:00 - Caffeine and alertness
3:30 - Compulsive exercise and stress relief
4:00 - Emotional eating and anxiety
5:01 - Fireworks as a PTSD trigger
6:00 - Hyperarousal and addiction parallels
7:00 - The definition of addiction
8:00 - Breaking the PTSD loop
9:00 - Prolonging the space between stimulus and response
10:00 - Altered states of consciousness and treatment options
11:00 - Q&A and viewer engagement
#PTSDRecovery #MentalHealthAwareness #AddictionTreatment

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@donnagreyerbiehl7043 22 күн бұрын

I can be calm during a crisis, but then when it’s over am a wreck for several hours after. It’s almost like a delayed fight/flight response.

@vanessahawarden9028 22 күн бұрын

Me too…I get IBS after the crisis

@amandaoflynn-kelly324 22 күн бұрын

@@vanessahawarden9028same

@paulacoyle5685 22 күн бұрын

I have that too. It’s like instant focus and if I’m not of any use during the crisis I shake like a leaf

@chark2718 22 күн бұрын

Me too. But my recovery is day or days.

@TheHillBillyPageantLife 22 күн бұрын

Me too! And I am all about control in someone else’s emergency (just not my own, lol!!)

@michelelindseth8250 22 күн бұрын

Absolutely. I used to cry every time l heard people arguing, even if l was not a part of it. l was scolded in a loud voice as a child by my mother, by teachers, by siblings,by husband, often unfairly and hurtfully. I was /am a good person and it is near the end of my life that l can really know that. Another thing l learned is to avoid toxic people who act that way. More importantly, l learned what real forgiveness and mercy is.

@MedicalSecrets 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for your vulnerability in sharing that - I hope others can benefit from your shared experience

@gloriamaryhaywood2217 19 күн бұрын

You are very sensitive and so you made an easy target for those nasty bullies! I'm so glad you discovered your OWN self-worth.

@margaretneanover3385 19 күн бұрын

It is irritating to the young especially. Always something wrong

@elderlypoodle9181 18 күн бұрын

When I hear arguing my muscles paralyze. Breathing gets shallow and horrible fear.

@siouxzanne7296 20 күн бұрын

I've been in survival mode since infancy and have never felt safe. I've experienced multiple traumas for over 60 years. Life events guided me towards becoming a social worker and CASAC, which were great achievements for me, but unfulfilling as I think our regimented mental health care system lacks compassion and often does more harm. People say I'm strong and I'm a survivor and I am, but all it means is that I'm still standing. The damage finally caught up to me at this late stage of life and the neurological dysregulation from CPTSD incapacitates me. It's taken its toll on my physical health too. EMDR has helped a little and also understanding the neurological changes. Thanks for educating and spreading awareness.

@sskys2442 11 күн бұрын

Same.😢

@TheFirstManticore 22 күн бұрын

I alternate between wanting nothing to happen and enjoying a crisis when it happens. But I DON'T enjoy flashbacks, which can be triggered by things than nobody else finds difficult to deal with. The CoViD-19 Pandemic was perfect. Lockdowns meant nothing was happening, yet there was the excitement of a life-threatening crisis. i thoroughly enjoyed 2020.

@sarahosuba96 22 күн бұрын

Omg same 2020 was the best for me

@wvglitter7761 21 күн бұрын

@@TheFirstManticore 2020 was the dam breaking in my life, been nonstop crisis ever since

@tomtroy3792 19 күн бұрын

WV glitter I have commanded the universe to bring you many blessings! The blessings are coming as we speak and you never know when they will arrive

@wvglitter7761 13 күн бұрын

@@tomtroy3792 Them you, Tom! You're right. I made it a goal to make it to my Bible studies every day this week, and God has put the motivation in me. I might be late some days, but the routine was missed. The snowball effect has been my blessing since you posted 😁 getting things done again.

@wvglitter7761 13 күн бұрын

@@tomtroy3792 Also, prayers of gratitude and that God returns the favor and pays it forward over your life 🙏

@user-oh4zj8rx2d 22 күн бұрын

I've been in survival mode awhile..I have witnessed trauma..

@DebiG1057 22 күн бұрын

My PTSD was caused by being fired over the time I took off grieving the loss of my brother and sister to ALS in a brief period of time. I was humiliated by being moved out of my office to the sidewalk.

@warondogs8199 22 күн бұрын

I'm so sorry for your losses and then getting mistreated at the job. I hope you find some better people than that.

@gloriamaryhaywood2217 22 күн бұрын

Horrible company to have just dumped you like that! I'm sure you are better off NOT working there! (Sending Hugs!!💜)

@ElizzzaB 19 күн бұрын

Awful. Sorry for your loss.

@dianameadows8944 14 күн бұрын

So sorry Deb, something similar happened to me years ago. People can be so cruel. Sending you thoughts of peace, love, healing and kindness.

