From what I have learned, people with a traumatic childhood, would be more traumatized with Elizabeth’s horrific experience… than someone who had a decent or great childhood. The fact that she is doing so well… does that show she had a fairly healthy childhood? I have seen another doctor talk about this with PTSD, in war veterans. Depending on their childhood, depends on how severe their PTSD or C-PTSD would be, after their war experience. I have a ton of experience and knowledge on this because of my own traumatic childhood, along with traumas in adulthood. I have worked extremely hard to heal and have FINALLY started to thrive. God is good! Thank you!
Absolutely our environment impacts our entire life. What is it? Birth to aged 5 that the 'laying down' of our neurons take place? Scary thought for me because my young life was really bad until about the age of 10
What an amazing interview. Elizabeth is definitely a very strong person with a beautiful soul. Thank God she survived. The world needed her. And thank you Dr. Amen for your care.
Love this!! Elizabeth is such a wonderfully resilient and beautiful human being!! So glad she was reunited with her family! Thx for what you do Dr. Amen! I find such great value in your work! ❤❤
To say that there was « a shade of craziness» in the mind of the perpetrator is like saying he was not responsible for his actions. Psychopaths know exactly when they are breaking the law but they don't care about it.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an interactive psychotherapeutic technique that can be very helpful for people who have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related symptoms or conditions. Research suggests that traumatic events can interfere with how the brain processes information. Consequently, the experience and memories can get “stuck” in the brain and make a person vulnerable to conscious or unconscious triggers from recollections, images, sounds, smells, and feelings that are reminiscent of the traumatic experience. EMDR therapy uses bilateral hemispheric brain stimulation in the form of left to right eye movements, hand-held pulsating devices, headphones, or tapping on the knees to reduce or remove the emotional charges of traumatic memories. This therapy doesn’t block a memory, but rather it activates mechanisms in the brain that help you process the memory and emotions it evokes.
It feels as if she doesnt want to be seen as a victim and isnt admitting to having any major trauma. I just cant imagine her handling the aftermath so well, but it says a lot that she didnt just end up on drugs and that shes so productive and stable
I find this story so interesting and this interview amazing....It was fascinating watching Dr. Amen Interview and draw his medial conclusions. I wonder just how Elizabeth Smart managed to get through her captivity. I have imagined that she is one of those people who turned a horrific situation into something good. She obviously was able to use that experience into something positive for others. I have wondered if it was her religious core and her families love. I am not justifying the polices attitude towards you but they are trained to have a certain demeaner and attitude. I suspect it was your youth and naiviety that had you respond like you did. I found her conclusions about the people she met and her response to it... When I was age 15 I fell deeply in love. For four years I was sexually active with this young man. Yes, it was technically concentual on my part (I was "in love" and my hormones were raging) but in hindsight I realize now that not only was i underage and legally it was underage "rape". He mostly wanted to satisfy his own needs and I let him call the shots. I was naive, inexperienced and not mature enough to realize this was not a mature and jointly run relationship. I craved attention and love and I mistakenly thought the fumbling sex was love. Eventually we both went off to college and I realize that while I was mature enough to make a long-term commitment...he was not. So I moved on.
EMDR is a form of trauma therapy. The eyes are moved right and left, sometimes up and down and other ways. During that the patient thinks of a certain situation. You need a very empathetic and careful therapist to be successful.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an interactive psychotherapeutic technique that can be very helpful for people who have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related symptoms or conditions. Research suggests that traumatic events can interfere with how the brain processes information. Consequently, the experience and memories can get “stuck” in the brain and make a person vulnerable to conscious or unconscious triggers from recollections, images, sounds, smells, and feelings that are reminiscent of the traumatic experience. EMDR therapy uses bilateral hemispheric brain stimulation in the form of left to right eye movements, hand-held pulsating devices, headphones, or tapping on the knees to reduce or remove the emotional charges of traumatic memories. This therapy doesn’t block a memory, but rather it activates mechanisms in the brain that help you process the memory and emotions it evokes.
Shock. Trauma response. It's hard to understand if you haven't been there. I always thought I would scream... But was chased and never thought to scream in the adrenaline of it all. He had a knife to her throat.
The freeze response is more normal in predatory situations then the flight response. Literally in those moments your body takes over for survival, there is no reasoning. It is hard for people to understand these types of situations and what they think the victim should do. What the victim should do and usually not what they instinctively do. This predator was extremely dangerous. Her body and mind took over in that moment and calculated in seconds the scenarios. Her body chose to freeze and comply to save her life.
Her abductor threatened the safety of her sister and parents. As a child, you may understand why she would have believed that the fate of her family was in her hands at that severely traumatic moment and that she couldn’t risk their lives.
Thansk for this interview. I wonder if this lovely lady has Stockholm syndrome. It’s obvious her predator has NPD and a sociopath. Thanks God he is locked.
From what I have learned, people with a traumatic childhood, would be more traumatized with Elizabeth’s horrific experience… than someone who had a decent or great childhood. The fact that she is doing so well… does that show she had a fairly healthy childhood? I have seen another doctor talk about this with PTSD, in war veterans. Depending on their childhood, depends on how severe their PTSD or C-PTSD would be, after their war experience. I have a ton of experience and knowledge on this because of my own traumatic childhood, along with traumas in adulthood. I have worked extremely hard to heal and have FINALLY started to thrive. God is good! Thank you!
Hi do you remember the doctor talking about ptsd in veterans? Quite interested in hearing more... Thank you
I read this in The Body Keeps the Score.
