Category: Trauma

One of the unlucky ones

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“I guess you’re just one of the unlucky ones”

Cramping, slowly working it’s way from my lower abdomen to my back.

Get the heating pads.

Then down my legs.

“Dammit. It’s okay. You’ve got this, deep breaths Taylore. You can do it” I say to myself.

Instantly sweating- the cramping intensifies.

Time to take an opioid.

The nausea sets in.

“F****ck. No, It’s okay. You can do it, the pain killer will set in soon. Focus on your breath”

Cramping intensifies. Beads of sweat roll down my face.

Text Garret to let him know shits about to go down and that I might need him or need him to send someone.

Run to the bathroom.

“Time to buckle down. You can do it”

Vomiting… excessive, forceful vomiting.

My body starts to shake.

Take another opioid.

Cramping intensifies.

More heat on my abdomen, back and legs. And yet still so much sweat all over the rest of my body.

I start to loose my vision and the rest of my body starts to contract.

“Focus on your breath Taylore. You can do it. It won’t last forever. You can do it.”

More vomiting…. more cramping…

Finally it starts to subside. I can make it to the floor in the living room and set up camp for the rest of the day. Anytime I try to stand- I almost pass out. It’s hard for me to keep my eyes open.

The pain comes and goes. Luckily the vomiting is no more.

This happens every month. Every cycle. Since I first started menstruating.

I’ve heard:

“I guess you’re just one of the unlucky ones”

“It might get better when you have a kid. If it doesn’t then we can do something”

“You should get pregnant, that would fix it”- yes… and actual MD told me that when I was in emergency one cycle.

The western medical system has failed me greatly on this one. All I get are opioids and suggestions that I should get pregnant. Hormone therapy doesn’t work. Opioids barely help. And no exams or blood work show anything.

Subconscious imprinting did help though. No, this issue is obviously not totally resolved yet. AND it’s coming along.

It’s less time now and that in itself is amazing.

I have done some very intense healing through subconscious imprinting with my uterus and these insane cycles.

When nothing else worked- hormone therapy, opioids, herbs, acupuncture, chiro, reiki, massage, naturopath, exercise, diet therapy, Cannibis, etc…

Subconscious Imprinting helped.

Why? Because this is all emotional and generational trauma I am holding in my uterus.

I refuse to accept that I am “just one of the unlucky ones”

I am lucky because I have a therapy like Subconscious Imprinting. I am lucky because I am healing generational traumas that won’t continue on. I am lucky because I have learnt to love how powerful my body really is. And I am lucky because I have hope that I wont live like this forever.

My body takes me down, expectedly yet unexpectedly every single month. I have to cancel patients, miss classes or events.

And yet I am GRATEFUL ,

I am grateful my body is telling me in such a powerful way that I still have more to work on.

I am grateful that I can see the beauty in the situation,

and I am grateful that I have learnt to not “power through” and really spend time digging up that old deep generational trauma that no one has dealt with.

What is your body telling you?

And are you willing to be vulnerable enough to listen to it?

Anger.

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Anger isn’t a bad thing. Often, we demonize it when really, anger is a healthy, normal emotion. It helps to move energy in the body. It only becomes a problem if you’re living in a constant state of anger and/or not letting yourself express anger in a healthy way.

I was such an angry kid, and didn’t know how to express my it. I would throw toys, scream, cry, and in my room alone I’d pull my hair or hit my bed. I didn’t understand that I was actually sad or scared of being vulnerable, I just knew I felt an intense sensation bubbling up in my body and had to physically release it. At age 12 my body couldn’t handle all the anger and inflammation in my body any more – that’s when I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Then, as I grew older I began my healing journey and tried to push down all my anger – because ‘it’s not spiritual to get angry’ I thought. I thought anger was a bad emotion that should never be felt. It wasn’t until only a few years ago that I finally began to understand what a healthy relationship with anger is.

 

What happens IN your body?

Anger results from the relationship between the limbic system (the center of emotions inA291C7BE-5173-49F7-8DE0-4CBD1CF7F4B3 the brain), the sympathetic nervous system (fight/flight/freeze responses), and the consciousness (how people think about or perceive an event). “…When the emotional brain receives information from the part of the brain that perceives an impending threat, it sends signals to the body using biochemicals called neurotransmitters. These chemicals communicate by telling the body to respond to the threat.”(1). When the Central Nervous System gets the message of ‘DANGER’ it triggers a release of hormones into the bloodstream.