@dianameadows8944 14 күн бұрын

PTSD after an 80 foot long oak tree fell on me, breaking my back in 7 places. Then my pain medicine was abruptly stopped, after I took them,EXACTLY as I was supposed to. The reason … the so called opioid crisis. So my pain is off the charts unless I am fully asleep.

@janaskibo871 22 күн бұрын

I have lived in survival mode for years. I just have been able to start enjoying life again. My rest has improved so much. I also just had knee replacement surgery and turned over my pain meds to my sister, that way I wouldn't try and lean on them too much. ( I don't well being physically incapacitated) I'm so sorry to everyone that has horrible reactions to fire works. I can't do any type of haunted maze or haunted houses. I punched someone in a haunted house once . The addiction explanation makes a whole lot of sense. EMDR and DBT are so so helpful!!

@sarahosuba96 22 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, I have had PTSD since I can remember. With a long history of severe, complex trauma. I’m tired. I’ll never be “normal “ and I know this. However, I became a psychiatrist to try to help myself and others and it helps. Sometimes I want to cry about my life and other times I grab the moment and feel immense joy. Not being able to discern between real and perceived threats has landed me in legal trouble, more than once. This education is needed.

@Moonlights_75 21 күн бұрын

You’re a brave lady! I think if we go through stuff in our lives (as humans and as clinicians) then it makes us better doctors. And we are then better able to help our patients. Take care x

@syzygy4365 20 күн бұрын

@@Moonlights_75 seeing the good in trauma is so very hard, but you've made an excellent example.

@lindadigusta44 20 күн бұрын

@@sarahosuba96 you are awesome! Psychiatry needs your insight and compassion 💛

@catalhuyuk7 19 күн бұрын

Anyone who can become a psychiatrist and manoeuvre that system is a true warrior, especially if you’re a woman. You’re stronger than you think.

@SRPA476 22 күн бұрын

I always wondered why my brain threw up intrusive, upsetting thoughts and seemed hell bent on keeping me sick and scared. I know I don't want that, but what my subconscious wants is a different matter. Food for thought as always, love!❤️🙏

@MedicalSecrets 21 күн бұрын

Thank you! I hope you learned something new to better advocate for your health!

@ddurkof 22 күн бұрын

Part of the HPA Axis. The brain is in survival mode.

@jimriffel6969 22 күн бұрын

Not meaning this to be weird, but you have the most wonderful, soothing smile and demeanor. Thanks for sharing.

@eileenhaslof1696 22 күн бұрын

The Doc. has a lot of compassion and empathy...

@jimriffel6969 22 күн бұрын

Had a friend die this morning. While watching this vid, the sad "stress" was just soothing away. He is amazing.

@Oma_Wetterwachs 22 күн бұрын

@@jimriffel6969 feel a hug from europe my friend ❤️🫂

@JennWatson 21 күн бұрын

My dog died yesterday and I'm raw... The Dr. is very soothing to me! Thank you ❤

@MimiMimi-yt6mp 20 күн бұрын

@@jimriffel6969 my deepest condolences to you

@ninner196 22 күн бұрын

Dr Kaveh I think that this was the best way to explain how our bodies handle fear. It is my firm belief that since the pandemic that probably ( hypothesis) that most now are suffering from PTSD and look at the focus of medicine now. There is so much dedicated to insane useless products taking advantage of that fight or flight response. Certainly people are looking for “a fix” but we know that our bodies need time to reestablish good habits. Excellent talk Dr K and doing our best to take care of ourselves too is so important. Thank you.😊

@lindadigusta44 22 күн бұрын

I recently found out I've had PTSD long term but I've called myself an adrenaline junkie for years! I don't get triggered often but I do practice mindfulness and use breathing exercises for meditation and asthma. My therapist suggested I get certified in somatic experience therapy. I already do Reiki... I cope and it would be great to share, and learn.

@williamallen7836 21 күн бұрын

Totally understand. I have PTSD from severe child abuse. Back when I started therapy there wasn't much in the line of effective treatments. So I am thinking about seeking out some other the newer treatments. The addiction to adrenaline can be difficult, and near impossible to achieve. Nothing truely replaces the intensity of a true threat to one's life. I hope you find a way to effectively cope with this. After many many years I still struggle at times with this.

@lindadigusta44 20 күн бұрын

@@williamallen7836 well, I live in NYC and read the news, so threats aplenty! I like that I'm okay in a real crisis (911 I was ready to jump into action in my community, it felt great, but I would not want 3000 of my neighbors to be murdered again!) , my challenge is not to bring extra stress into my own life so i can see what's really coming at us! Balance is always my go-to, and tools-based therapy was a huge help when a health crisis triggered a past trauma I can't consciously remember (too young).

