I came here to learn about the connection of a long haul covid condition called 'anosmia/parosmia' to our emotions and the vagus nerve.....learning so much more!❤ And it's good to know that I am on the right track regarding humming and breathing. I tried the Wim Hof method but it made me more anxious, so am learning rhe Buteyko method instead....slow, gentle breathing.
Prayer,diet,exercise,fresh air and nature, frequencies,selflove,selfcare,self-love,, environments help with all of this Most importantly get abusive toxic bullies out of your life!!!! I have ptsd & anxiety 🙃 Still dealing with an abuser regularly we share a child I stay in flight/fight mode Grew up in abusive toxic home 20 year cycle with an abuser I isolate myself which makes it worse Overtly independent 🙏Amen
@@DocSnipes I have a newby chiropractor telling me my top two vertebrae are out of alignment, and therefore is pulling my whole spine out of alignment. Not sure if I'm believing him or not. I do have an issue that a neurosurgeon wants to put injections in, at my C-7. He took x rays, that showed the very top one off a bit to the right. But I was positioned a bit off center for the x tray. How can I trust him? (I wanted to add that I have previously undiagnosed scoliosis, which he believes is being caused my my spine trying to balance the two at the top being off)
Excellent video. I am neuro programming specialist who works with reprogramming muscular sequencing and limbic states. I see these types of trauma patterns everyday, and the evidence is in overwhelming support for the information you provided. This is the way the brain functions, just like a computer in regards to how things become hard coded. It isn't nearly as "smart" as people think, and the programming rarely is logical. AKA you had a terrible experience (trauma) in a bathroom when you were young, and therefore ALL bathrooms are triggers (unsafe). The link between past programming (schema) and the way the brain/body responds to the stimulus is constantly fascinating. The way the brain shuts off/deactivates muscular systems due to this programming/fight flight is a large aspect of my work. Great presentation!
The music angle is really important. Like a depressed person does not need alcohol to add to their anxiety, for me, what calms most people can actually heightened my anxiety. I cannot tolerate a quiet room for very long. If music is too calming when my anxiety is high? It can increase my dread or fail to drown out the bad memories trying to take focus in my head. It is why meditation is difficult for me due to PTSD.
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Your videos are literally changing my life.. this is incredible and I love how you are explaining this… omg can you do more videos on the vagus nerve? I need to know everything possible!
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Didn't have much time so I listened to this on 1.5x playback speed, and it was still easy to comprehend. Thanks, Doc, for the insightful yet simple information. It was helpful to have the notes on the screen.
I had covid 18 months ago and I still can't smell or taste. I tried everything and went to a long covid hauler doctor with no help. Do you think my vagus nerve got damaged?
I’l escaped in my late 30’s. I’m 40 I’m finding out about myself too. I’m a victim of religion/the judicial system/Narcissistic parenting/narcissistic culture (the black community)
@@chaznonya4 Excellent-see if you can grasp dying to your past life and then being reborn, but this time it's in a fully developed body with baggage. You can ALWAYS get a new a suitcase-in fact treat yourself to a #6 suit at your tailor and when you put that bad boy on....... Remember Ralph Waldo Emerson stated that no religion can equal the sense of serenity that a full custom suit can.
@@originalandrewmark lol, Thank you for confirmation. I suppose I found my own version of that by instinct. How about a time with the Yocut Bear tribe? Did a sweat, followed by a 4 say fast (they kept an eye on me) and finally a morning "sweat out" as a rebirth ceremony. My circumstances are too poorly for a suit, but I do dress as I please now. I've stopped seeking approval from others and seek more to approve of who I see in the mirror. Thank you so much for your response - healing is the #1 goal of my life.
@@chaznonya4 The human touch is imperative and the intimacy that goes with that is nowdays quite rare. Sheri Longcotton, my girl was kidnapped from me by her eldest SON and taken out of state almost 2000 mi. away because HIS love for her has decided what's best for him all under the approving eyes of other corrupt people under the color of love and law. I bear witness to the depravity of family in the Western world and hope and pray that ALL NAZI'S are exposed, soon!
How clearly the complex subject of PTSD and it's solutions are presented in this video.Hats off to the presenter who spoke better than a Harvard Professor in simple and dynamic ways.Thanks once again.
