Post Traumatic Stress Support Group

I am a neurofeedback practitioner and have had long term success with retraining the the brain to decrease PTSD symptoms. I wonder if any of you have used neurofeedback and could relate your experiences with it. thanks, joan

never heard of it... what does it entail?

Neurofeedback re-trains brain activity which improves mental control, performance and stability. Stabilizing brain activity improves anxiety, attention span, clarity and focus, sleep.The common element among people who benefit from neurofeedback is that their nervous system profoundly calms, which is often beyond the reach of psychotherapy or of meditative techniques. It is non-invasive, no drugs, and does not require re-living the traumatic experience.

While the client listens to music, an electroencephalogram (EEG) is linked to a computer program which monitors brain wave activity. When the EEG shows excessive turbulence,( a sign of habitual response to stress/anxiety), the music shuts off until the brain finds a less turbulent level and the music turns back on. Websites: eeginfo.com; youtube.com searach "Faces of Neurofeedback";What is Neurofeedback-PTSD"; good luck! joan

Sounds expensive

the cost at my office is about the same as one year of paxil or zolof; or2 years of

lexapro,luvox, or celexa but the training only takes 8-10 weeks of 2xweekly. Bigger cities may charge more per session. joan

Jkc, goodmorning... please refrain from discussing pricing and things of that nature... this site is for support and if you have any emotional support to offer that would be very welcome, but generally we discourage any kind of solicitation of services on this site. I'm not saying that you are doing that, but it could appear that way. Thank you

CeeGee

sorry, I was responding to your comment. I am not soliciting business as I don't know where anyone lives. I would like to spread the word about neurofeedback and hear stories of people who have experience with it. thanks, joan

I understand... but as group leader, I had to just put it out there... I'm sorry if I came off as being harsh that was not my intention. I just wanted to let everybody know... and you were just responding to a comment... I realize that, so I'm not discouraging you to respond to comments... just if someone asks about pricing and stuff of THAT nature please just answer them in a PM. some people may take it wrong, so I just wanted to nip it in the bud so to speak. You are very welcome to give insight on neurofeedback because it sounds interesting. thanks CG

So what other disorders does this help with?

Since stress/anxiety underlie most mental issues, neurofeedback helps calm and focus and stabilize the brain in such conditions as mood swings, headaches, stress insomnia, addictions, ptsd, hypervigilence, hyperactivity, autism spectrum, seizures, ocd. the diagnosis doesn't matter so much because they are just names we give symptoms, the eeg(brainwave pattern) is measured in electrical signals and the computer doesn't care if those signals are turbulent in a depressed person or an autistic person or headaches. the turbulence signals a person's habitual response to stress which is a diffuse pattern. Hope this helps. joan