Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is Real
by Sherry Anshara
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ost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can affect anyone at any age or stage of life, including adults, teenag-
ers and even children. PTSD is caused by a physically and emotionally shocking experience(s) entrenched with overwhelming stress and fear. At the time the experience is happening, the body’s re-action to fight or flight cannot always be processed normally because of extreme, extenu- ating circumstances.
In these instances, the individual tries to deal with the difficult situation. Many times the individual ignores the symptoms, fearful of being labeled a mental case. Disre- garding what happened, the body’s physiology and nervous system are challenged. The body and the brain cannot deal with the situation, especially if the distressing conditions are ongoing. Soldiers under continuing wartime traumatic life-and-death situations or civilians under nerve-racking mental strain and overpowering fear are simply not able to relax or allow their bodies and minds to recover from physically emotional stresses.
In this current time, PTSD is an epidemic among soldiers described as Combat Operational Stress. There are three clusters of PTSD symptoms:
1. Re-experiencing – flashbacks 2. Avoidance – disconnected from self and others 3. Hyper-Arousal – always on guard, anger
A potential treatment is a progressive process offered to those suffering from PTSD, whether military or civilian. Ac- cessing the cellular memory information without re-expe- riencing the trauma allows the individual to change the “what” of the experience by understanding the “why” of it. The history of the experience cannot be changed. What can be changed is the emotional and physical attachment to the event(s). By acknowledging the physical connections of the traumas to the body and understanding the subse- quent dysfunctional behaviors associated with the situa- tion, the emotional and physical traumas can be released at the cellular level without reliving the experience. As the non-emotional observer, the individual is able to move forward and live a positive, productive life.
Sherry Anshara, medical intuitive, is founder of the QuantumPathic Center of Consciousness, creator of the Quan- tumPathic® Energy Method and found- er/president of the Blended Healthcare Consortium in Scottsdale. More infor- mation can be found at QuantumPath-
ic.com or by phoning 480-609-0874.
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Tune In To Your Personal GPS
by Barb Melamed
who needs that, but then quickly realize that using this GPS allows one to relax and enjoy the ride. You can trust this device to get you to where you need to be without any fuss or worry. Wouldn’t it be great to have such a system to help us navigate or manage our journey through life? What if we all have an internal GPS? Some people seem to be naturally adept at using their GPS – those folks with a keen sense of direction who never seem to take a wrong turn in life. But the rest of us need help to learn how to use our guidance system. For example, the GPS can only get us to the right place if we give it the proper information. If we’re off by the equivalent of just one digit in the address, we’ll end up at the wrong destination. But when we’ve programmed it correctly, our GPS keeps us on the right track, even if we oc- casionally miss a turn. Sometimes it’s difficult to
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know which one of our inner voices is the real GPS and which are the voices of fear, doubt and indecision. At times like these, it’s easy to get con- fused. It may help to stop and ask for directions, by utilizing the services of a guide or coach. Through coaching, one turns up the volume of their GPS extra loud to help sort out which voice is inner direc- tion and which voice is just noise. Once they become more familiar with their inner voices and can identify the real guide, the volume can be turned back down. Occasionally, the GPS tells us to make a U-turn.
What’s that about? Does it mean we missed a turn? Or did the system take us this way on purpose? Remember that what looks like a U-turn may actually be a safer, easier route.
By using your personal GPS and following its guid-
ance, navigating life becomes so much easier. Tune in, listen carefully, get directions from others when necessary, and take the express route to your destination.
Barb Melamed has an MA in Adle- rian psychotherapy and counseling. She is a transformational Life Coach based in Phoenix and is the founder and president of NSHAMA.COM, the holistic practitioner network. Visit
Nshama.com or contact Barb@
Nshama.com or 480-221-2670. See ad on page 16.
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any cars now come with a built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational system. One may think,
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