• neatchee@piefed.social
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      24 hours ago

      Think of PTSD as the conditioned response to stimuli.

      Instead of “happiness” it’s “panic, anxiety, etc”

      Instead of “bell” it’s a bunch of other triggering stimuli associated with violent partners/family

      Counselors want to replace those negative pathways with positive ones. They want to recondition the brain to have better responses to the stimuli that trigger negative behavior.