I think alot of people have this that dont
even know...
Ptsd : a
mental disorder that involves frequent
nightmares (or night terrors), intrusive
thoughts, and flash backsrelated to an
earlier trauma.
Whats the difference between a nightmare
and a night terror? A nightmare is a bad
dream, a night terror is so vivid that you
wake up and most often for the first few
seconds/minutes you are still living the
'night mare'. It is a very real
experience to those who go through these,
and even though common in children it is
not as uncommon in adults.
"when you are afraid, your body activates
the "fight or flight" response —a
reference to our caveman ancestors facing
a tiger. In reaction, your body releases
adrenaline, which is responsible for
increasing blood pressure and heart rate
and increasing glucose to muscles (to
allow you to run away quickly in the face
of immediate danger). However, once the
immediate danger (which may or may not
have actually existed) is gone, the body
begins a process of shutting down the
stress response, and this process involves
the release of another hormone known as
cortisol.
If your body does not generate enough
cortisol to shut down the flight or stress
reaction, you may continue to feel the
stress effects of the adrenaline. Trauma
victims who develop post-traumatic stress
disorder often have higher levels of other
stimulating hormones (catecholamines)
under normal conditions in which the
threat of trauma is not present. These
same hormones kick in when they are
reminded of their trauma."
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This page was last updated on June 11, 2008
: a
mental disorder that involves frequent
nightmares (or night terrors), intrusive
thoughts, and flash backsrelated to an
earlier trauma.
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