Homeopathy & Ptsd The Physics Of Balanced Healing

We are caught in a vice-like grip; the deadly, venomous hold of terror acts and violence, aside from the undulating, changing evolution of the worst of times and its aftermath: post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]. Homeopathy is mind-body, bespoke medicine: it treats not just the individual presenting with the disorder, but also its overt and covert ‘cause and effect.’

- Dr Amy Rothenberg

We’ve seen unprecedented acts of terrorism and violence in the United States and abroad — from Orlando to Brussels, Paris, Istanbul, Baton Rouge, Mumbai, and beyond. Any society that experiences such tragedies has deep issues across wide areas, such as income inequality,racism and, of course, untreated mental illness. Solutions are not easy; they are political and societal in nature. But, for a practicing physician, the problems come in the form of sick patients.

Constant exposure to the global 24-hour news cycle with instant images via computer and cell phone has many of my patients feeling a strong impact from such tragic events, no matter where in the world they occur. Resisting news coverage of disasters, terrorist attacks, and other intense and frightening incidents proves challenging too, because it comes at us from so many directions — TV, Internet, social media, radio, magazines, and newspapers. On top of that, many people find it difficult to look away. I have thought about this and wondered why. I believe that some people are seeking information, so they might be prepared for the possibility of being the victims of such attacks, or disasters, themselves. Others are looking for some way to process such unfathomable events for themselves, or perhaps their children. And, still others watch with a kind of strange obsession, or fascination, similar to watching an action-packed movie.

Regardless of what drives us to expose ourselves to such frightening stories and images, some people are more troubled by them than others. For especially sensitive people, exposure to such news stories can be stress that triggers strong physical, emotional, or cognitive symptoms. And, for people with first-hand experience of these major tragedies, whether as a survivor or a family member of a victim, the situation is, of course, even worse.

A STATE OF PANIC