@tobilytle5737 21 күн бұрын

Love the point you shared - it’ll become an exercise in- in wisdom: ‘extend the experience between stimulus and response.’ Thank you!

@Wendymarino 22 күн бұрын

Helping the algorithm I just don’t wanna say them words… because my trauma that started as a child … my parents did not protect me

@MeredithRothman-db6wf 22 күн бұрын

I remember days my anxiety flew over the fence, weighed my options and there i found this dude who got the best strains of psilocybin and other psychs..

@MeredithRothman-db6wf 22 күн бұрын

(They're on Telegrams & Instagrams?.

@MeredithRothman-db6wf 22 күн бұрын

@PHILLSMYCO2, is the handle?…

@Wendymarino 19 күн бұрын

I’m not one to jump into pharmaceuticals but the research and science is there… I have hope, to fix me because I’m severely broken…

@TrueDarkness458 22 күн бұрын

I believe it is. I have a form of PTSD from my days of being an active addict, and living "that life" but people need to stop looking at us in a negative way. We are far stronger than any normy could ever dream of. Try surviving a day in our head... God bless. Happy early independence day.

@gregh4284 22 күн бұрын

I don't speak of it with normies. It can lead to very bad outcomes.

@TrueDarkness458 22 күн бұрын

@@gregh4284 *fist bump*

@SilkeSaint 20 күн бұрын

I once read something a therapist shared that a patient pointed out to him that blew him away. The therapist had asked how the patient was doing with his addiction triggers and listed things the patient did to cope. The patient calmly pointed at the therapists ever present mug of coffee and said,” Dude, we are ALL just trying to find a way to soothe ourselves through this life.” This kind of reset this therapists thinking about addiction vs problematic addiction. Because they are the same thing, just different in ways more subtle that we acknowledge.

@ruthmoldan5523 22 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It's very inspiring!

@MedicalSecrets 21 күн бұрын

Thank you! I hope you learned something new to better advocate for your health!

@user-uy3sf7ju9b 21 күн бұрын

been in survival for 57 years and as an elderly handicapped person just found out I am going to be homeless, it never ends. aren't you an anesthetist? well either way I am glad you are putting out this information. Usually it's stuff I cannot control I don't know how to deal, and not sure where I will be living with my medical equipment is more than I can bare.

@tumbleweeduk7479 19 күн бұрын

🙏💜🏡💐💰💜🙏

@kimberlybegonia2869 19 күн бұрын

For ten years I’ve been trying to be the main caregiver in so many ways for my husband with MCL, an incurable Lymphoma. No control of what’s to happen, so much uncertainty. Holidays don’t matter anymore. In the middle of this ten years, my Mom died after her long journey with CLL. Someday I’ll be on the other side of this but meanwhile, just give me Coffee. Lots of it💜

@lorinapetranova2607 22 күн бұрын

Every person I know including myself gets jumpy n pissed from the extremely loud uneven noise. No I'm not an addict n everyone I've been around with fireworks issues suffers ptsd from Kuwait. Btw. As someone who grew up in a seriously psychologically dysfunctional and abusive home it's hard to believe some of this bcos it's too far removed from my life experiences and most people I've known. So sorry to hear about such a huge amount of society that's so wrecked from living in such an arrogant and ignorant society. Many blessings ya'll.

@ninner196 22 күн бұрын

It truly seems like since the pandemic that so many are really living in a post traumatic stress disorder in one form or another and one degree or another. Just all the news shows that. We need a better way for sure soon. Thank you for your brave comment and you are right.😊

@CC-lh7tj 21 күн бұрын

I get triggered by Trump bc he's shamelessly verbally abusive and runs on a platform of sheer lust for power and domination of those who struggle to survive. He bungled the pandemic response very early on with vitriol against China and the CDC and couldn't have cared less about the US leading the death count. He arrogantly goes against the grain of reasonable response to climate change and his tactics are deny deny deny. His debate performance last week was appallingly bullish and lacking in factual substance. He borders on psychopathy and apparently a large swath of US citizens admire those traits based on polls. His toxic nature is and should be triggering to every decent American and motivate a massive voter turnout, again, to stop the disturbing trends he has fueled and I'll do my part to help.

@baref1959 22 күн бұрын

ptsd is not a fight-flight reaction. it is a oh shit i cant control anything around me addiction. duck and hide because the damange you will take has nothing to do with your ability to survive or prevent crisis. i have fight or flight issues, but when i duck and hide its a i want to be so tiny no one can find me mode.

@mandeehusky 22 күн бұрын

I have a "freeze response" it will probably end me one day.

@friendlydude4553 19 күн бұрын

Many years of searching, studying Meditation, Psychology and Philosopy put me in a position where I went on a psychedelic journey a few years ago. It was after some wild trips with Ketamine that I was set free from 40 years of addictions from the survivor's guilt of living through a fatal car accident in 1979. I opened my eyes from a coma back then but I never really work up until recently. Now I am wide awake and loving my existence.

