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The Truth About Anxiety
Due to our environment and the ongoing stressors impacting the body every second of everyday, the body can become overloaded and our brainwaves can become abnormal. This most commonly occurs as a result of overstimulation. This irregularity, often found in people suffering with anxiety can create abnormal responses to incoming stimuli. Neurofeedback is shown to normalize brainwaves.
How is Anxiety Usually Treated?
The standard protocol for anxiety is the prescription of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) also known as anti-depressants. These work to stimulate the production of serotonin- the “feel good” neurotransmitter. Short term, these are effective in helping a patient “feel good” but they don’t actually correct the problem.
What about PTSD?
PTSD is a form of anxiety caused by one, or a series of very traumatic experiences, often triggering many symptoms such as sleeplessness, anger, depression, anxiety, feelings of worthlessness and isolation. When these stress responses are triggered in the brain, often the individual can’t turn them off.
We feel that if neurofeedback was better known to help PTSD, that it would be the first treatment used for those suffering. There are several cases of severe PTSD in which therapists and clients have reported that the clients got their lives back after completing Neurofeedback training.
With PTSD, many common forms of relaxation and stress just don’t have enough impact to overcome the problem. Medications are often introduced to help reduce symptoms. But medications don’t change the underlying stress symptoms. As an alternative to medications, neurofeedback can often help people reduce or eliminate drugs related to PTSD symptoms as their brains become stable.
Can Neurofeedback Help?
Yes, neurofeedback can help those with PTSD regain their life. Studies show that PTSD is a disorder based in the brain. The training teaches the brain to turn off the stress triggers and reclaim the regulated brain from before the event(s).
During training, the first noticeable improvement is sleep. As training continues, other related PTSD symptoms begin to improve. Once symptoms are reduced or eliminated and these gains hold for longer periods of time, training is gradually reduced until it’s clear the stability and calm is holding. At that time, training can end.