post traumatic slavery disorder

Pyramid Builders Associates\Osiris GroupPyramid Builders Associates\Osiris Group

Post Traumatic Post Traumatic Slavery DisorderSlavery Disorder

Sekou Mims, M.Ed., MSWSekou Mims, M.Ed., MSWLarry Higginbottom, MSW, LCSWLarry Higginbottom, MSW, LCSWOmar Reid, Psy.DOmar Reid, Psy.D


Post Traumatic Slavery Post Traumatic Slavery DisorderDisorder

What is PTSD?What is PTSD?

Sekou Mims, M.Ed., MSWSekou Mims, M.Ed., MSW


What is PTSD and How What is PTSD and How Does it Relate to Does it Relate to

PTSlaveryD?PTSlaveryD? According to the DSM-IV, the essential feature of PTSD According to the DSM-IV, the essential feature of PTSD

is the characteristic symptoms following exposure to an is the characteristic symptoms following exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor with direct personal extreme traumatic stressor with direct personal experience of an event that involves actual or experience of an event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury, or other threat to threatened death or serious injury, or other threat to one’s physical integrity; or witnessing an event that one’s physical integrity; or witnessing an event that involves death, injury, or a threat to the physical involves death, injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of another person; or learning about integrity of another person; or learning about unexpected or violent death, serious harm, or threat of unexpected or violent death, serious harm, or threat of death or injury experienced by a family member or death or injury experienced by a family member or other close associate.other close associate.


What is PTSlaveryDWhat is PTSlaveryDand How Does it Relate and How Does it Relate

to PTSD?to PTSD? PTSlaveryD is not described in the PTSlaveryD is not described in the Diagnostic Diagnostic

Statistical Manual. Statistical Manual. PTSlaveryD is a non-traditional PTSlaveryD is a non-traditional model discovered, defined and used by Pyramid model discovered, defined and used by Pyramid Builders for relative and comparative diagnoses of the Builders for relative and comparative diagnoses of the hundreds of clients seen across our social work hundreds of clients seen across our social work spectrum. Based on our client success rate, Pyramid spectrum. Based on our client success rate, Pyramid Builders, Inc. has decided to create a curriculum Builders, Inc. has decided to create a curriculum manual for social workers and other human service manual for social workers and other human service professionals to use while addressing specific issues professionals to use while addressing specific issues as defined by Post Traumatic Slavery Disorder. as defined by Post Traumatic Slavery Disorder.


Comparative DisordersComparative DisordersPost Traumatic Stress Post Traumatic Stress

ModeMode

CognitiveCognitive

AffectiveAffective

BehavioralBehavioral

PhysiologicalPhysiological

Multiple ModesMultiple Modes

Re-experiencingRe-experiencing

Intrusive ThoughtsIntrusive Thoughts Intrusive ImagesIntrusive Images AnxietyAnxiety AngerAnger Increased ActivityIncreased Activity AggressionAggression Physiological reactivity Physiological reactivity

to trauma remindersto trauma reminders Flashbacks Flashbacks

NightmaresNightmares

AvoidanceAvoidance Amnesia for trauma Amnesia for trauma

derealization/ derealization/ depersonalizationdepersonalization

Emotional numbing Emotional numbing Isolation of affect Isolation of affect

Avoidance of trauma-Avoidance of trauma-related situationsrelated situations

Sensory numbingSensory numbing Complex activities in Complex activities in

dissociates statesdissociates states


Comparative DisordersComparative DisordersPost Traumatic Slavery DisorderPost Traumatic Slavery Disorder

SymptomsSymptoms Re-experiencingRe-experiencing AvoidanceAvoidance DepressionDepression AggressionAggression Semi-consciousnessSemi-consciousness Trying to prove to Trying to prove to

others your value.others your value. Not wanting to talk Not wanting to talk

about your history, about your history, esp. slave history.esp. slave history.

Dis-UnityDis-Unity

Identity/self-esteemIdentity/self-esteem CognitiveCognitive SpiritualSpiritual RelationalRelational behavioralbehavioral

ModeMode BehavioralBehavioral PhysiologicalPhysiological AffectiveAffective


Reaction/Results/ResponsesReaction/Results/ResponsesEffects on the IndividualEffects on the Individual Substance AbuseSubstance Abuse ViolenceViolence Low Self-EsteemLow Self-Esteem Fear of IndividualismFear of Individualism AvoidanceAvoidance IdentityIdentity Schizoid CharacterSchizoid Character Spiritual BlocksSpiritual Blocks

Effects on the FamilyEffects on the Family Minimal ParticipationMinimal Participation Breakup of the familyBreakup of the family Loss of income/cultureLoss of income/culture Recurring abuse/violenceRecurring abuse/violence


Slave History vs. Black Slave History vs. Black HistoryHistory

Black history in America is slave history not the Black history in America is slave history not the beginning of Black history.beginning of Black history.

