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USE THIS REMEDY IF:

you have feelings of great distress when things suddenly go wrong, such as being in an automobile accident, when receiving bad news, or unexpectedly witnessing a loved one, child or friend get hurt.

This remedy will help restore yourself, so that you can better cope with the disturbing event, or render more effective assistance to the injured person.

Examples of traumatic events you could experience are:

having your expectations suddenly dashed being raped

losing your job

being told that you must have immediate surgery

having to file for bankruptcy discovering that your house was burglarized losing a big business deal

discovering that your child is missing arguing (again) with your ex-spouse being struck by a person or object being rejected by your lover

Not everyone will experience the same event as a trauma. For example, upon witnessing a terrible accident, some people would react strongly, others feel less affected, and some might hide their feelings, even from themselves.

A few glasses of this remedy might be all some people need, while others might need to continue the remedy for a week or longer, as well as use one or more additional remedies. You will know that you need more help if this remedy definitely improves you at first, but subsequent glasses offer no additional help, even though you still feel distressed. If that occurs, try switching to LIFTED SPIRITS, page 177,

MOODINESS, page 185, HURRYING, page 157, or WORRYING, page 303.

SPECIAL INDICATORS: (You may have one or more of these.)

You are obsessed with a past event, which you can't seem to get out of your mind You repeatedly dream about this event, and feel disturbed afterward

You have nightmares related to the event, and wake up frightened HOW TO USE THIS REMEDY:

After a traumatic experience make and drink this remedy twice in succession, then once every 15 minutes thereafter until your inner tranquility is restored. Often two or three glasses will be all you need.

For long-term benefits: If you have suffered serious psychological wounds from any trauma, skilled counseling may be in order. Make and drink this remedy twice in succession every morning for a week.

Do not use any other Paper Doctor remedies during this time.

As a general guideline, continue making and drinking this remedy so long as you improve by it. Stop using it as soon as you feel calm and are in control again.

If you experience no improvement after 3 glasses of this remedy, switch to the most appropriate among the alternative remedies listed below, or use the RESISTANCE, page 229.

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ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES TO CONSIDER:

First Aid, page 141 Physical Injury, page 205 Panic Attacks, page 201 Moodiness, page 185 Stress, page 261 MEDICAL ALERT:

In a situation where many people are hurt, it may not be possible to take the time to treat yourself with this remedy before rendering aid to someone else.

If a person near you is badly injured, follow this sequence:

1. call for medical help. Dial 911 in any major U.S. city.

2. render whatever physical assistance to them you can.

3. give them the FIRST AID, page 141, until help arrives.

4. make and drink TRAUMATIC EVENTS, or a related remedy, to restore your own equilibrium.

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME

Medical researchers now claim evidence of biochemical dysfunction after psychological traumas. Basically the traumatized person re-experiences intense distress whenever a present circumstance reminds them of their previous trauma. Many of the people studied experienced some form of fear, anxiety and panic for years after first being traumatized.

Though this syndrome is most likely to occur after combat, torture, rape or repeated abuse in childhood, less stressful events can initiate it as well. Researchers claim that as many as one in ten Americans suffer long-term effects from previous traumas.

The symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome include: being easily startled by otherwise innocuous event, having recurring nightmares and flashbacks to the trauma, experiencing unprovoked irritability or rage, and having a general sense that your life has been irrevocably altered.

If you are still feeling the effects of a previous trauma, try this remedy 2 or 3 times a day for up to a week.

If your distress reappears, use PANIC ATTACKS, page 201. If the TRAUMATIC EVENTS remedy does not help, try ADDICTIVE HABITS, page 77. In many cases, some form of counseling will be necessary to completely clear up a severe trauma.

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USE THIS REMEDY IF:

you feel impatient, irritable or agitated. If you feel hurried, under too much pressure, behind at work, upset while waiting in check-out lines or exasperated when caught in freeway traffic, this remedy may be able to make a difference.

The remedy brings increased self-confidence and gentle release from frustration and inner discontent. It promotes a more balanced daily life, with less emotional upset. It brings a re-adjustment of your inner sense of time so that you are better able to move at the actual pace of events around you.

SPECIAL INDICATORS: (You may have one or more of these.)

Irritable, impatient, intolerant nervous Easy frustration in interactions with others Pace of life seems too slow

HOW TO USE THIS REMEDY:

Make and drink this remedy twice morning and nights for up to 3 weeks. The remedy acts slowly and gently. Give it time to heal old patterns.

Stop using the remedy as soon as you feel more tolerant of the actions of others, and more relaxed.

If you experience no improvements after using this remedy for a week, switch to the most appropriate among the alternative remedies listed below, or use the RESISTANCE, page 229.

ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES TO CONSIDER:

Tension Release, page 273 Resistance, page 229 Moodiness, page 185 Business Pressure, page 97

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