A recent article in Scientific American revealed that taking a nap or going to sleep after experiencing trauma will actually assist in embedding that trauma in to your brain and nervous system. This applies to PTSD and TBI. However, sleep deprivation disrupts the consolidation of traumatic memories.
Two groups of mice were studied after forcing them to endure trauma by smelling a predator’s scent. Afterwards, one group was allowed to sleep, while the other group had to remain awake for 6 hours. The mice that slept experienced obvious symptoms of PTSD, such as freezing and a heightened startle response. Whereas the...
By Janie Smith, Author & Founder of HOPE Beyond Trauma; OHIO Regional Leader, HIREPATRIOTS.COM How many of us are great at solving someone else’s trauma and issues, but challenges in our own lives have us stumped? Quick answer…all of us!We can become so overwhelmed and out of sync that we need others assistance in getting the help we need. Sometimes reaching up, reaching out and reaching within isn’t working. We are too close to the issues to understand what is really happening around us. Maybe our energies are completely used up which compounds our issues even more. We don’t...
By Janie Smith, Founder of HOPE Beyond Trauma,OHIO Regional Leader of HIREPATRIOTS.COM In The Red Chair is a must see short documentary movie featuring Brian C. Fleming. Brian was fresh out of high school and sacrificed several promising college opportunities to join the U.S. Army. He believed it was his duty to serve our country and knew he would be assigned to Afghanistan. A few months before his deployment he married his sweetheart.While deployed he was blown-up twice. The second incident was by a suicide bomber ending his combat tour. Brian sustained a brain injury along with second...
By Janie Smith, OHIO Regional Leader, Founder HOPE BEYOND TRAUMA“I have learned not to dwell too long on the “shoulds,” since they only rob me of my energy and fuel my bitterness. They also take away whatever good there is in today.” -- Janie SmithAre you dwelling too much on the “shoulds” in life? For example, “I should have done ______” If I would have done _______, that would not have happened. If this tragedy had not occurred, I could have become __________. What might have happened if I had made better decisions or acted in another way, I...
A recent article in Scientific American revealed that taking a nap or going to sleep after experiencing trauma will actually assist in embedding that trauma in to your brain and nervous system. This applies to PTSD and TBI. However, sleep deprivation disrupts the consolidation of traumatic memories.
Two groups of mice were studied after forcing them to endure trauma by smelling a predator’s scent. Afterwards, one group was allowed to sleep, while the other group had to remain awake for 6 hours. The mice that slept experienced obvious symptoms of PTSD, such as freezing and a heightened startle response. Whereas the...
