trauma

By Meghan Vivo

Every client who comes to The Ranch leaves a piece of themselves there. A simple stone, carried around to represent the burden of emotional trauma, becomes a symbol of surrender. On a quiet night along the banks of the Piney River, men and women breathe their story into their stone, and in one powerful gesture of releasing the stone into the river, surrender their old story and begin anew.

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The benefits of exercise may have more reason to be sung after research reveals that it can help patients with anxiety disorders to reduce their symptoms.

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Substance use can play a significant role in both the lives of trauma victims as well as in the lives of those who traumatize others. For example, victims often use substances in reaction to trauma and many perpetrators of child abuse, neglect, domestic violence and other acts of antisocial behavior use substances prior to and during these incidents. Additionally, both victims and perpetrators who use substances have an increased risk of being involved in further and worsening episodes.

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Individuals who have suffered trauma and subsequently, post-traumatic stress disorder, struggle with many different symptoms. Victims are often impaired socially and struggle with nightmares, excessive anger, and flashbacks.

A recent article by Timothy D. Brewerton, MD, a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, examined the prevalence of eating disorders among those suffering PTSD. In The Links Between PTSD and Eating Disorders, Brewerton examines the associations between trauma and eating disorders to better understand the extent of those affected.

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