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Emotional surgery therapy supersedes all Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – final part
The research builds on past animal studies that indicated retrieval or reactivation of an emotional memory opens a window of opportunity in which a training procedure can alter it. Learning not to fear, a process called fear extinction, appears to depend on a specific type of cell in the amygdala, a brain structure known for its role in emotion, learning, and memory. Disabling these “intercalated” (ITC) amygdala cells impairs extinction suggesting that therapies which can boost ITC function may improve treatment effectiveness.
Early stage research suggests that virtual reality exposure therapy (VRE) may serve as an effective and efficient alternative to traditional exposure therapy. Immersive technology that can recreate a multisensory experience — sight, sound, smell, and touch — in the relative comfort of a doctor’s office may be more acceptable to clinicians and their patients. Early studies have shown that certain medications may help reduce fear, manage sleep problems, and reduce stress.
These medications may be used in conjunction with psychotherapy. Further studies are testing whether such treatments are also effective for people with PTSD and determining the optimal timing and dosage for treatment. Researchers are studying the use of medications that may speed-up and enhance the positive effects of talk therapy. There is promising evidence that so called “cognitive enhancers,” when taken prior to talk therapy, make the process of diminishing fear memories (extinction) more efficient.
Research on corticosterone, a hormone in rats involved in responding to stress, and energy-producing cell structures called mitochondria revealed how individual cells adapt to cope with sudden or extreme stress. In humans, the hormone cortisol is believed to work in the same way as corticocosterone does in rats. This finding may be relevant to research on a number of stress-related illnesses, including PTSD, and suggests new pathways for improving treatments. A study on mice showed that the ability to adapt to stress is driven by a distinctly different molecular mechanism than is the tendency to be overwhelmed by stress.
The NIH-funded researchers mapped out both mechanisms—components of which also are present in the human brain— which may one day help scientists learn how to enhance this naturally occurring phenomenon to promote resilience to psychological stress. In the last decade, rapid progress in research on the mental and biological foundations of PTSD has led scientists to focus on prevention as a realistic and important goal.
Some of the prevention strategies currently being tested are: Exploring the optimal time to begin exposure therapy after trauma exposure to prevent the development of PTSD. This treatment involves education about trauma reactions and PTSD, breathing exercises, exposure to trauma-related stressors, and talking through the trauma.
Researchers will also seek to identify predictive markers, such as hormone levels and genes, for the disorder. Using the medication hydrocortisone, which mimics cortisol, to examine whether increasing cortisol levels may prevent or reduce PTSD symptoms. Related to prevention goals, research on resiliency — the ability for some people to recover from traumatic experiences or avoid adverse reactions entirely — may lead to ways to predict who is most likely to develop PTSD following highly stressful events. Treatment efforts could then be targeted more efficiently toward those who need it most.
For improving response to mass trauma events, NIH researchers are testing creative approaches to making cognitive and behavioural therapies and other interventions widely available, such as with Internet-based, self-help therapy and telephone assisted therapy. Emotional Surgery, the science of using colour code frequencies to remove what is not good from the human mind supersedes all known and modern therapies.
By Robert Ekow Grimmond-Thompson
One of the issues we have been grappling with as a nation is corruption, and it has had such a devastating effect on our national development. I have been convinced that until morality becomes the foundation upon which our governance system is built, we can never go forward as a nation.
Our traditional practices, which have shaped our cultural beliefs, have always espoused values that have kept us along the straight and the narrow and have preserved our societies since ancient times.
These are values that frown on negative habits like stealing, cheating, greediness, selfishness, etc. Our grandparents have told us stories of societies where stealing was regarded as so shameful that offenders, when caught, have on a number of instances committed suicide.
In fact, my mother told me of a story where a man who was living in the same village as her mother (my grandmother), after having been caught stealing a neighbour’s cockerel, out of shame committed suicide on a mango tree. Those were the days that shameful acts were an abomination.
Tegare worship, a traditional spiritual worship during which the spirit possesses the Tegare Priest and begins to reveal secrets, was one of the means by which the society upheld African values in the days of my grandmother and the early childhood days of my mother.
Those were the days when the fear of being killed by Tegare prevented people from engaging in anti-social vices. These days, people sleeping with other people’s wives are not uncommon.
These wrongful behaviour was not countenanced at all by Tegare. One was likely going to lose his life on days that Tegare operates, and so unhealthy habits like coveting your neighbour’s wife was a taboo.
Stealing of other people’s farm produce, for instance, could mean certain death or incapacitation of the whole or part of the body in the full glare of everybody. People realised that there were consequences for wrongdoing, and this went a long way to motivate the society to adhere to right values.
Imagine a President being sworn into office and whoever administers the oath says, “Please say this after me: I, Mr. …., do solemnly swear by God, the spirits of my ancestors and the spirits ruling in Ghana, that should I engage in corrupt acts, may I and my family become crippled, may madness become entrenched in my family, may incurable sicknesses and diseases be my portion and that of my family, both immediate and extended.”
Can you imagine a situation where a few weeks afterwards the President goes to engage in corrupt acts and we hear of his sudden demise or incapacitation and confessing that he engaged in corrupt acts before passing or before the incapacitation—and the effect it will have on his successor? I believe we have to critically examine this option to curb corruption.
My grandmother gave me an eyewitness account of one such encounter where a woman died instantly after the Tegare Priest had revealed a wrong attitude she had displayed during the performance on one of the days scheduled for Tegare spirit manifestation.
According to her story, the Priest, after he had been possessed by the spirit, declared that for what the woman had done, he would not forgive her and that he would kill. Instantly, according to my grandmother, the lady fell down suddenly and she died—just like what happened to Ananias and his wife Sapphira in Acts Chapter 5.
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Emotional distortions can indeed have a profound impact on an individual’s mental health and well-being. These distortions can lead to a range of negative consequences, including anxiety, depression, and impaired relationships.
Emotional surgery is a therapeutic approach that aims to address and heal emotional wounds, traumas, and blockages. This approach recognises that emotional pain can have a profound impact on an individual’s quality of life and seeks to provide a comprehensive and compassionate approach to healing.
How emotional surgery can help
Emotional surgery can help individuals:
Identify and challenge negative thought patterns: By becoming aware of emotional distortions, individuals can learn to challenge and reframe negative thoughts.
Develop greater emotional resilience: Emotional surgery can help individuals develop the skills and strategies needed to manage their emotions and respond to challenging situations.
Improve relationships: By addressing emotional wounds and promoting emotional well-being, individuals can develop more positive and healthy relationships with others.
The benefits of emotional surgery
The benefits of emotional surgery can include:
Improved mental health outcomes: Emotional surgery can help individuals reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Enhanced relationships: Emotional surgery can help individuals develop more positive and healthy relationships with others.
Increased self-awareness: Emotional surgery can help individuals develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their emotions.
A path towards healing
Emotional surgery offers a promising approach to addressing emotional distortions and promoting emotional well-being. By acknowledging the impact of emotional pain and seeking to provide a comprehensive and compassionate approach to healing, individuals can take the first step towards recovery and improved mental health.
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BY ROBERT EKOW GRIMMOND-THOMPSON
