by Kathryn Berg | Jun 19, 2019 | PTSD
SInce my last post on Ketamine for PTSD, some more information has come out. It is important to share it. It seems that the outcomes of three studies on the safety and effectiveness of Ketamine for PTSD are questionable. Two of the three studies did not show...
by Kathryn Berg | Jun 19, 2019 | CPTSD, Nightmares, PTSD
Anyone who has seen a homeopath gets asked about their dreams. No matter what your reason is for seeking care from a homeopath, your dreams can be used to help determine a remedy to heal what ails you. Dreams have a particular role in helping someone heal from PTSD...
by Kathryn Berg | Jun 11, 2019 | CPTSD, PTSD
There is a saying in the world of therapy that “insight is the booby prize of therapy.” This means, of course, that now that you have insight, what are you going to do about it. Sometimes it just makes you angry! Or sad. Well, Insight is the prize of...
by Kathryn Berg | Jun 6, 2019 | Aconite, Ignatia, PTSD
For many people, PTSD begins with an incident that resulted in feeling shocked. Generally, it was an unexpected occurrence—perhaps a major incident such as the Oklahoma City Bombing, or 9/11 terrorist attacks, or the sudden death of a family member or friend,...
by Kathryn Berg | May 16, 2019 | CPTSD, PTSD
You REALLY don’t want this PTSD symptom! Isn’t vomiting just about the worst thing to experience when you get an acute illness? Just imagine what it must be like if you have vomiting as a symptom of your PTSD! That would be awful! Its bad enough when...
by Kathryn Berg | May 13, 2019 | CPTSD, Depression, fibromyalgia, PTSD
The physical dis-ease of PTSD and CPTSD can be healed with Homeopathy! Are mornings painful for you? Is running, walking, or simply moving around helpful? Do you have multiple pain points throughout your body that are difficult to manage? Would you like to NOT...
by Kathryn Berg | May 11, 2019 | CPTSD, forgetful, PTSD, PTSD Memory
PTSD and CPTSD can really mess up brain function. Can you be helped? Do you have problems remembering what you were going to do, just did or just said, from moment to moment? Do you have a hard time getting started on projects? Have you forgotten events in...
by Kathryn Berg | May 9, 2019 | CPTSD, Intrusive thoughts, Negative Thoughts, PTSD
Doesn’t it just irritate you when you can’t get negative thoughts out of your head? One of the most common mental/emotional symptoms of PTSD and CPTSD is Intrusive Negative Thoughts. This simply means that you have negative thoughts that creep into...
by Kathryn Berg | May 8, 2019 | Hair Loss due to stress, PTSD Hair Loss
It’s not a secret or even controversial that stress can make your hair fall out. PTSD and CPTSD, being expressions of stress, are often associated with hair loss. (This blog post does not deal with hair loss from hormonal shifts or aging.) I did a bit of research on...
by Kathryn Berg | May 7, 2019 | Hives, Liver illness, Liver problems, Urticaria chronic
So you recently, or not so recently, got a diagnosis of PTSD. And if that wasn’t enough, shortly after, you developed chronic Hives. Overnight, it seems like you suddenly can’t eat foods that you have been eating your whole life without breaking out from them. If you...
by Kathryn Berg | May 3, 2019 | CPTSD, Depression, PTSD
The world is always looking for a way to build a better mouse trap. One of the elusive mouse traps is a pharmaceutical which can help relieve symptoms of uncurable anxiety and depression. This includes PTSD and CPTSD. One of the new traps on the market is Ketamine...
by Kathryn Berg | May 2, 2019 | CPTSD, Nail Biting, PTSD
Were you ever a nail picker or a nail biter when you were young? Maybe your mom even got something to put on your nails so they would taste bad and you would stop biting or picking your nails. If that worked, putting the toxic stuff on your nails, so the idea...
by Kathryn Berg | Mar 28, 2019 | Liver illness, Liver problems, PTSD, Tylenol
One of the more common symptoms of PTSD is anger. People who have trauma from being abused by a parent or romantic partner or other person they thought they could trust, find themselves lashing out at situations that make them feel similarly to the way the abuse made...
by Kathryn Berg | Mar 15, 2019 | Aconite, Argentum Nitricum, Arsenicum, Uncategorized
Spring Break is upon us. The airport parking lots are getting fuller each day (92% full earlier this week). Some of those people who are going on vacation would prefer to somehow arrive there through some portal rather than having to fly to get there. Why? Because...
by Kathryn Berg | Mar 6, 2019 | CBD Oil versus Homeopathy, PTSD, Uncategorized
CBD Oil seems to be all the craze these days. It is presented as a panacea for all that ails you. PTSD is one of the diagnoses that, when given to a patient, tends to cause people to take a look at CBD oil. That’s fine. It isn’t toxic and it can help suppress your...