When you think about anger as responding to a threat, it makes it more understandable that anger is simply an armour emotion. Usually the underlying emotion of anger is sadness, vulnerability, or fear. Our body is simply using anger to protect us. This is what causes people to fight to protect their beliefs and lives.

What happens TO your body?

  1. Increased chance of Stroke and Heart Attack.
    1. “There is a higher risk of cardiovascular events shortly after outbursts of anger.”(3)
    2. Dr. Chris Aiken, MD speaks about how both repressed anger and excessive anger can double your chances of coronary disease. “Constructive anger — the kind where you speak up directly to the person you are angry with and deal with the frustration in a problem-solving manner — is not associated with heart disease,” says Aiken.
  2. Decreased Immune System and Increased Inflammation
    1. A study showed that there was a six-hour dip in levels of the antibody immunoglobulin A, the first line of defence against infection.
  3. Decreased Life Span.
    1. A University of Michigan study done over a 17-year period found that couples who hold in their anger have a shorter life span than those who readily say when they’re mad.

To move into a healthy relationship with anger,

  1.  You first need to be able to identify what you get triggered by.
  2.  Realize your anger in no one else’s fault.
  3. Then CHOOSE to take a breath, and check in with yourself. Ask yourself:
    1. “Why am I angry?”
    2. “What emotion am I actually feeling/How do I feel unsafe?”
    3. “Do I want to be angry?”

Maybe that last questions seems weird to ask yourself. You might be saying “If I could choose not to be angry I obviously wouldn’t be angry then…” Well guess what, you can choose! And sometimes you might choose not to be angry and sometimes you might choose to be angry – and that’s okay too.

**keep in mind, just because you have the right to be angry, doesn’t mean you have the right to be cruel**

When you start to realize and feel comfortable with the idea that you aren’t a victim to your anger and you don’t have to choose anger, a whole new world is available to you. Anger is an amazing defence mechanism, it has protected you – give it some gratitude. And how can you truly heal if you don’t tear down that defence mechanism and deal with your actual emotions?

Now its up to you, what will you choose?

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(1)https://drkarynewilner.com/2016/06/11/the-biological-base-of-anger/

(2)https://www.everydayhealth.com/news/ways-anger-ruining-your-health/

(3) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24591550

Four Agreements

Subconscious Imprinting

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I am so excited to introduce you all to a new treatment option I will be offering. Subconscious Imprinting!

“Subconscious Imprinting Technique is one of the quickest and most effective ways to discover and remove subconscious beliefs, decisions and patterns that are negatively influencing your life.” – The Empowered Healers Academy

 

 

Who will benefit:

Literally everyone. If you have ever experienced any of the following, Subconscious Imprinting might just be what you need.

  • Chronic pain, illness, anxiety, insomnia, depression
  • Childhood trauma
  • Death of a loved one
  • Feel like you aren’t living up to your full potential or being your true self
  • Hard time trusting yourself
  • Carry on patterns from your parents
  • Sexual abuse
  • Addictions or substance abuse
  • PTSD
  • Weak boundaries – hard time saying No
  • Hard time controlling your moods – easily triggered
  • Feeling like you don’t ever have enough money or tend to attract debt
  • Toxic or experience conflict in relationships (romantic, business, family)

What a Subconscious Imprinting session will look like:

Quite similar to a Bars and/or Acupuncture treatment, we will start the treatment off with chatting a bit about what brings you in. Then, through muscle testing I will discover the root cause of your main concern. We will chat a bit more about the root and then go into some clearing statements. The clearing statements are to clear the subconscious mind and reprogram it.

What is Subconscious Imprinting:

Subconscious Imprinting reaches the subconscious mind and helps reprogram it. Every reaction we have is a learned behaviour – our subconscious mind is so extremely powerful. We can reprogram the subconscious mind to destroy and uncreate physical and emotional pain, limitations, and unhealthy patterns.

From the age of 7, a lot of our judgments and patterns have already been made. Traumas, beliefs and memories have started to create our core identity – how we perceive ourselves to be whether consciously or subconsciously. These will influence our entire adult lives.