Black history as most of you, know began at the Black history as most of you, know began at the beginning of human life on earth.beginning of human life on earth.

The slave ship was designed for dis-unityThe slave ship was designed for dis-unity The accumulation of low self-esteem within young The accumulation of low self-esteem within young

people comes from a lack of exposure to their full people comes from a lack of exposure to their full history and culture, from the beginning, where they history and culture, from the beginning, where they can gain pride.can gain pride.


The African HolocaustThe African Holocaust Any trauma victim does not like to be Any trauma victim does not like to be

reminded of the trauma that he or she has reminded of the trauma that he or she has experienced. Any trauma victim has a experienced. Any trauma victim has a tendency to avoid anything that reminds him tendency to avoid anything that reminds him or her of the trauma. Avoidance is one of the or her of the trauma. Avoidance is one of the symptoms of PTSD. It has generally been my symptoms of PTSD. It has generally been my experience when presenting the history of the experience when presenting the history of the 'African Holocaust''African Holocaust' to Black People the to Black People the majority of them will say “I don’t want to here majority of them will say “I don’t want to here that slave __hit, can't we just move on?” I that slave __hit, can't we just move on?” I usually reply by stating “Yes, but not until we usually reply by stating “Yes, but not until we get rid of the shackles that are impairing our get rid of the shackles that are impairing our process to move on successfully; we must face process to move on successfully; we must face the past in order to rid ourselves of the the past in order to rid ourselves of the current traumas.” current traumas.”


A History at War with A History at War with EconomicsEconomics

Introduction to Willie Lynch part IIntroduction to Willie Lynch part I

1. Terror: “take the meanest and most restless nigger, strip 1. Terror: “take the meanest and most restless nigger, strip him of his clothes in front of the remaining niggers, the him of his clothes in front of the remaining niggers, the females, and the nigger infants, tar and feather him, tie females, and the nigger infants, tar and feather him, tie each leg to a different horse faced in opposite directions, each leg to a different horse faced in opposite directions, set him afire and beat both horses to pull him apart in front set him afire and beat both horses to pull him apart in front of the remaining niggers.”of the remaining niggers.”

Willie Lynch, 1712Willie Lynch, 1712““Lets Make a Slave”Lets Make a Slave”


A History at War with A History at War with EconomicsEconomics

Introduction to Willie Lynch part IIIntroduction to Willie Lynch part II

2. Fear: “The next step is to take a bull whip and beat another 2. Fear: “The next step is to take a bull whip and beat another nigger male to the point of death in front of the females and nigger male to the point of death in front of the females and the infants. Don’t kill him, but put the fear of god in him for the infants. Don’t kill him, but put the fear of god in him for he can be useful for future breeding.”he can be useful for future breeding.”

Willie Lynch, 1712Willie Lynch, 1712““Lets Make a Slave”Lets Make a Slave”


Physical Terrorism Was Physical Terrorism Was Used to Breed Mental Used to Breed Mental

TerrorismTerrorism It was important to have all witness this brutality It was important to have all witness this brutality

to create a constant visual and thereby mental frame to create a constant visual and thereby mental frame of reference about the atrocities that would be of reference about the atrocities that would be released upon any individual who dared to challenge released upon any individual who dared to challenge the system of slavery.the system of slavery.

One group of people were pitted against another One group of people were pitted against another mentally, physically and spiritually for the benefit of mentally, physically and spiritually for the benefit of plantation owners who wanted to keep all of the plantation owners who wanted to keep all of the money they made for themselves. money they made for themselves.

It is a variety of the residual effects of this mental It is a variety of the residual effects of this mental terrorism on the descendants of enslaved Africans terrorism on the descendants of enslaved Africans that we are defining 383 years later as Post Traumatic that we are defining 383 years later as Post Traumatic Slavery Disorder. Slavery Disorder.


A Summary of A Summary of PTSlaveryDPTSlaveryD

Those who wanted us to have little self-worth so that they could pay us no wages and then few wages defined and explained us as a people, our history and conditions for their own economic benefit.

What has been most difficult to overcome is that after so many years of such negative and berating advertising and propaganda, everyone, including us the victims of this slander have come to believe those definitions and that is what we are trying to overcome by treating PTSlaveryD.


Post Traumatic Slavery Post Traumatic Slavery DisorderDisorder

Shattering the Veil of Shattering the Veil of “Mentalcide”“Mentalcide”

Larry Higginbottom, MSW, LCSW Larry Higginbottom, MSW, LCSW


““Mentalcide:” Losing Mentalcide:” Losing Culture & Knowledge Culture & Knowledge

The beginnings of "Mentalcide" started when African people could no longer interact with their families and friends using their language(s), customs, values, norms, beliefs, rituals etc. That period lasted from 1619 until approximately 1865, or 246 years.

