Stress: The Memory That Sticks
Original artstract by M. Shercliffe. We’ve all experienced moments of intense stress that seem burned into our memories, whether it’s a near-miss car accident, ...
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Childhood Trauma & Memory
Traumatic experiences in childhood have a more significant impact on the brain than acute trauma in adulthood. Let’s look into the field of developmental trauma...
Trauma Reminders: PTSD Triggers
Development of PTSD Triggers Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder that develops after witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event....
Understanding PTSD Through a Molecular Lens
Understanding PTSD Through a Molecular Lens 10-20% of the population develops a stress disorder after exposed to traumatic, life-threatening events.[1] PTSD is ...
Anxiety- Survival Mechanism Gone Wrong
Anxiety through history The term anxiety has an ever changing image, and as time rolls on so does our opinion and understanding of the term. Originally anxiety ...
Why do only some people develop lasting symptoms of PTSD?
A snowy evening… During my sophomore year of high school, I narrowly missed a head-on collision with a semi. I was driving after school to a cello lesson ...
Fighting the Memory War: A Battle Between Remembering and Forgetting Trauma
“Do you remember what happened?” is generally one of the first questions a person is asked after going through a traumatic event. This question can cause a grea...
PTSD and Its Effect on Making Memories
I was four years old when I remember standing on the upstairs landing of my childhood home staring down at two strange men. With my stuffed bunny in hand, I fra...
Fear, Anxiety, and the HPA Axis
To begin it must be made evident that Fear and Anxiety are in a sense necessary. We as humans thrive as a species because we have this innate response to fearfu...
How Stressful Memories Contribute to Anxiety
Think back to your most vivid memory. I would guess you can remember just about every detail about that situation. What time of day it was, where you were, what...