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On the PTSD page you eliminated the part that says the individual is not overwhelmed following the mind and brain being overwhelmed. I changed it back and added references, but please explain to me your reasoning. I want the most accurate information here, and I don't want my ignorance to stand in the say, so please educate me. I am always open to education, and the goal of this site is to present the most up to date and accurate information possible.

>> Hey, no problem. I made the change not because individuals/minds don't become overwhelmed because of unprocessed trauma, which is indisputable. I made the change because, to me, the sentence saying the mind becomes overwhelmed and thus the individual becomes overwhelmed seemed redundant (Who is an individual if not in the mind??). It was more based on the language used than the facts; I think it would make more sense to new readers if the wording was different. Let me know if that makes sense. : )

I don't disagree. That wording is confusing. Do you have a suggestion to save me that time? Actually if you enjoy the subject of PTSD you could spruce up that page. It has little on it and it needs a lot of work. As I mentioned before, my heart was set on working on the DID page today.

>> Sure thing. I'm on a night schedule and need to get to sleep, but I'd be happy to work on it when I wake up.

Excellent. It will be there waiting for you, whenever you find the time.

I should explain my thinking on them matter however. As you know "unprocessed trauma events" (which is another term problem of mine. Calling them memories is confusing for many) overwhelm the mind because the hippocampus is not doing its work, and it's not doing its work because the mind is either not sending the hippocampus a signal at all, or it's a confused signal that the hippocampus does not understand. This can go on for years, and years before it results in ... whatever it is we will call it. While I agree that "overwhelming the individual" is a lame way to say it, I am at a loss for a better way and "Lanis et al." is in my office, and although I can't recall them using an actual term, there certainly needs to be one. I leave that in your capable hands. Welcome.