The second developmental stage of "Mentalcide," occurred from 1865 until about 1965, or 100 years of what I have come to refer as (US Apartheid) the Jim Crow laws and the Black Codes. The environment Blacks were confronted with when the legalization of slavery ended did not end the process of a developing social "Mentalcide," it caused a festering and growth.


Defining “Mentalcide”Defining “Mentalcide” Destruction of Our Own Self-Destruction of Our Own Self-

DevelopmentDevelopment““Mentalcide” will Mentalcide” will develop when an develop when an individual has been individual has been estranged from estranged from thinking clearly, thinking clearly, coherently and coherently and independently due to independently due to extreme psychological, extreme psychological, physical and emotional physical and emotional violence. Prolonged violence. Prolonged exposure to these exposure to these conditions will also conditions will also produce an alienation produce an alienation to knowledge, to knowledge, information or learning information or learning

Inclusion Inclusion in in DemocrDemocracyacy

37 37

YeaYearsrs

1965-1965-20022002

ApartheiApartheidd

Jim Jim CrowismCrowism

100 100

YeaYearsrs

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Slave Slave ConditioConditioningning

246 246 YeaYearsrs

1619-1619-18651865


““Mentalcide:” A Veil Mentalcide:” A Veil of Perceptionof Perception

"Mentalcide" has three modalities:– 1) a brainwashing that allows one human being

to abuse another either mildly or extremely; – 2) a visualization by one human being seeing

different human beings as other than human; – 3) and an effort on behalf of human beings to

become something other than who they are to protect themselves.


““Mentalcide” as Mentalcide” as Homicide and SuicideHomicide and Suicide

Mental Homicide:Mental Homicide: is as is as though a veil has covered though a veil has covered the eyes of the afflicted and the eyes of the afflicted and they can only see what is they can only see what is on the veil. The afflicted on the veil. The afflicted person believes what they person believes what they see to the extent that they see to the extent that they will kill another to justify the will kill another to justify the veil. The act of killing veil. The act of killing another because of this veil another because of this veil is what we have deemed is what we have deemed mental homicide.mental homicide.

Mental Suicide: Mental Suicide: the afflicted the afflicted make themselves as make themselves as small/insignificant as possible: a small/insignificant as possible: a tall/large, brilliant, Black man will tall/large, brilliant, Black man will become small, and un-become small, and un-intimidating he will smoke, drink, intimidating he will smoke, drink, do drugs, dress down, hunch his do drugs, dress down, hunch his shoulders, be unkempt, and shoulders, be unkempt, and uneducated. A striking, Black uneducated. A striking, Black woman will become insignificant woman will become insignificant by dressing and acting like a by dressing and acting like a sexual object rather than a sexual object rather than a competitive intelligent person.competitive intelligent person.


Definition of Healthy Definition of Healthy Mental StateMental State

One’s Ability to Construct Their One’s Ability to Construct Their Own Self-DevelopmentOwn Self-Development

A persons ability to capitalize on their A persons ability to capitalize on their own knowledge, information and learning own knowledge, information and learning comes from a healthy mental state of comes from a healthy mental state of being. When a person has a healthy being. When a person has a healthy mental state of being they are able to mental state of being they are able to think clearly, coherently and think clearly, coherently and independently on behalf of their own independently on behalf of their own personal development as well as that of personal development as well as that of their family and community.their family and community.


Mentalcide: a Conceptual Mentalcide: a Conceptual ReferenceReference

A Veil Created by Slavery and A Veil Created by Slavery and Transferred from Generation to Transferred from Generation to

Generation by Institutions of Mass Generation by Institutions of Mass MediaMedia

Institutions to control the image of the black race via stereotypes, many have not changed in 300 years, chattel images are still in place effecting us today.

22-year-old Amadou Diallo, described by his family as a devout Muslim who had never been in trouble with the law, died in February, 1999 in a hail of 41 bullets fired by 4 white police officers while he stood in his own doorway.


Mentalcide: Mental Mentalcide: Mental Homicide Homicide

The Veil Defining Black MalesThe Veil Defining Black Males

MurdererMurderer RapistRapist LazyLazy Gang MemberGang Member Car JackerCar Jacker UnintelligentUnintelligent Low IQLow IQ SPEDSPED Sperm DonorSperm Donor Dysfunctional Dysfunctional

FamilyFamily

Absentee Absentee FatherFather

Abandons Abandons ChildrenChildren

StudStud Emotionally Emotionally

UnstableUnstable Drug InvolvedDrug Involved AlcoholicAlcoholic Physically Physically

AggressiveAggressive Woman Woman

BeaterBeater Name a few Name a few

….….


