PTSD -Long after the

PTSD -Long after the trauma is over, it leaves behind a host of symptoms once designed to help us survive. When we are presented with a perceived thread the "Thinking Brain" shuts down so we react instinctively. The "Emotional Brain" reacts with alarm, fear and instinctive survival responses. Humans 'remember' dangerous events with our bodies and emotions because it helps us to respond faster the next time we are in danger. Our body is now hard wired to respond before we have time to think