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To receive a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), you must have experienced an event that "involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of self or others" and must have reacted with "intense fear, helplessness, or horror". PTSD involves a cluster of 3 core symptoms: Flashbacks or intrusive thoughts and images (includes nightmares), Avoidance...
7/9/2011 11:13:17 AM
Why is the old saying, "If a horse throws you, get back on it as soon as possible," great advice? Answer: it is the only way to overcome fear! Not getting back on the horse conditions your fear response-you learn to be afraid of the horse. On the other hand, when there really is something threatening or dangerous it makes sense to avoid. By avoiding danger, when it is real, your anxiety or fear responses...
6/14/2011 2:54:33 PM
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