The idea that mental health issues like depression and anxiety are caused by a serotonin imbalance or a lack of willpower is an insult to those who have gone through traumatic experiences such as rape, abuse, or war trauma. It's important to learn how to manage these thoughts and flashbacks, and acknowledge the responses of the mind and immune system to trauma.
The journey to manage your mental health can be overwhelming and can drive a person crazy especially when dealing with flashbacks, trauma and thoughts but it's important to manage it. The use of big chemical terms to explain mental health may not always be applicable as there is no way to balance serotonin imbalance.
A man discusses his experiences with a frontal lobe brain injury and the challenges he faced with obsessions and compulsions, as well as a newfound sense of love.
Dr. Nicole LePera describes the ways past trauma can trigger your nervous system, causing anxiety and controlling behavior in relationships.
In the mental health community, there has been a failure to emphasize the crucial role of behavior change in achieving mental wellness. Simply organizing your thoughts does not guarantee good mental health and it is important to come together as a community with a shared purpose, other than the fear of looming threats, to promote actual action.
The inability to remove traumatic memories from the brain is a feature or a bug of our brain. It makes it difficult to uncover the reasons behind our emotions, leading to problems with mental health.