@@katiekane5247 Oh, the "joys" (Not) of ignorant family-members! It's good that you have awareness, even if they don't. That's crucial, and excellent. 😄
Improved Vagal Tone linked to reductions in PTSD symptoms pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30112595/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34423415/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28824913/
vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an alternative treatment for refractory epilepsy, refractory depression, cluster headaches, and migraines. Furthermore, current evidence showed promising results towards the treatment of more brain diseases, such as Parkinson's disease (PD), autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and stroke. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33894241/
This is actually helping me to learn how to relax. It is not automatic yet to learn how to relax. Part of it, believe it or not, is that you are a very nice lady. My trauma was early and involved learning, so niceness and patience to explain everything and not test us immediately after (and shame mistakes..my father's style) helps me sooo much with my learning trauma. Thanks for being such a good teacher. It helps me get what I need on a safety level to relax and learn. I can't learn when I don't "feel safe" enough. My brain just seizes up. Having a good teacher is a gift that we don't always get. The safety I need is not just physical, it is actually mostly emotional and worry about how I am going to be treated.. with love or abuse. And then I fawn to try to make my environment the way I need it... supporting my abuser so he/she won't emotionally cut into me.
My mind is just blown! I've literally have been having mental breakdowns. I have been suffering from trigeminal Neuralgia. I've had vasovagal esponses where I've passed out. I have finally gotten myself into therapy after fearing opening Pandora's box to all the traumas I've been through. And after being tested I have been diagnosed with Complex PTSD, major depressive disorder and anxiety. I also have hypothyroidism and IBS. It's crazy that this is all connected and nobody has really connected the pieces together!! Thank you so very much for breaking this down in it's simplest form! I truly appreciate you
It's not crazy, it's normal, unfortunately. Even one discipline only diagnosis's the most obvious things, for instance, I diagnosed my daughter-in-law with kidney stones when she was pregnant, after 2 unsuccessful trips to the ER. I had no medical experience, I looked up where the pain was, found the organ, read it's common in pregnancy, & given the amount of pain she was in....we went back the 3rd time & I asked them to look for kidney stones & she spent the rest of her pregnancy in Urology. Her kidney was blocked & on the verge of becoming life threatening. My best friend just died after over a decade of nightmares, he knew the Drs personally, he was misdiagnosed 3x with Optical Neuritus, then 3x misdiagnosed when he had MS, then he died with all that & cancer, only for me to figure out it was the Mold disease he got prior that caused the MS, Optical Neuritis, & cancer, & he got a stem cell replacement, but they never addressed the core cause, the disseminated mold disease which caused all of it. I only figured it out after he died because I was so busy researching what he currently had & medications (some side effects are hideous and/or DEATH...my brother in ICU nearly died as a "side effect"). so please do your own research!! I have enough horror stories to write a book. My X-husband worked in the medical field, members of my family are Drs, I know what goes on behind the scenes, even when you know the Dr & they mean well, they can cut a nerve, etc that can cost you a lifetime of pain. Much Love
@@edieandy1 Go to a natural pathic Dr. They have a way of testing your whole body. I don't remember what it's called. My friend and I had it done. And everything they said made sense.
Music therapy. Why all teachers should be required to study this. I need to use it much more in my classroom. I think the music that we like at certain times can help me judge where my kids thoughts are at and will help me ask better questions as well as redirect or aid their attempts to manage what is going on unseen in their heads.
@@youtubepolice1060 I have cptsd, anxiety, depression too. You can get there.. You just need to stay active. I recently got the job that I always wanted and I feel so much better, there are good days and bad days but keeping yourself busy and finding the right meds and dose helps.
@@youtubepolice1060 I also talk about my feelings when I'm down or have disturbing thoughts. Before I used to supress it and drown but now I try to tell my loved ones I'm not ok. I don't tell them what I'm experiencing, you don't have to be specific, but just tell them you want a hug or comfort.
just listening to this and understanding, I felt my body started to relax, calm down, I dont even realize how stress and stiff my body is all the time. Thank you for this.
Wow, I love the wrap up of all I have been learning about trauma as this new information becomes available. As a therapist and I am learning to practice these skills to help myself first, then my clients! Thank you for making this easy to understand.
Love the format of notes and you, 1to1. Many of us can't afford therapy & knowledge appointments. Your human touch is healing. You're very lovable and generous. Respect!