@iiiAutumniii 16 күн бұрын

I was one of a handful of Air Traffic Controllers talking to the two planes that then turned off their transponders (a planes way of telling us who they were, how fast they were going and what altitude they were flying). It was horrendous to then walk into our break room and watch the reporter saying a small plane had crashed into one of the Twin Towers and then watching a Boeing slam into the second one. Of course I knew what had happened. The two planes I had been responsible for had just murdered everyone in the Twin Towers (I learned later it was just a MEASLY 2977). It took exactly a year, but on 9/11/2002, I had my first seizure-at work! Then I started having 20 seizures a day. Now, 22 years later, I’m down to one a quarter thanks to a whole lot of work. PTSD is strange, Strong stuff. Get help if you can. If you can’t…get books like I did and work on yourself. It may take some time…but it’s worth it!!!

@stephenr115 22 күн бұрын

Good to see you Doctor be safe and be careful! And the survival mode control discussion very good.

@MedicalSecrets 21 күн бұрын

Good to see you, as well! I'm wishing you a restful holiday weekend

@stephenr115 21 күн бұрын

@@MedicalSecrets thank you. I left another message at office. I must be missing calls. Thank you Sir.

@mirgrant 21 күн бұрын

Happy 4th!! Excellent video ! ❤❤❤❤

@DeniseGonatos-Smith-wk7dr 22 күн бұрын

Keep up the good work.! Thank you ❤

@MedicalSecrets 21 күн бұрын

I hope you can better advocate for your health and for your loved ones 🙏

@rene5600 21 күн бұрын

Yep as pts sufferer. I noticed this,its the brain self addiction. I do follow E.Tolle and ask when problems arise help from friends . Tapping points work also . But also acceptance and knowing about it. No control big problem but have to let it go . The flow .

@ThomasAT86 22 күн бұрын

Since I can remember, I was the type of person to always push myself to the max and I just wasn't able to stop once I started...gym, running, working, alcohol, going out, staying up, gaming, sex. And since I just heard that comment with beef by Jilli....I once started eating a bunch of eggs every day and after a few days I just couldn't believe what was happening - for the first and only time in my life I actually had great sleep, I slept in within minutes, I woke up fully refreshed and I was amazingly stable mental-emotionally. Eventually had food poisoning, developed an intolerance to eggs and when I wanted to try again it didn't work anymore, though I also already developed ME/CFS, histamine issues, POTS and a few other issues at that point.

@Natashaleah9 22 күн бұрын

Very empowering insight. Thank you for sharing this perspective, it helped me a lot to learn it. I appreciate how compassionate and understanding you are.

@MedicalSecrets 21 күн бұрын

That is very kind of you, I hope this provides you with new ways of thinking and healing!

@Natashaleah9 21 күн бұрын

@@MedicalSecrets Thank you, it has helped me immensely. So grateful for all you share. Bless you. 🙏

@CAM-wk3dj 22 күн бұрын

Idk…, whatever it is-it’s Exhausting and don’t even get me started on waking up tired and a bag of mixed emotions from the nightmares/night terrors…

@midnitelite7210 19 күн бұрын

For many years of my life, I lived in survival mode because I grew up in that mode. A few years ago after meeting a wonderful patient man, I realized that if I started to get comfortable or feel safe, I would create a problem or a scenario to get me back in survival mode. I feel like I have been able to almost fully correct this now that I recognize it.

@syzygy4365 20 күн бұрын

One cycle I've found to be very irritating as a person who was traumatized by an abusive relationship is my body tends to go into fight or flight in the worst way. I tend to sway from I need out of this situation it's not safe to the other extreme of forgetting details of what I experienced and blaming myself. I have a hard time trusting people and their intentions. Worst of all my family has seen me go back so many times to learn not the full extent of the abuse but how my well-being starts to deteriorate. Very interesting, thank you for the knowledge.

@StanCat4 22 күн бұрын

I am in survival mode (nex) and would give anything to be past it

@bokie51 16 күн бұрын

I would just add that our inner conversations and what's being said can be what calms the fight or Flight, or can be what sends us over the edge. Fearful thought, creates Fearful living. When I was deep into depression and anxiety, I created literally the whole mental world I lived from. Once, I figured that out, that really empowered me to change my thoughts and that changed my state of mind that I lived from within my head...

@Straighttalk95 22 күн бұрын

Helloo DoctorK ! Hope you are doing good 👍🏻 such a great topic to address and I’m gutted I missed the Live but just rewatching it now .. ❤

@MedicalSecrets 21 күн бұрын

I hope you learned something new!