Absolutely our environment impacts our entire life. What is it? Birth to aged 5 that the 'laying down' of our neurons take place? Scary thought for me because my young life was really bad until about the age of 10
I'm rooting for you Dr. Amen! I'm rooting for you I'm rooting for you Elizabeth!! 🥰
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Very interesting interview! She seems like a fantastic strong willed person. Would’ve loved some more in depth discussion about her brain.
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What an amazing interview. Elizabeth is definitely a very strong person with a beautiful soul. Thank God she survived. The world needed her. And thank you Dr. Amen for your care.
Love this!! Elizabeth is such a wonderfully resilient and beautiful human being!! So glad she was reunited with her family! Thx for what you do Dr. Amen! I find such great value in your work! ❤❤
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Thank you for interviewing her. I am in awe of her. She’s amazing!!
Very interesting. Good that you took up about d vitamin, multi vitamin, and fish oil. I am the most interested about when looking at the brains.
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To say that there was « a shade of craziness» in the mind of the perpetrator is like saying he was not responsible for his actions. Psychopaths know exactly when they are breaking the law but they don't care about it.
I’ve been following Dr Amen for years. Big big fan, I’ve never heard of EMDR though? What is that?
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an interactive psychotherapeutic technique that can be very helpful for people who have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related symptoms or conditions. Research suggests that traumatic events can interfere with how the brain processes information. Consequently, the experience and memories can get “stuck” in the brain and make a person vulnerable to conscious or unconscious triggers from recollections, images, sounds, smells, and feelings that are reminiscent of the traumatic experience.
EMDR therapy uses bilateral hemispheric brain stimulation in the form of left to right eye movements, hand-held pulsating devices, headphones, or tapping on the knees to reduce or remove the emotional charges of traumatic memories. This therapy doesn’t block a memory, but rather it activates mechanisms in the brain that help you process the memory and emotions it evokes.
It feels as if she doesnt want to be seen as a victim and isnt admitting to having any major trauma. I just cant imagine her handling the aftermath so well, but it says a lot that she didnt just end up on drugs and that shes so productive and stable
I find this story so interesting and this interview amazing....It was fascinating watching Dr. Amen Interview and draw his medial conclusions. I wonder just how Elizabeth Smart managed to get through her captivity. I have imagined that she is one of those people who turned a horrific situation into something good. She obviously was able to use that experience into something positive for others. I have wondered if it was her religious core and her families love. I am not justifying the polices attitude towards you but they are trained to have a certain demeaner and attitude. I suspect it was your youth and naiviety that had you respond like you did. I found her conclusions about the people she met and her response to it... When I was age 15 I fell deeply in love. For four years I was sexually active with this young man. Yes, it was technically concentual on my part (I was "in love" and my hormones were raging) but in hindsight I realize now that not only was i underage and legally it was underage "rape". He mostly wanted to satisfy his own needs and I let him call the shots. I was naive, inexperienced and not mature enough to realize this was not a mature and jointly run relationship. I craved attention and love and I mistakenly thought the fumbling sex was love. Eventually we both went off to college and I realize that while I was mature enough to make a long-term commitment...he was not. So I moved on.
What is MDR mentioned at end of video. Acronyms are confusing to non professionals.
Looked it up, 82 different meaning. Maybe Multi-drug resistant.
It’s called EMDR… it’s a form of trauma therapy.
EMDR is a form of trauma therapy. The eyes are moved right and left, sometimes up and down and other ways. During that the patient thinks of a certain situation. You need a very empathetic and careful therapist to be successful.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an interactive psychotherapeutic technique that can be very helpful for people who have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related symptoms or conditions. Research suggests that traumatic events can interfere with how the brain processes information. Consequently, the experience and memories can get “stuck” in the brain and make a person vulnerable to conscious or unconscious triggers from recollections, images, sounds, smells, and feelings that are reminiscent of the traumatic experience.
EMDR therapy uses bilateral hemispheric brain stimulation in the form of left to right eye movements, hand-held pulsating devices, headphones, or tapping on the knees to reduce or remove the emotional charges of traumatic memories. This therapy doesn’t block a memory, but rather it activates mechanisms in the brain that help you process the memory and emotions it evokes.
I'm wondering if she is still a practicing Mormon.
Her parents divorced? I'm shocked.
Her parents divorced years after she was found. Her father came out as gay.
@kendrajohnstun1410 Wow! That is shocking.
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@@kendrajohnstun1410I didn’t know that. Good for him. Everyone deserves to be who they truly are.
I wish you had asked her what made her not try to scream or run away to her parents while she was still in her home…
I would assume shock and fear from being so young but it would be interesting to hear what she was thinking.
He told her if she screams or try to run he will kill her entire family and she believed him and was terrified.
Shock. Trauma response. It's hard to understand if you haven't been there. I always thought I would scream... But was chased and never thought to scream in the adrenaline of it all. He had a knife to her throat.
The freeze response is more normal in predatory situations then the flight response. Literally in those moments your body takes over for survival, there is no reasoning. It is hard for people to understand these types of situations and what they think the victim should do. What the victim should do and usually not what they instinctively do. This predator was extremely dangerous. Her body and mind took over in that moment and calculated in seconds the scenarios. Her body chose to freeze and comply to save her life.
Her abductor threatened the safety of her sister and parents. As a child, you may understand why she would have believed that the fate of her family was in her hands at that severely traumatic moment and that she couldn’t risk their lives.
This poor woman will forever be traumatized.
Thansk for this interview. I wonder if this lovely lady has Stockholm syndrome. It’s obvious her predator has NPD and a sociopath. Thanks God he is locked.
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