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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, characterized by intrusive memories (flashbacks, nightmares), avoidance of reminders, negative mood changes (fear, anger, detachment), and heightened arousal (easily startled, irritability).…
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, characterized by intrusive memories (flashbacks, nightmares), avoidance of reminders, negative mood changes (fear, anger, detachment), and heightened arousal (easily startled, irritability). The diagnosis of PTSD requires symptoms lasting over a month causing significant distress or impairment, and not due to substances or other conditions.
The five types of post-traumatic stress disorder
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Understanding the types of PTSD and how to treat them
Conditions and diseases

An excerpt from The Fix Your Internal Language Handbook. "I talk to myself, and I talk to them. They are not here to listen to me." Most of us spend more time talking to ourselves than to anyone else. We…
An excerpt from The Fix Your Internal Language Handbook.
“I talk to myself, and I talk to them. They are not here to listen to me.”
Most of us spend more time talking to ourselves than to anyone else. We use language to think and clarify our thoughts. Whether we are consciously ruminating or thinking on a more subconscious level, we are still using language. We have internal dialogues with ourselves, …
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How changing your self-talk can transform your entire life
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Language is a powerful internal influencer. You use language to communicate with yourself, just as you do with others. Language is the byproduct of what you think and helps create, define, and redefine the way you think. An angry person…
Language is a powerful internal influencer. You use language to communicate with yourself, just as you do with others. Language is the byproduct of what you think and helps create, define, and redefine the way you think. An angry person is more likely to have negative thoughts. If your internal language is negative about yourself, the people in your life, or your environment, you may come to believe what you …
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How to rewire your brain with positive language
Conditions and diseases

An excerpt from The Fix Your Depression Handbook. Most of us strive to be happy loving people. Our tendency to look outside ourselves to find acceptance, safety, love, and completion can misdirect our energies, and have us searching for the…
An excerpt from The Fix Your Depression Handbook.
Most of us strive to be happy loving people. Our tendency to look outside ourselves to find acceptance, safety, love, and completion can misdirect our energies, and have us searching for the pathway to meaning in our lives in places where it cannot exist. It is so important to understand that we were born with everything we need to be happy and …
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The journey to internal balance and self-fulfillment
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