@Straighttalk95 21 күн бұрын

@@MedicalSecrets always learn something new from you 🥰👍🏻

@jscire__872 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video! Substance addiction (for example) and being stuck in fight-flight are both survival mechanisms and should both be treated with empathy, assistance, and guidance. I find it a very calming thought that natural psychological reactions like fight-fight loops ie PTSD do exist physically in the brain, nervous system, and body so you can actually help them relax their grip by helping your body and taking care of it with basic needs: food, sleep, movement, company etc. Personally I’ve also found parts work (internal family systems) therapy ideas very helpful. It’s essentially like a thought exercise for your thought machine: a way of using internal dialogue to let your brain process experiences, reactions, and emotions by promoting strong self-compassion. It’s been surprisingly meditative and calming and there are a ton of resources about it on yt.

@Please_Dont_Call_It_Frisco 21 күн бұрын

I am an addict in recovery, and have severe PTSD. The addiction came after the trauma, so it's safe to assume that living in a state numbed to reality was preferable to looking at what happened straight on. Since getting sober in 2014, I am far better off. As a mother and as an individual. The trade-off is night terrors 5 nights a week, and some horrible memories that like to sneak up on me. I have a hair trigger startle reflex and wake up from anesthesia tearing lines out and kicking everyone I can reach until I ground in reality. So I get the resistance to the label of addiction. The trauma happened TO us, while addiction is seen as something you do to yourself.

@theresabriant6499 20 күн бұрын

Pray for the hand of GOD. For his healing power. All upon his name. Open up his word....psalm 91. There are words if comfort. Sounds like you have it in you to choose life. My prayers are w/you.

@Please_Dont_Call_It_Frisco 19 күн бұрын

@@theresabriant6499 Ummm... I didn't say I don't want to live. That's a huge assumption to make. Please don't try to shove your religious beliefs down my throat. 🤮Respectfully, think before you type anything that pops in your head.

@bootgrease 19 күн бұрын

I’m fascinated by medical stuff in general, and your video break downs are great. But I do believe that this is your most straight forward, most helpful video. I also see so many people self medicating. Please warn folks about how therapy’s work hand and hand.

@bryantburchell797 21 күн бұрын

Happy 4th of July Dr. Kaveh❤🤍💙🇺🇲💥

@MedicalSecrets 21 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@bryantburchell797 21 күн бұрын

@@MedicalSecrets you're welcome

@subjectively-observered 20 күн бұрын

You rock Dr K

@subjectively-observered 20 күн бұрын

"Enslavement"...brilliant. The power of language.

@TeamCat1128 19 күн бұрын

Yes! I did compulsive exercise (8-10 hours a day) and severely monitored my diet as a means of controlling my myself when I felt things in my environment were out of my control.

@mnemonyss 21 күн бұрын

You just connected more dots for me! When i was younger i used to take extreme risks for that fight or flight response. I have cptsd. I absolutely put myself into situations to create that. I also require caffeine. I am always alert even when sleeping, the slightest sound and I'm awake in high alert mode. I don't really take risks now, and I'm starting to get better sleep. I just need to quit the caffeine. Therapy has helped me immensely. I have chemical/hormonal imbalances from a TBI i got 20 years ago, but am working to account for that. With knowledge, like what you share, we can all learn and figure out why we do the things we do, and work to correct those things that aren't so great for us.

@MedicalSecrets 21 күн бұрын

I'm so happy I was able to help connect things!

@kitten6363 21 күн бұрын

I don't think this info is correct, though

@jenniferblankenship4915 19 күн бұрын

My mother committed suicide in 1968 by pulling in front of a freight train. I was six years old. I have four sisters and a brother. My dad raised all of us..I have been in fight or flight mode since that day.

@JolieGregory-p6x 12 күн бұрын

Thank you ❤❤❤

@mhenderson9311 19 күн бұрын

It's good to find put about the Wim Hof Method for breathing. I am going to start practicing this. It sounds a bit like biofeedback. Thank you for sharing the info.

@kaysmyth7099 19 күн бұрын

I was an ER Nurse for over 20 years. I have guns, knifes pulled on me. I’ve been between 2 different motorcycle groups. I’ve seen to many young people dies. The final was watching a tragic tanker fire raged out of control for over 4 hrs on the interstate that my husband was killed in. There needs to be studies on how many ER nurses Paramedics, firefighters and police have PTSD a small study thinks we are work than those’d who have been in war. They are in a war area a small amount of time due to the10 plus years that emergency workers are. I not saying that military doesn’t have bad PTSD. I have worked with a therapist who deals with PTSD. I’ve worked a long time on mine and it’s better after 15 years and I’m still working on it when it flairs its ugly head. On good breathing exercise is what you learn in child birth classes.

@christopherleubner6633 22 күн бұрын

If things are going right or good it feels wrong, always scanning for the next crisis and trying to avoid same. 😢

@donnagreyerbiehl7043 22 күн бұрын

Mindfulness can be helpful!

