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When a traumatic experience occurs, the body releases hormones, chemicals and neurotransmitters to help cope with the trauma as it is happening. Traumatic memories differ in that they remain isolated in the brain and body but are still active in a corrosive way.
Your system can get stuck.
 Veterans and Active Armed Forces |  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |  Emergency Medical Professionals |  Childbirth and Pregnancy Loss Trauma |
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 Individuals, Couples and Families |  Traumatic Events |  Victims Of Crime |  Firefighters |
 First Responders |
Nerve cells that fire together...wire together
When something reminds the patient of the traumatic experience all of the original feelings - panic, anxiety and terror - are triggered all over again. It's as if the frozen memories are unlocked and the patient experiences them again, as if they are happening now.
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