Very interesting, thank you so much for explaining this. I have anxiety since I was a young child. The disease of my husband (early onset Parkinson), his passing away, and me being now on my own, hasn't made it better. During the first year of the lockdowns have developed pain somewhere in my throat or neck, don't know, it feels like having a lump on the right hand side of my throat. Have that now for over 2 years. I saw the picture in your former video in which I could see the NV. It struck me that an important branch passes on the right hand side of the neck. Saw that you have a next video about massaging the NV. Anyway, will dive deeper into this. Feel that I might have a clue at hand here🙂
Recently I found out I have PTSD, pushed away my GF (she was the trigger), had no clue why, want to start figuring out how to fix it and she is gone... like sooo gone, blocked everyway possible... My timing has me experiencing emotional stress and heart break that is so overwhelming. We all are facing challenges. At least knowing what they are will allow us to cope, heal and be ready for the next time it shows up. I will be heal!!!
Thank u for this series. Dealing with tremendous white coat syndrome that puts my bp into the dangerous zone due to previous med trauma (stroke due to blood clot during an angiogram). The stroke caused very unstable pressure, then bad reactions to those readings by med peeps, anxiety that the reading will be high, rinse & repeat. I knew the trigger was the sound of the machine but didn’t know how to fix it. Thanks for giving me a place to start!
I have white coat too and it's progressively gotten worse over the years to where it reads extremely high at the doctors. I'm even uncomfortable taking it myself at home, but I am able to eventually get relaxed enough to have it read within the normal range. I just wish doctors would be more mindful and not put so much pressure on it and actually listen and trust their patient. I do my best to avoid going to the gp at all costs nowadays. I'd happily go if I knew they weren't going to go near reading my bp!
The vagus nerve, also known as the vagal nerves system, are the main nerves of your parasympathetic nervous system. This system controls specific body functions such as your digestion, heart rate and immune system.
Learn the breathing technique called diaphragmatic breathing, belly breathing, or crocodile breathing (lay on your stomach). Chronic breathing with the upper respiratory muscles increases sympathetic tone.
Decreased vagal function were shown to be associated with increased A1c levels, increased overnight urinary cortisol, and proinflammatory cytokines pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17192...
Idk if this has been addressed already but are their any medications that can be taken to reduce the effects of the vagus orientation? I've been doing breathing exercises meditation etc for 6 years now and it hasn't really helped
There are direct therapies to reduce amygdala drive through vagus nerve toning. Dr. Steven Porges is the primary clinician-researcher who developed the polyvagal theory on which neuroscientists have developed methods to normalize vagal tone. One route is through auditory processing using sound, called Unyte(tm) Integrated Listening System. It is offered by Occupational Therapists and clinical psychologists. Sound is especially transformative because it works at the deepest level of Neuro development - auditory/vestibular pathways.
Best wishes to you, and your family and friends. Hopefully, you are in an area of the country less affected that others. Thanks for watching. Wishing you peace, health, and happiness.
Oh wow...that's crazy..., I'm almost positive I was brought here by my crazy phone owner, (yes I pay for my own phone with my money 💰) not sure why? Haha.... but she/u sound very knowledgeable 👍.
I have CPSD & then had a crush injury six years ago. My left chest was crushed & surgeons took my left lateral oblique abdominal muscle & wrapped it around to my scapula to hold my repaired chest together. I've not been able to soothe myself at all since then. A lifetime of trauma was reactivated by pain & worries about vulnerability. Then a resistant Pseudamonas sinus infection required IV antibiotics lasting months which screwed up an already damaged gut biome. It has recurred this year & I finally had to take floxins again. My family just sees me as difficult, not sick & injured. I can't afford to live alone. I've looked for mental health support but there's no providers that accept my Medicare anywhere near me. I'm hanging on by a thread here. I don't want more drugs, I want to feel some relief. What can I do? Edit: CPTSD
@@DocSnipes just clicked on your video for first time - sounds good! I'm having voice problems and I've heard that the vagus nerve can have something to do with it..
Dear Dr. Snipes. Have been following your talks full of such useful and great information for a while. Thank you so much for your contribution to this world. I have a question. Is Fasting good for resetting the Vagus Nerve response and if so, what is recommended? I am trying to manage my Ulcerative Colitis, but it is a visious cycle. A flare of UC dysregulates the VN, and VN dysregulation also contributes in creating more flare ups, especially when stress builds up. Typical case of what you describe. Sometimes I feel very tired of dealing with my health. 😒
Excellent presentation of complex neurophysiological processes with practical applications for many people, not just those suffering with PTSD. Thank you so much. Bravo!
Thanks, Doc, this was informative and really easy to understand! It also helps clear a lot of things up for me, as far as my extreme response to things like reflections or noises from the fridge. I gotta get this vagus nerve toned up! On to your next video. 😀
Wow, what a wonderful kind generous intelligent & genuine woman this Doctor is. I am highly impressed with her knowledge as I am with her energy, so kind and incredibly helpful!! Many thanks Doctor 👩⚕️
The orienting reflex is hyper sensitive in children who’ve experienced early childhood trauma as well as children with ASD, ADHD, and sensory processing disorders. This has many implications for teachers and those working directly with these children.