@Sheilanagig 20 күн бұрын

There are structural changes that occur in the hippocampus from PTSD or even chronic stress. It can also create dysautonomia and affect heartrate, breathing, digestion and throw all of them out of whack. You do not have control over it, so for me the idea of being addicted to the stress and adrenaline is pretty academic. It's not as if they can regrow their hippocampus. Therapy can only do so much, and often there are things that never get better, or only improve to a limited extent. I'd be careful of implying that people with PTSD enjoy being triggered on some level. It's too much of a nightmare to live with for that to be plausible. Another thing worth considering is that combat veterans deal with a lot of concussive force. They come back not just with PTSD but often with undiagnosed TBI. That can affect the way they react and behave as well, and this is well documented.

@zamzagirl89 21 күн бұрын

With dysautonomia I am constantly stuck in fight or flight and will actually purposely cause an adrenaline dump just to be able to handle something I can't. If I'm super sick from my EDS crap or mentally **cked and can't force myself to get up. Adrenaline dump. A purposely attained fight or flight response to "ride" to do what needs done. Now I almost always crash hard afterwords but it will help me get shut done

@LAppleDumpling 22 күн бұрын

Saw my Dr yesterday, talking about my health and his suggestions and he said to me, "well your the C.E.O." so we will go with the direction you desire!!!!! I drive an hour for my new Dr and it's worth it!!

@MeredithRothman-db6wf 22 күн бұрын

I remember days my anxiety flew over the fence, weighed my options and there i found this dude who got the best strains of psilocybin and other psychs...

@MeredithRothman-db6wf 22 күн бұрын

(They're on Telegrams & Instagrams?..

@MeredithRothman-db6wf 22 күн бұрын

@PHILLSMYCO2, is the handle?.

@Nira39 21 күн бұрын

Nice! Great to hear you found a doctor that gets it.

@MedicalSecrets 21 күн бұрын

I'm so happy to hear that you have a new doctor that resonates with you

@user-rb8cs3jo8p 19 күн бұрын

I didn't go to war,I'm traumatized from 2 marriages.so badly that I have PTSD,the nightmares and night terrors,are absolutely horrible.ir went in for 3 to 4 years before I was able to get help from a mental health doctor,and a medical doctor.im now on medication for this disease.sometimes I feel like PTSD is only reserved for service men and women,I understand they make up a huge part of this, I kinda feel like since I didn't go to war,it's not taken seriously which bothers me pretty badly.i have no issues with our service people do need the help,but it just kills me that I feel I'm not at all important,but those of us with PTSD that didn't go to war,are people too.and live with it everyday.

@Foxie12100 14 күн бұрын

Dr you are marvellous ,I was gas light again on Tuesday when a appointment with my Dr he was in the room for 60 seconds, if that helps was so rude I was in tears , the has hide to charge me, He didn’t care, he didn’t listen, our health system is broken and Drs like him make it worse, 💙💙

@outlaw321 22 күн бұрын

I don't go to see fireworks because since I've been shot. It is hard to tell the difference between a mortar exploding or a shotgun blast. I've never seen war just dumb choices when I was young. I made a choice that not just the shooting or the stabbing but nothing like that was going to happen to me like that again. So I count every step it takes to get to every where in my house and when I move it takes me a whole year to learn what noises are normal and not. Makes it hard to move because I have to do everything over again. I don't sleep right for the first year

@bobtaylor170 22 күн бұрын

Consider looking into EMDR. Just do some Internet research into it.

@bobtaylor170 22 күн бұрын

Research EMDR. Book suggestion: The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel vander Kolk, M.D.

@rebeccaheldt391 22 күн бұрын

I like your podcast ❤

@MedicalSecrets 21 күн бұрын

Thank you! I hope you learned something new to better advocate for your health!

@Nancy-dz1vo 22 күн бұрын

Holidays is a trigger

@hhk740 3 күн бұрын

Thank you

@NursingRelationships 21 күн бұрын

♥️🔥Seems like great psychiatry topic

@claudibiscotti4710 21 күн бұрын

Let’s not forget, Taking a shower, bath, or if able a Walk….🌻

@katalyst88 8 күн бұрын

Root meaning of the word addiction…I never knew! Very interesting

@babsk4071 18 күн бұрын

❤THANK YOU☕️👋

@korlilkatana7653 22 күн бұрын

Of course, I understand survival mode as someone who has PTSD

@tomtroy3792 19 күн бұрын

A mental health evaluation by a mental health professional told me I am suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. I try not to tell no one they always ask were you in the war you weren't in the war you're too young and they roll their eyes

@MoncureCoyote 21 күн бұрын

PTSD and when the adrenal glands break. I have Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency. I used to respond to triggers with anger and panic. Now, anytime there is a severely stressful stimulant, the body feels extremely broken. You aren't allowed to go into fight or flight. Go into fight or flight and I feel like I am on my last and final breath. It is a difficult way to live. At present, I must stay far away from people and conflict. I do however find in the general population some people are more easily put into fight or flight and I end up having to try and talk them down.

