I have found a lot of things on the internet recently about people with PTSD having a heightened startle reflex,somewhat similar to the startle reflex issue seen in Cerebral Palsy. Do all people with PTSD have a heightened startle reflex??
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PTSD and startle reflex
Mild Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy and bad proprioception.
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I don't know if all people with PTSD have a stronger startle reaction, I just know I have it in spades, but it seems like I've always had it that way. I figure mine is a result of an overactive sympathetic nervous system that contributes to my having CFS. You just do NOT want to creep up behind me & say BOO! I'd be shrieking for hours & not be able to stop, even while I'm laughing. All you quiet walkers do not understand what you're doing to us.Sher
My Life Menu: CFS probably since birth, full flavored since the 80s, with Fibromyalgia, Major Depression with a side order of Anxiety and Agoraphobia sauce, Restless Leg Syndrome with spicy Other Sleep Disorders, 11 Eye Surgeries, a generous helping of Gut Problems
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I developed PTSD 13 years ago and my startle reflex was out of this world!! It has slowly abated over the past few years - (I honestly didn't think it would get better) with mindful meditation. It is now only the most dramatic and sudden of noises that set me off. But yes, I think that is one of the determining factors of PTSD - you're always on hightened alert - it is so draining!sigpicTo see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour. - William Blake.
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Originally posted by Beachgirl View PostI developed PTSD 13 years ago and my startle reflex was out of this world!! It has slowly abated over the past few years - (I honestly didn't think it would get better) with mindful meditation. It is now only the most dramatic and sudden of noises that set me off. But yes, I think that is one of the determining factors of PTSD - you're always on hightened alert - it is so draining!Mild Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy and bad proprioception.
My website for my original short films! http://cripvideoproductions.com/astrokeofendurance.php
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I did a presentation on TBI and Cerebral Palsy back in October 2015 that you can read about here Only registered and activated users can see links., Click Here To Register... where I was told by the event organizer that most people do have a startle reflex in PTSD. She said it was on the DSM-5 which is a book where the symptoms of different psychological disorders were listed. She was surprised to learn I also had a pronounced startle reflex is the form of the Moro Reflex. Small world eh?Mild Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy and bad proprioception.
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