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2025-12-11 Science & Technology

Computerized prevention program could lower PTSD to 1% of former combat troops

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2 One factor that increases PTSD is what’s known as threat-related attentional bias, when soldiers continue scanning for danger and perceiving threats even after the danger has passed.

When my son came back from the sandbox in 2005, he said after doing protection in convoys, US traffic was very unnerving. The Marines told him, "Do not drive for a few weeks."
He adjusted so well, he almost volunteered to go back.
Now he's the father of two lovely granddaughters.

Posted by Bobby 2025-12-11 10:19|| 2025-12-11 10:19|| Front Page Top

3 Amygdala Hijack

Fear is the main emotion that the amygdala is known to control. That’s why your amygdala is so important to survival. It processes things you see or hear and uses that input to learn what’s dangerous. If you encounter something similar in the future, your amygdala will cause you to feel fear or similar emotions.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-12-11 11:46|| 2025-12-11 11:46|| Front Page Top

4 The amygdala also activates the fight-or-flight response. This response can help people in immediate physical danger react quickly for their safety and security. For example, the fight-or-flight response helped early humans respond to threats to avoid injury or death.

The amygdala activates this fight-or-flight response without any initiative from you. When that part of your brain senses danger, it signals your brain to pump stress hormones, preparing your body to either fight for survival or to flee to safety.

Today, that fight-or-flight response is more likely to be triggered by emotions such as stress, fear, anxiety, aggression, and anger.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-12-11 13:53|| 2025-12-11 13:53|| Front Page Top

5 Cortisol, the stress hormone, is damaging to the body.
This is why they say free speech is violence.
Hearing ideas they don't like harms their health.
The more you know!

Posted by Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 2025-12-11 18:08|| 2025-12-11 18:08|| Front Page Top

6 Stupidity is also a poor health condition

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