Research has found that suppressing emotions is associated with a variety of health conditions including and not limited to; autoimmune diseases, heart disease, ulcers, IBS, etc. When the body is stressed, cortisol levels spike which then increase your heart rate, decrease your immune system, increase toxic thinking patterns, poor memory, increased inflammation, and decreased digestion.  “This pain acts as a distraction from the anger, fear, or rage you don’t want to feel or think about. The pain essentially acts as a lid, keeping unwanted emotions from erupting” – Dr. John Sarno.

The body literally never forgets, once an emotion has been suppressed it can later be triggered and can bring you back to the original trauma. Over and over again… “It doesn’t matter if it’s physical, spiritual, or emotional – 99% of the time, there’s an energetic component that is rooted in the subconscious mind that must be “reprogrammed” in order to create a new reality” – Empowered Healers Academy Practitioner Manual.

You can now book Subconscious Imprinting sessions online! 

For more information, you can email or text me. Info.tsacupuncture@gmail.com/403.741.8898

Trauma – Part 4: Therapies other than Acupuncture

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I have compiled a list of some other therapies that can help someone heal from a traumatic event in their life. At the bottom of the page, there is a list of practitioners in Stettler.

  • Talk Therapy
    • “Talk therapy may be somewhat underrated as other forms of therapy, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) most often take the forefront. Still, the benefits from talk therapy are vast and said to last even after therapy has ended. This type of therapy allows us to process events and/or situations while also learning more about ourselves. Gaining an understanding of ourselves as well as being able to work through difficult experiences or situations allows us to take what we have learnt into the future where we feel more equipped to deal and cope with difficult issues.” – Cally Strandquist, Student of Psychology.
  • Reiki/Energetic Healing
    • Reiki works quite similar to Acupuncture in healing trauma because they are both energy based. Reiki can sometimes be a nice alternative because it has a tendency to be a hands off therapy.
    • “Reiki, very simply stated, calms and stills the spirit of the person. It promotes relaxation from the outside in and reminds the body how it feels to be calm again. Reiki promotes inner peace and quiets the mind, only when that happens can the body begin its healing process. The physical/emotional/spiritual body can not heal while adrenalin is actively and consistently moving through the body. When we keep the energetic pathways open, the energy that no longer serves us has an avenue for release. When energetic pathways are closed or slow moving, the frenetic energy created by the Adrenalin is trapped within.” Antoinette Laughlin – Reiki Master
  • Chiropractic
    • “Misalignment of the vertebrae don’t only happen from physical trauma, but also chemical exposure and emotional stresses. The nervous system perceives these non-physical stresses as threat, and this causes muscle guarding- often presenting in muscle tension- in an act to protect the body. This normally does not happen symmetrically, and leads to imbalances in the spine. These imbalances can be corrected with a specific adjustment to the dysfunction spinal unit.” – Dr. Rae Roberts. DC
    • “Because of the anatomy within our spinal cord, chiropractic can help balance the nervous system within our spinal cord, chiropractic can help balance the autonomic nervous system.” – Dr. Rae Roberts. DC
  • Essential Oils
    • Bergamot
    • Juniper
    • Rose
    • Frankincense
    • Hops
    • Peace and Calming
    • Lavender
    • Helichrysum
  • Flower Essence
    • Rock Rose
    • Cherry Plum
    • Cerato
    • Trumpet Vine
    • Self-Heal
    • Star of Bethlehem
    • Bach Rescue Remedy
  • Meditation/Yoga
    • Meditation and yoga can help someone who has been through a trauma by calming the mind. Yoga can be a gentle activity to help with any physical pain you may be experiencing.
    • “In fact, brain scans confirm that mindfulness meditation is correlated with an increase in gray matter in the hippocampus, a decrease of gray matter in the amygdala, and neuroimaging studies have found that mindfulness meditation also helps to activate the PFC.” – https://www.mindful.org/the-science-of-trauma-mindfulness-ptsd/
  • Exercise
    • When a person exercises, the body releases endorphins. Exercise will not only help you feel in control of your body; it will also leave you in a better mood and able to sleep better.
  • Having a Strong Support System
    • Studies have shown that people who have experienced a trauma have a healthier/ full recovery with a strong support system .This system should include people who love you for who you are. It needs to be a safe space without abuse, being used, or boundaries being crossed.