How do you find a therapist to work with on all this. Someone who understands the effects of trauma on your body and nervous system. My PFC has been off line for over a year. I have been dealing with horrific dissociative amnesia dpdr, rumination and obsessive thinking all that are effecting my body now. I don’t even know how I got to where I am. It feels like another person took over my brain. I know that sounds strange but that is what I feel like.
Thank you so much for watching. You can message support@docsnipes.com and we can try to help you find a therapist in your area. What would you say are your favorite tips from the video?
I have sever Thyroid Mine is overactive as well as underactive, my score is way too high , over 48 in the 100s both parent's had Thyroid issues on my dad's side it's hereditary and not sure of mom's side but hers was a guoiter , can you do a video for folks that have classic celiac deaise , Hoshimoto's Autoimmune Thyroidtoxosis , I have allergies asthma bronchitis COPD
What an emotional roller-coaster watching this was. Doc Snipes - thank you. I've lived all my life.. ;) now I have an explanation and ways for release.
I too suffer with vagus nerve,and terrifies me. When it happens, I am on the toilet and almost pass out. I get very cold, weak. I did pass out once. My doctor told me when this happens lay on floor until it passes. There is sweating and loss of ability to move...Does anyone else experience these issues?
1 Peter 1:15-16 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. John 8:11 11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. Romans 6:12 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Romans 8:12-13 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. John 5:14 14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. Hebrews 12:14 14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Romans 11:21-22 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. Matthew 5:48 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Ephesians 5:27 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. Ezekiel 18:26-27 26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. 27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Recently I was privy to domestic violence. As they seperated the children the young girl was screaming and her older brother said as thy took him away; " I don't know what's happening ".. I had to leave once those children were safe before I exposed my weakness and rage. I remember myself multiple times saying the same thing in my childhood. Bugger it all.
I hear you my friend. Feeling like I'm just constantly triggered & don't know how to cope. I identify with your handle, feel like my whole family can't wait for me to die. Looks like the only peace I'll ever have.
@@katiekane5247to hell with those who don't get you. Your someone who is different than the crowd. You are a true 1%er. Deep down inside you know the difference from love and being used, gaslit and decieved. It hurts and easily triggers you because it's hard to understand why. I'll tell you why, if you don't run with the pack your an outsider that treatens the pecking order. So to hell with thier B/S. You don't need them or want their negativeness around you. You are special, and without you this world would not be whole. Stop replying on others to validate yourself because they won't unless it's to their ends. Leave them behind and be the best you you can be, letting faith in the Almighty to take care of our shortcomings. We all fail but the real failure is the one who doesn't keep trying.
@@deadmanwalking2572 type it in here on RU-vid....get some headphones....everything is frequencies my man...look into it....it will help....if your in a desperate state, anythings worth a shot!!!
This explains so much about the lasting effects of PTSD from electric shocks lightning AC & DC currents and how it effects the human body....very interesting indeed....iam a 7time survivor of lightning shocks...I don't suffer like others but this will be extremely helpful to the FB group that are looking for answers in regards to PTSD.... awesome presentation!!!!❤️💛💙💚💜
Hi James. I'm very sorry you have experienced those traumas. I look everywhere online but never come across any information regarding electric shock accidents etc. I experienced 2 severe shocks at 3 & 6 years old and no one took me to get checked out. I have found very little info on the long term effects. Do you have any information I could look at?
And that's why your body feels like it's had a workout with a baseball bat. The greater the anxiety, triggered by memory or reality, the more inflammation and physical pain. A viscous circle; dog chasing tail.
Fix it, before you have a heart attack like me. Get this, my heart attack wasn't even caused from plaque. I'm as clean as a whistle, like a baby. I had an nstemi from high blood pressure and low heart rate from all the meds to keep me calm. It's not a life. You owe it to yourself to do everything in your power to beat the abuse.
My PTSD gets triggered as a passenger in a car now after being badly injured as one while my ex-husband was driving my side of the car into a billboard sign all because I wanted to separate. I jumped out of the car and ended up in trauma unit in Scottsdale, AZ. I have tried to be a passenger many times, but I get so anxious, especially if there is bad weather or what-not. I've been using scent to help by smelling a parasympathetic essential oil blend. Doing vagus nerve exercises behind my ears and massaging my ears, which I saw on another RU-vid channel. It helps with my anxiety, but I haven't tried any while in the passenger seat. I have tried the deep breathing while in passenger seat and it helped a little. If I do it everytime I'm a passenger, will it eventually help?
