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revnobody t1_j964n89 wrote

Reply to comment by ARM_over_x86 in Reflexive fear responses tend to linger in people with anxiety disorders, study suggests by chrisdh79

I sought out treatment on my own after a few years. It would be another 5 yrs before I was officially diagnosed with PTSD.

In hindsight I realize I should have been treated much sooner. The physiological trauma that comes not only from the accident itself, but from being unable to walk or perform basic tasks due to agonizing pain is quite severe. (Maybe It’s worth noting that I am able to walk and perform these tasks now. It was just a very long road to recovery. The only residual disability is chronic pain and PTSD)

I believe that seeing a therapist while in the burn unit or shortly after should be part of standard treatment.

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altiuscitiusfortius t1_j963s8r wrote

Reply to comment by dmattox10 in Scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that also makes the material stronger for use in construction by giuliomagnifico

My house was built in 1929 using old growth lumber by somebody who didn't know how how strong to build things, and it was overbuilt so much I could park a tank in my living room.

Literal tree trunks for beams that are so dense I can't pound a nail in to them. The "2x4s" for framing walls measure 3inches x6 inches. The subfloor isn't thin plywood, its 3x12 inch planks

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randa_panda t1_j9636qn wrote

Reply to comment by Tempts in Reflexive fear responses tend to linger in people with anxiety disorders, study suggests by chrisdh79

I not saying I avoid stuff that causes anxiety that i need to do, just that people in my life don’t understand that I still feel anxious and awful after completing a task. My mom always goes ‘you should feel accomplished and better now that it’s over’. No I don’t and she can’t wrap her head around it. What I mean by handling it Is I have a support system and focus on breathing and other techniques to get myself through the tough times. I still do things that make me anxious, just with certain ‘tools’ that people without anxiety wouldn’t need and it took me a few years to figure out what works for me.

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Tempts t1_j9620fj wrote

Reply to comment by randa_panda in Reflexive fear responses tend to linger in people with anxiety disorders, study suggests by chrisdh79

Because avoidance isn’t “handling” anything. It makes your anxiety worse. That is science and it is proven. The exception is if something just isn’t or doesn’t need to be part of your life. I am not suited to being a skydiver or one of those squirrel suit people. But that’s never going to come up. My fear of glass elevators was coming up all the time. I had to work on that.

Source: I’m a psychotherapist that specializes in the treatment of anxiety and OCD.

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AzureDreamer t1_j95zhed wrote

Reply to comment by OralCulture in Mindfulness-based attention training vastly improves the focus and emotional regulation of high school students by TimTars

The history of Buddhism is interesting for sure. I am not sure exactly what you mean by armed revolt/suppresion line but If you mean what I think you mean philosophically it teaches non violence.

There is good evidence that civil change requires either a threat or undercurrent of violence or even a boiling over of such violence. Interesting topic but so beyond me I can't weigh in.

There are often criticisms of Buddhists and I am far from a historian on the topic. I would be happy to learn more.

Buddhism is an beast that has splintered a thousand times many of its principles are maleable, thats how you get some Buddhists staring at a wall for hours a day, and some discussing chakra points and others offering services where they recite prayer and many many other differences. To what degree do we hold Jews accountable for the abuses of the latter day saints.

Anyway you are right there is no value in idolizing anyone but on the other hand no group of people has ever been free from extreme cruelty.

You can teach meditation without the philosophy, the research is in my opinion less than robust as to how it effects the mediator, but it is very evident that a regular meditation routine has meaningful effects on physiology. I think of it as similar to having a daily reading habit or journaling.

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Consistent_Wall_6107 t1_j95y9jk wrote

Reply to comment by grilledcheesy11 in Mindfulness-based attention training vastly improves the focus and emotional regulation of high school students by TimTars

C) the mere discussion of this leads a small but very vocal group of parents to freak out and organize on social media. Some sympathetic (attention seeking) politicians insert this into out culture war.

Some state governments preemptively ban the practice while simultaneously claiming the high ground in both freedom of speech and protecting parents rights.

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