Some Resources in Stettler:

Talk Therapy: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/results.aspx?type=service&id=25&locationCity=Stettler&radius=50#contentStart

Reiki/Energetic Healing: Goodsense Health and Happiness

Chiropractic: Country Chiropractic (Dr. Zondag), Family Chiropractic (Dr.Smith), Lynes Chiropractic (Dr. Lynes)

Yoga: Roots Yoga, Yoga with Andrea

Exercise: Thirve 360, CrossFit Stettler

Essential Oils: Nadine Primrose (Young Living), Elm Tree

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Additional Blog posts in Trauma Series

Trauma – Part 1: What is Trauma?

  • Online February 1, 2018

Trauma – Part 2: Physical Symptoms of Trauma.

  • Online February 8, 2018

Trauma – Part 3: Trauma in Chinese Medicine.

  • Online February 15, 2018

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https://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/results.aspx?type=service&id=25&locationCity=Stettler&radius=50#contentStart

Trauma – Part 3: Trauma in Chinese Medicine

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Now that we have learnt about trauma in the last two posts. I am going to dive in a bit deeper to the Traditional Chinese Medicine side of things and explain how acupuncture can help someone who has been through a traumatic event.

There is actually a very significant overlap between Western and Eastern Medicine. Western psychologists call it ‘PTSD’ or ‘dissociative states’. Eastern practitioners call it ‘Shen disturbance’. But it doesn’t matter whether its diagnosed in Western Medicine or Eastern Medicine, the symptoms are the same.

  • Disconnected from Here and Now
  • Spacing out
  • Lack of connection to ones self
  • Memory distortions
  • Unclear mind
  • Dream disturbed sleep/ nightmares
  • Insomnia
  • Over/under reactions

In Chinese Medicine, trauma is stored in the ‘Lower Spirits’ this is the body and emotions as well as our instincts and autonomic nervous system (ANS). Many people don’t even remember a trauma, but acupuncture can help bring those memories up in a safe and healthy way. Emotions are not a bad thing, in moderation they are great – but it becomes a trauma when your body can no longer return to center by itself.

There are five spirits, each is connected to one Yin organ. They include the Heart(Shen), Spleen(Yi), Liver(Hun), Kidney(Zhi), and Lung(Po). You can think of the spirits as people; if the spirits experience fright/fear, they will scatter. And that is when a stressful event becomes a traumatic event in Chinese Medicine. Shen is the monarch of the spirits – I imagine it like a person strutting around, making sure everything is in place. When you experience a trauma, Shen leaves the Heart and then pretty much all chaos ensues. The other Spirits no longer have a guide so they don’t know what to do. They are kind of like sheep in that sense – they are comfortable following their leader, once their leader is gone no one knows what’s going on or what to do, so they go in all different directions. Once the Monarch (Shen) has left and the other four spirits have scattered, we have no sense of self and can not return to equilibrium – this is trauma in Chinese Medicine. Simply said, Shock scatters the Qi. The goal is the bring Shen back to the Heart and to return the body to equilibrium.

Acupuncture treatments can help someone work through a traumatic event in a variety of ways.

  • It “Bypasses the frontal lobes to open a direct link to cellular memory…”.
  • Balances the Autonomic Nervous System (for patients in hyperarousal).
  • Supports Adrenals.
  • Calms the Amygdalae.
  • Releases endorphins.
  • Allows energetic communication with the body through needles, sometimes talk therapy doesn’t help because the patient can’t/doesn’t’ want to recall the traumatic event. The needles can help a patient remember the event.
  • Helps patients become more aware of self care and mindful self awareness.
  • Helps patients develop positive relationship to body and touch.
  • Helps with physical symptoms resulting in trauma such as; digestive disorders, anxiety, depression, muscle tension, insomnia, etc.

I am not going to go into the different possible treatments, because it is different for each patient. But if you have more questions about what a treatment would look like for you; please call or text me at 403-741-8898 or book a complimentary 15 minute consultation to find out more information.

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Additional Blog posts in Trauma Series

Trauma – Part 1: What is Trauma?

  • Online February 1, 2018

Trauma – Part 2: Physical Symptoms of Trauma.

  • Online February 8, 2018

Trauma – Part 4: Therapies other than Acupuncture.