@kbstrong429 20 күн бұрын

I’m always in that mode in my opinion I’m always anxious and worry and can’t ever just sit in peace I could be all alone in my room and feel that way.

@nickspears2465 9 күн бұрын

I feel like I’m in survival mode almost every single day. I really wanna come to Clinic are tight, but my life is worth it. I’ll make it there one day.

@Foxie12100 20 күн бұрын

Breathing helps and grounding

@leilanikraushaar1111 19 күн бұрын

As an Indigenous woman, CPTSD is the norm. I just breathe and slow my nervous system down. Personally, i don't think you really comprehend this issue. My goal is to continue to feel safe in the world and to thrive. I do appreciate your thoughts.

@theshowlifeyoungs-Gabrielle 22 күн бұрын

My doctor told me that I would have to find another doctor because I was too much for her to handle with my PTSD what should I do... Had this happen multiple times?

@theshowlifeyoungs-Gabrielle 22 күн бұрын

I also have high functioning autism,ptsd, bipolar, depression,and ADHD

@JL-ui5xl 22 күн бұрын

Hi had a few Es

@colleen9844 21 күн бұрын

Completed EMDR with great success, now my therapist doesnt know what to do with me either. I've gained more insight from this video and comments, yours included, than the past few months of "talk therapy". I keep searching YT and books for answers but realize God is the one who will have to help me. Patiently seeking his guidance. Wish you the best

@Foxie12100 14 күн бұрын

Yes my Dr once told me

@Foxie12100 20 күн бұрын

Music helps with calming me down,

@jac1161 16 күн бұрын

You can have PTSD from the 'service field" of working healthcare as well as if you have vicarious trauma (picking up others), are sensitive, empath and became a patient of neglect by the healthcare system and it was scary as &^%$%. Anyway, I did super well when I worked in crisis and traumas a nurse. When I became a patient and disabled, I'm...let's say...working on and through a lot. Yes,very good topic and reality.

@kathypaaaina3953 22 күн бұрын

Aloha hugs 🤗 I understand it but you reading the prompt oh your on live Chat The Trama was terrible PTSD surfaced after Sar c02 August 2021 in a room stuck for 5 days anyway You have a new Subscriber, Now I understand Fireworks

@claudibiscotti4710 21 күн бұрын

Your good, Thanks, great Brain food☺️, the explanation of the word Addiction, ✨✨🌞🌞enslavement.

@californiadreaming567 20 күн бұрын

I freeze. I’m the deer in the headlights and then run. Sometimes I can freeze for years before I can think of what happens

@margaretneanover3385 19 күн бұрын

Thanks . There's so much to look at. I was just commenting on a point of relationship and the value this underlying situation has in a message. How many non uniform or educated higher are not without a criminal or some type record? What does it say in the outlook? I'm seeing the fuller value, choice and other in the psyche part of relevant assurances. It was in fifties that very few had open records of devalue and that law was sure needed to keep that down when other parts sprang up like a led horse in water. No way they can't drink. Even forced to ride. So while this drama is not a great movie, the vast numbers I'm going to say is similar to every one having been raped or attacked or in a bar fight or theft. So if two people who might want a partner is avoiding those they are left with the option of a suit or a uniform which also might say so much about what's not available. Talk about seeing why some feel used . At that very much . Some on survival have the same relationship issues and imo they can understand more than average not looking at joe. ..after watching a video, a phrase ," after getting to shore sering damages , it was clear , killing was the only thing that mattered" Ernie Pyle. The shifts try rising above what we expect as norm and dysphoria enters in slight details imo. If that's the correct term. Help me out here, am I only one seeing the norm going to hello from reactive issues?

@ThirzaTumTum 22 күн бұрын

What do you think about psychogenic fevers? I read that not every dr believes people can think themselves into a low grade fever. I've had a low grade fever since April 5th and was prescribed antidepressants because my thyroid tests keep coming back in the "green". I still have a low grade fever.

@playinglifeoneasy9226 21 күн бұрын

I saw the thumbnail and I felt myself to get deep breath out. Big sigh.

@jac1161 16 күн бұрын

Careful, it's not just the American healthcare system....it's all over the world mostly...well, modern/first word countries, that is

@rachael1572 22 күн бұрын

Good afternoon

@cail171 20 күн бұрын

Dr, may i ask, im diagnosed with Arnold Chiari Malformation, im likely going to NEED decompression surgery. Have you been in a surgical room for a brain procedure? I've explained in how i how to describe it.

@Morgan313 18 күн бұрын

A psychiatrist once told me that dependency is not the same as addiction because addiction involves craving. Veterans do not crave fireworks simply because they react poorly to them. Thus, PTSD is not addiction.

