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Ptsd intrusive thoughts1/3/2024 ![]() ![]() It doesn’t have to be a real, present threat for intrusive thoughts or memories to be recalled and produce those unpleasant situations in our heads and bodies it just needs to seem related to a past incident to our amygdala. The problem is that this hyper-sensitivity can cause stress and pain to us when there is nothing currently or actually threatening happening. If we’ve had significant threatening events in the past, it becomes extra heightened in a super-vigilant attempt to keep us safe so as to never let that past threat harm us again. It acts as a scout which sends out feelers to scan for the threats that are out there in our environments. The amygdala is like a submarine’s sonar signal. If you wonder why your body and mind respond this way, you can thank a part of your brain called the amygdala. The tricky part of this miraculous, self-protective mechanism is that it sometimes reacts when there is no current danger, when we are innocently going about our lives, and when everything is relatively safe. ![]() This is known as the “Fight or Flight” response. ![]() These chemicals are our brains’ way of wanting to help us escape or fight back against something that feels unsafe or threatening to our well-being or survival. When anxiety or painful reminders of traumatic events course through our body’s systems, powerful chemicals are released in the hopes of preparing us to take action. ![]()
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