  • Online February 22, 2018

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Resources:

Trauma and Recovery in The Context of Chinese Medicine – Darren Tellier

Healing Trauma: A Five Spirit Approach – Lorie Eve Dechar

The Psyche in Chinese Medicine – Maciocia

When the Body Says No – Gabor Mate

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https://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/results.aspx?type=service&id=25&locationCity=Stettler&radius=50#contentStart

Trauma – Part 2: Physical Symptoms of Trauma

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Let’s talk a little about the connection between our physical bodies and trauma.

It took me a long time to make the connection between my low back pain and trauma that I experienced as a child. I was never physically harmed to cause back pain. But a series of events – mostly emotional – that made me feel unsafe are what triggered my low back pain. It wasn’t until just a few years ago that I really started to dive into the emotional healing aspect of my physical body. I had been feeling like I wasn’t able to reach the underlying issue of my back, the best way I can describe it is a glass barrier between me and the emotional trauma – I just couldn’t reach it to work through it on my own. So then, I started doing more acupuncture and energy work to help.

Too often it is thought that our mind and body are separate entities. Sometimes in the Western Medical world, if a patient has pain but there is no known pathology it can be suggested that they are ‘making up’ the pain or that ‘its all in your head’. Fortunately, this in not the case in Chinese Medicine. The mind, body, and spirit are interconnected; in order to heal one you need to be aware of all three.

Some common physical manifestations of latent trauma include:

  • Digestive Disturbances
  • IBS
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Chronic Pain
  • Muscle Tension
  • Emotional Stress
  • Hyper-vigilance

Example: I have a patient who came in for acupuncture because she was experiencing severe muscle tension. As we went through her health history I discovered that she experiences anxiety as well. So I started to dig a bit deeper about when the anxiety started, it started at a very specific time in her life. I asked if she could remember any traumatic events that happened around her teen years. And not surprisingly, she did. She was assaulted by a man when she was in her teens. So even though muscle tension was her chief complaint, it and the anxiety were merely a manifestation of a significant trauma in her life. She had suffered from anxiety for years and was only prescribed medication – it was masking the real issue. Latent Trauma.

This example is unfortunately so common in patients that come in. Now, not all physical pain is trauma related. But for that stubborn pathology that you are experiencing and having no luck healing, it might be beneficial to look back over your past and figure out when it might have started and why. Sometimes it takes a trained professional or another set of eyes to make that connection.

It is also important to make sure you remember that if you do think your physical pain is trauma related, it isn’t your fault. You didn’t create this pain. It is simply your body’s way of coping. It is common for some people to not even know/remember they experienced a traumatic event because our brain blocks it out in order to survive. So please know that you did not do this to yourself.

Acupuncture can help decrease physical symptoms related to trauma in a few ways. It depends on the pathology – chronic pain and digestive issues are treated differently – but all the treatments will include some acupuncture points to help release the trauma and calm the mind, as well as the physical issue you are experiencing. When you come in for a treatment, I will discuss with you further what the treatment plan will look like specific to you. I will dive into it a bit more next week.

Additional Blog posts in Trauma Series

Trauma – Part 1: What is Trauma?

  • Online February 1, 2018

Trauma – Part 3: Trauma in Chinese Medicine.

  • Online February 15, 2018

Trauma – Part 4: Therapies other than Acupuncture.

  • Online February 22, 2018

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Resources:

Healing Trauma: A Five Spirit Approach – Lorie Eve Dechar

Trauma and Recovery in the Context of Chinese Medicine; Interpretations of current Neuro-biological and Psychotherapy Models of the Traumatized Mind – Darren Tellier

The Psyche in Chinese Medicine – Maciocia

Broken Brain – Mark Hyman

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Trauma – Part 1: What is Trauma?

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Trauma.

What an intense word.

I have always been drawn to the psycho emotional aspect of people. I tend to find myself constantly asking “What situation from their past triggered this..?” I started really thinking about trauma a few years ago, and then took a couple courses related to TCM and trauma this past year. This, and the next three blogs, will be solely dedicated to trauma and everything triggered by/related to it (physical pain, PTSD, etc).

So many people experience a trauma in their life, some of which we can’t even remember. There are a variety of reasons why we might experience a trauma in our life. It doesn’t matter if it isn’t traumatic to the person next to you, if it is traumatic to you then it is a trauma. “Trauma is one of the most ignored and denied cases of human suffering, it can be masked by many things”. But let’s start with the absolute basics of trauma.

