Birth trauma, related endocrine issues

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Permalink Reply by Clement Rhein on June 8, 2008 at 4:47pm

Wikipedia then! :-)

is that her presenting complaint? (cooool)

How's her tissues? In that, is she hypersensitive?

Does she gets stressed out for no big reasons then?

Ok, for me, the approach would be something like: Biomechanical treatment, get everything symmetrically working. When that's done, A/P contact, and makin her talk about her constant altered state (sx, onset, cause...), see what you find/feel, that would tell me what needs to be released, I hope!
That's MY way of treating tho, what i'm comfortable with, so...

There might be some talking to do regarding how to see/deal with life (oops, did I just say that). No, I mean physical treatment!!! :-D

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Permalink Reply by Ronan O'Brien on June 8, 2008 at 10:32pm

I think a key question is what is keeping her in this heightened state of arousal. Is it environmental (e.g food, allergy), physical (e.g poor breathing pattern, structural change promoting excess release of cortisol, low stress threshold etc..), emotional (e.g negative thinking, unresolved issues).. perhaps a combination or something else!

You have not mentioned how long she has been in this state but I get the impression it is chronic.

From my own experience in living in an undesired heightened state of alertness I would encourage a close look at their diet. Using a food diary may help determine a pattern in better/worse days that is related to the food she is eating. Food intolerances can produce a stress response in the body which can manifest as an anxiety response with no GI problems (e.g twitchiness, nervousness, racing thoughts, palpations) - often hours after ingestion.

It goes without saying to reduce their intake of any foods which stresses the body such as alcohol, refined foods, processed foods and increase their intake of whole, fresh, ripe fruit and vegetables.

A key indicator of what is promoting their chronic state might be if some days are better than others. If the anxiety is changeable and is better sometimes then this may indicate it is something in their internal/external environment (allergy, food, negative thinking, weather e.g worse on cold/damp weather might suggest a candida problem).

I reckon it is unlikely their chronic anxiety is due completely due to the hormonal soup they were born into, although this may be a factor. Their belief birth trauma being the cause only serves to reinforce their anxiety and is probably not very helpful. Cognitive behavioural therapy is an excellent way to make conscious thinking patterns which promote anxious states and would be a helpful method of challenging negative thinking.

The body has an incredible ability to adapt and birth being the most traumatic experience we go through is no exception. Perhaps getting the advice from someone with experience in cranial might be useful here.

It goes without saying that exercise would also be beneficial. Yoga ahd some form of deep breathing are worth exploring.

There is an excellent and comprehensive book on anxiety disorders called the Anxiety and Phobia Workbook. It would be a good read for both of you.

Psychedelic drugs.. probably not a good idea for someone with chronic anxiety unless their idea of fun is a bad trip!

Initially I would start by taking baby steps towards lowering her stress/increasing her stress threshold rather than focusing on finding the root cause. It could be helpful to teach her how to breath, encourage her to read the book and maybe find her to an osteopath with naturopathic experience in treating anxiety.

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Permalink Reply by Clement Rhein on June 9, 2008 at 10:09am

Far from my thinking, very interesting indeed, very complete, like it a lot! Forget what I said, this is much better :-D

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Permalink Reply by dave chapman on June 9, 2008 at 10:28am

Cheers both. I'm due to catch up with her later and we'll chat, I'll feedback when I can...

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