Tag Archives: Instinctual Trauma Response Model

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  Intrusive Thoughts, Part 1

  Posted on February 26, 2019 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  by Wanda Sanchez, PTSD/Trauma Consultant A few weeks ago I was going about my day, getting ready for a business lunch meeting. Showered, shampooed and shined, I was applying my makeup in my big, round, brightly lit make-up mirror, when seemingly out of nowhere, there it was. THAT thought. And then the NEXT one. The thoughts inside my […]

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  In the Freeze? 3 Ways to Get Back on the Road to Trauma Recovery

  Posted on June 11, 2015 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  I am 4.5 years post-PTSD treatment. Within days of my arrival at intensive Trauma Therapy my life changed. A lot. For the first time in 40 years I slept.  This was an almost immediate change once I began to chip away at the lies that accompany trauma.   As I went through treatment, things rapidly […]

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  Why Counseling Falls Short in Treating Trauma

  Posted on July 10, 2014 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  Imagine that you’ve been suffering from headaches, dizziness, and blurred vision. You visit your doctor, and she performs a series of tests. Much to your dismay, she reports back that they’ve discovered a brain tumor. Your doctor prescribes pain killers for your headaches, motion sickness medication for your dizziness, and special prescription glasses for your […]

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  YOUR TRAUMA STORIES

  Posted on July 29, 2013 by admin in PTSD Blog.

    Have you had a traumatic experience that’s left you struggling to cope in certain areas of life? Have you been robbed? Physically or sexually abused? Been the victim of domestic violence? Have you watched your house burn, witnessed a tragic accident, or  experienced medical trauma or near-death experience? Have you endured the pain of abandonment or neglect? Have […]

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  Broken Places. A View From the Other Side. (Part 4 of 5)

  Posted on July 26, 2013 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  By Shelly Beach   I was living in Michigan. Wanda was living somewhere in California–I had no idea where. And in that first phone conversation, she wasn’t ready to tell me.   The only thing I knew for sure was that she wanted to die. And she had a plan to carry it out. Several […]

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  Broken Places: A View from the Other Side, Part 2

  Posted on May 7, 2013 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  By Shelly Beach I was living in Michigan. Wanda was living somewhere in California–I had no idea where. And in that first phone conversation, she wasn’t ready to tell me. The only thing I knew for sure was that she wanted to die. And she had a plan to carry it out. Several plans, in […]

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