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Inflammation, Myelin Repair, and a Possible Cure for Mental Illness
Those people who live with the effects of complex post-traumatic stress disorder sometimes believe that the symptoms they have are made up and all in their imaginations. Many feel they are weak and that is why they are “different” or “weird”. Worse, many believe they can never heal from the events that lead them to exhibit the symptoms of CPTSD.
In this article, we shall examine together the mechanisms behind the formation of any mental health disorder through the eyes of new research that suggests a cure for mental illness.
Hold on to your hats, folks, this is going to be an exciting article!
A Review of What We Know
Because the following information is going to be a bit overwhelming, it is important to revisit a definition of complex post-traumatic stress disorder.
First, we must distinguish between post-traumatic stress disorder and CPTSD. While some of the symptoms overlap, PTSD is caused by a single event and arises from something like a car accident, experiencing a natural disaster or a sexual assault. Although these events are heartbreaking and often life-changing, they have a short duration.
However, CPTSD is different in that it is usually a repeated trauma and very prolonged in…