@dianameadows8944 14 күн бұрын

I agree with you.

@francescaemc2 21 күн бұрын

grazie

@dagunnaswife 22 күн бұрын

I was enjoying the rewards of hard work with my therapist for ptsd for nearly 14 years until a set back. Body brain reaction, taking my all the way back to the beginning. Now its been 9 yrs of trying again. Feel like im losing the battle.

@MeredithRothman-db6wf 22 күн бұрын

I remember days my anxiety flew over the fence, weighed my options and there i found this dude who got the best strains of psilocybin and other psychs...

@MeredithRothman-db6wf 22 күн бұрын

(They're on Telegrams & Instagrams?.

@MeredithRothman-db6wf 22 күн бұрын

@PHILLSMYCO2, is the handle?..

@MedicalSecrets 21 күн бұрын

I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope you're able to retake your progress

@gwortman3515 21 күн бұрын

I was born in survival mode...straight outta the womb!!!

@crystalhearteddragon4197 22 күн бұрын

Is this the same with chidhood CPTSD? I've been trying so hard for decades to heal.

@donaldmoser212 22 күн бұрын

Question: Please discuss methadone for chronic pain and its ability to reset your body's opioid tolerance. Only time I ever had an opioid issue was about 25 years ago when a pharmacist had an issue with morphine and my prescribing doctor (after several months). Had to immediately switch to methadone. About 2 weeks after following a dr.prescribed methadone regime 100% accurately.I OD'd (think the methadone dose doc had me on was 65mg of kool-aid daily. ER docs couldn't believe blood methadone levels.Your thoughts please.

@Po_Dunk 22 күн бұрын

I stayed up last night and studied the ganglion block for PTSD. I would do this in a skinny minute if part of my PTSD was not medically induced. I could not be awake for ANY of this treatment. I would end up having a severe panic attack and possibly a heart attack or stroke because my blood pressure would sky rocket knowing a needle was going into my neck.

@jaeljade3609 22 күн бұрын

Every year my mom goes through something in July. Something happened to her a long time ago and she just can't talk about it, not with anyone. I wish I knew how to help her. It's hard to see her depressed and looking like she's a thousand miles away.

@lexiyarbrough 19 күн бұрын

That’s extremely insulting if I could get rid of this hyper arousal feeling that just comes on onset without warning I would

@jessicah1451 22 күн бұрын

My poor dog is so freaked out by fireworks.... I'm always afraid that she'll have a heart attack. I have to put on loud music for her. I get anxiety dealing with her.

@warondogs8199 22 күн бұрын

but dogs don't have that because of ptsd. I don't know why they freak out from fireworks.

@suzannerodriguez8600 21 күн бұрын

@jessicah1451, our vet gave us a prescription for Trazadone . for two of our dogs due to their horrible fear of fireworks and thunderstorms. The trick is that you have to give it to them at least 45 minutes before the event so that the meds have had time to get into their systems and work. They go into a very deep sleep and are like little, limp rag dolls. We tucked them in their beds, turned fans on for white noise, and, happily, it works. However, if you don't time it right, their little brains will override the drug, and they will be not only terrified of the noise but also drunk. Benadryl works with some dogs also, but you need to check with your vet, of course, before giving them any type of medication.

@annem7806 19 күн бұрын

With biofeedback treatments for pain I was able to increase the temperature in my constantly cold hands & feet. Mind over body!

@annem7806 19 күн бұрын

My sis did not allow raised voices in arguments bc of the home we grew up in.😮

@angelaharris1112 21 күн бұрын

I have cptsd. So all the things after that gave me PTSD are under that umbrella, right? Thank you for this. I gottavhave my caffiene. I don't have combat ptsd. But I've been threw too many very traumatic events. I am an addict in recovery. I Have to take medication to prevent frequent panic attacks. Those are terrifying.

@beepboop7041 21 күн бұрын

YUP! I was mocked today for having a meltdown over fireworks. I have autism and PTSD so it’s a fucking bittchhh. I found noise canceling headphones in my uncles tool shed and they were a life saver.

@donnagreyerbiehl7043 22 күн бұрын

Can cravings be considered a trigger or an addiction ?

@loribryant884 17 күн бұрын

When I'm panicking I can't take a deep breath at all 😢😢😢

@delilavalor9210 20 күн бұрын

You have to be out of the trauma situation before you can start to heal. My fear was appropriate during my abuse relationship, altho i tried to not be on hypervigilance

@Kindsoul75 20 күн бұрын

My house burnt down right before I turned 16. It was my half of the house where my room was that burned. I never got any counseling and that summer I began my addiction to drugs. After all I have been threw, when something really scary like court or jail is looming, I almost feel at home in this fear and when it ends and everything is ok I feel like something is missing,like a drug that is not in my body bcs I have detoxed. .

@Foxie12100 20 күн бұрын

Yes