What is Trauma?

We have all heard of the fight or flight response our body automatically goes into during a stressful situation. But there is actually another response called the ‘Freeze Response’. The Freeze response is a response to a traumatic stress opposed to everyday stress which triggers the Fight or Flight Response. “When the fight or flight systems cannot be activated, escape is physically or relationally impossible, fight is not an option, or traumatic threat is prolonged…” this is when the Freeze Response comes into play. One thing I find quite interesting, is that during the Freeze Response, the victim can have a decreased sensation of fear or pain – it is almost as if our mind leaves our body at this traumatic time in ones life. Once the traumatic event is over, there may be some imprints left on the brain related to the trauma.

Essentially, the nervous system is unable to return to equilibrium after a threat. Interestingly enough, brain imaging has shown that changes have occurred in the amygdala along with other parts of the brain, body and nervous system after a traumatic event. The amygdala will actually grow new neurons, this will result in it becoming more sensitive to subtle cues that remind the person of the traumatic event they have experienced. From this, the person can experience an inability to decide on safe or unsafe situations, and even everyday decisions can become challenging. Once this change has occurred in someone’s brain, it can be difficult for them to distinguish between the event that happened in the past and an event that is separate but might trigger the past event. Simply, they are always living in a state of trauma because, to their brain, there is no differentiation in time between the traumatic event and present time. Have you ever noticed someone (or yourself) seemingly ‘overreact’ to an otherwise stress less situation – this could be a trigger for them/you and they/you are instantly back in the traumatic event.

A stressful event is most likely to be traumatic if:

  1. It happened unexpectedly
  2. You were unprepared
  3. You felt powerless to prevent it
  4. You were unable to move or do something to protect yourself
  5. It happened repeatedly
  6. Someone was intentionally cruel
  7. It happened in childhood

Some common sources of trauma are the following:

  • Physical Assault
  • Rape
  • Combat
  • Sudden, unexpected death of loved one
  • Domestic Abuse (physical/emotional/financial/psychological)
  • Childhood Abuse (physical/emotional/financial/psychological)
  • Motor Vehicle Accident

When it comes to trauma, it is important to keep in mind that the event does not have to happen to you directly in order for it to be traumatic. It can still be traumatic if you witnessed it or even learned about a traumatic event that happened to a loved one.

This is a heavy post, I know. It is a heavy subject. But the important thing to remember is that there are things you can do to help in your recovery.

Can Acupuncture help?

Yes. Very simply, Acupuncture can help. Not only can acupuncture help with the many physical symptoms of trauma but also with the actual trauma. Sometimes people experience a trauma that they don’t or can’t remember, acupuncture can help bring that trauma forward in order to work through it in a healthy way. Acupuncture can help by “bypassing the frontal lobes to open direct link to cellular memory – the wisdom and knowing of the body”.

If you have been through a traumatic event, or are recently dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic event – help is available.

Red Flags – Seek help from a mental health professional if you experience the following.

  • Serious addiction (sex/drugs/shopping, etc)
  • Eating disorders
  • Persistent severe marital and/or sexual problems (more than 5 months)
  • Severe/Chronic depression (more than 5 months)
  • Grief of loosing a loved one that affects persons capacity to function (more than 1 year)
  • Severe Insomnia/nightmares (more than 3 months)
  • Flooding of traumatic memories
  • Any Suicidal thoughts/impulses or other self destructive wishes/behaviour.

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.Additional Blog posts in Trauma Series

Trauma – Part 2: Physical Symptoms of Trauma?

  • Online February 8, 2018

Trauma – Part 3: Trauma in Chinese Medicine.

  • Online February 15, 2018

Trauma – Part 4: Therapies other than Acupuncture.

  • Online February 22, 2018

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References:

Healing Trauma: A Five Spirit Approach – Lorie Eve Dechar

Trauma and Recovery in the Context of Chinese Medicine; Interpretations of current Neuro-biological and Psychotherapy Models of the Traumatized Mind – Darren Tellier

The Psyche in Chinese Medicine – Maciocia

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https://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/results.aspx?type=service&id=25&locationCity=Stettler&radius=50#contentStart