I literally shake sometimes, I have tourettes and chorea so my heart pounds every encounter with LEO. Afraid I'm gonna shot to death because I can't respond to commands properly. Much of what I do can be misconstrued as trouble. Court is always a circus with me.....
As a child police used to pick me up and drive around with me in the back of the car and throw me around by making quick turns, they knew the noise of the sirens would trigger me and they thought it was funny. Get so scared now still I've peed myself, which saved me from getting beat up I'm pretty sure. Rough to get over, still get high anxiety just walking into pay my real estate taxes....
@@sidecardude I wish people would treat others the way they would like to be treated. Reading what you’ve made it through brought me to tears. terrible treatment you endured. From the terrible treatment you unfairly endured, u are an inspiration. God bless.
21:25 ever bring your cat or dog home from the Vet only to have another pet greet them with hostility? "You smell of pain- disinfectant - place! g0 away from me!" That cat hissed for 2 days! (Maybe dogs are more forgiving?) But... smell triggers & threat response- pretty sure that's it, alright.
Doc Snipes you are the best! You genuinely care about helping people and your videos have detailed information that I have been able to apply and help with what I didn't realize, was trapped trauma from childhood. I appreciate your being personable as well, in your videos.
Thank you so much for watching the video! What did you find most useful from it? Other videos you might be interested in can be found at ru-vid.comsearch?query=trauma
It's important to consider exercise intensity with respect to stress relief. The metabolic biproduct adenisine binds to its respective receptors, and slows activity throughout the nervous system including adrenal systems, thereby slowing cortisol and norepinephrine release. Conversely exercise at too high of an intensity may increase cortisol and norepinephrine levels. Cardiovascular adaptations due to chronic exercise may also decrease basal heart rate (sympathetic tone) which "competes" with parasympathetic ie vagus tone. In so doing 1 may experience a shift in favor of the latter.
Thank you to all the change makers out there, finally we are getting answers and understanding, keep going, you are loved and needed beautiful soul ❤ 💜 💙
When I have a really bad cough, I start to pass out or black out. My heart rate appears to slow down to the point where I get dizzy, my eyes get cloudy and the room gets dark, and I'm feeling like Im going to fall down. What can I do to help with that ?
get a cardiac consult. I felt the same way when I drank cold beverages too fast--needed a pacemaker to control my heart rate from being lowered due to the faintness. Get it treated
This is such a complex topic to talk about but you have do such a great job and giving the examples throughout the video we’re so informative. Thank you!
I watched the first video in this series, then started this one part 2. I need to pause and save to watch later. Too much information overload for a person who is ADHD with cPTSD . very useful and important information, and I wonder how I can use it to improve my mental and physical health. I wonder how much of my “physical pain” is really as I have been told “only in my head, not real”
DMN isn't auto-pilot necessarily, its implicated in self-reflection. Just because most americans are overworked n run on autopilot doesnt mean its the normal use.
When I was a kid, I got sick after eating apple pie. For a couple years afterward, I would get nauseous at the thought of eating apple pie. Is this the orienting response? And yes, thankfully, I got over this. 😊
The doctor's expressiveness made this enjoyable and intersting to watch. You don't often see that, because people who are good at techinical "book learning" aren't always that "people friendly." Thank you!
Dr Snipes, I would like to know how the orienting reflex and love work together. You talk about how we can orient a smell with trauma and that makes me think of how we can orient a smell with a loved one. I'd like to understand that process logically. Is that what you mean by "fawn"?
musician here-more than humming, i believe SINGING is best for vagal tone, especially learning the concept of opening the back of the throat and singing full out. this is much better than closed-mouth humming since movement releases tension, and singing requires lots of mouth and face movement, big breathing, muscle control, etc.
As you believeth, so shall you be. Change your beliefs; the rest will work itself out. The belief is the cause. The belief is the cure. In my opinion, of course.
Wow lady, its like the 10,000 conversations I loved to have everytime I watch. Maam if you ever have a thing in Orlando let me know. With all due respect, you do know that there are studied of the children of 911 that were born with the EPPI genetic predisposition to anxiety? Stress changes not just our EPPI genetic markers but these changes are passed to our children. Not just the nurture, but proof of nature being re programmed.