Mentalcide: Mental Mentalcide: Mental Homicide Homicide

The Veil Defining Black FemalesThe Veil Defining Black Females

SeductressSeductress Sexual BeastSexual Beast LazyLazy Welfare MotherWelfare Mother ThiefThief UnintelligentUnintelligent Low IQLow IQ SPEDSPED Baby FactoryBaby Factory Dysfunctional Dysfunctional

FamilyFamily

Absentee MotherAbsentee Mother Abandons Abandons

ChildrenChildren BreederBreeder Emotionally Emotionally

UnstableUnstable Drug InvolvedDrug Involved AlcoholicAlcoholic Physically Physically

AggressiveAggressive Male HoundMale Hound Name a few ….Name a few ….


Public Demonstrations of Public Demonstrations of BrutalityBrutality

Workforce Exploitation, Workforce Exploitation, Economic TerrorismEconomic Terrorism

Many institutions which employ professionally Many institutions which employ professionally trained individuals promote company policies trained individuals promote company policies which require the individual to submit to a which require the individual to submit to a professional ideology and methodology. professional ideology and methodology. However, higher ranking officials superimpose However, higher ranking officials superimpose their own ideologies and beliefs which are their own ideologies and beliefs which are alien to the professional’s culture, values and alien to the professional’s culture, values and beliefs. However, because of economic beliefs. However, because of economic terrorism many professionals are forced to terrorism many professionals are forced to submit to the official’s viewpoint even when submit to the official’s viewpoint even when they disagree with its effectivenessthey disagree with its effectiveness


Defining Economic Defining Economic TerrorismTerrorism

with Today’s Professionalwith Today’s Professional

Economic terrorism is defined as the Economic terrorism is defined as the perceived/verbalized or written perceived/verbalized or written threat of loss of income. It can also threat of loss of income. It can also come in the form of the perception or come in the form of the perception or anticipation of a ruined or derailed anticipation of a ruined or derailed career, and/or the destruction of career, and/or the destruction of one’s reputation or credibility. one’s reputation or credibility.


Demonstrations of Demonstrations of BrutalityBrutality

New Paradigms and ProcessesNew Paradigms and Processes

Mental Terrorism is used to breed Mental Terrorism is used to breed economic terrorism. Terror threat economic terrorism. Terror threat with loss of income - with loss of income -

Fear: It is important to have all Fear: It is important to have all witness this brutality to create a witness this brutality to create a constant visual frame of constant visual frame of reference about the atrocities reference about the atrocities that would be released upon any that would be released upon any individual who dared to challenge individual who dared to challenge the official.the official.


The Importance of The Importance of Cultural RelevanceCultural Relevance

Terms and Definitions According to Terms and Definitions According to Webster DictionaryWebster Dictionary

Culture: a. The integrated pattern of human Culture: a. The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief and behavior that depends knowledge, belief and behavior that depends upon mans capacity for learning and upon mans capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations; b. The customary beliefs, generations; b. The customary beliefs, social forms,and material traits of a racial, social forms,and material traits of a racial, religious or social group; c. The set of religious or social group; c. The set of shared attitudes, values, goals and practices shared attitudes, values, goals and practices that characterizes a company, corporation or that characterizes a company, corporation or people.people.


Escaping Economic Escaping Economic TerrorismTerrorism

Starting your own mental health practice Starting your own mental health practice and other human service businessesand other human service businesses

Start our own charter schoolsStart our own charter schools Create a 100 year community planCreate a 100 year community plan Create funding “Trusts” among ourselves Create funding “Trusts” among ourselves

to implement our long-range plansto implement our long-range plans Getting LicensedGetting Licensed Liability InsuranceLiability Insurance Third party reimbursement: Getting on Third party reimbursement: Getting on

insurance panelsinsurance panels


DETOXIFICATION FROM DETOXIFICATION FROM PTSlavery DPTSlavery D

Omar G. Reid, Psy.D Omar G. Reid, Psy.D


PTSlaveryD ToxificationPTSlaveryD Toxification PTSlaveryD is a cumulative effect of the slavery

experience. It is causes a paralysis of mind, body, and spirit. PTSslaveryD is mis-education, coupled with poor living and eating habits that leads to countless medical problems and diseases. PTSlaveryD is a lack of self history, it is self-hate, 'Mentalcide' (mental suicide and mental homicide). PTSlaveryD as a disease has been produced, enhanced, and maintained by the institutions that utilize capitalism to exploit masses of poor people--and in the history of the United States, Black people, for the economic gain of a few.


The Umbrella of The Umbrella of PTSlaveryDPTSlaveryD

A Sampling of Disorders & A Sampling of Disorders & Dysfunctions Include:Dysfunctions Include:

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: disorder related to a traumaPost Traumatic Stress Disorder: disorder related to a traumaChronic Traumatic Stress Disorder: persistent disorderChronic Traumatic Stress Disorder: persistent disorderA Veil of Misperception: an inability to determine "humanity"A Veil of Misperception: an inability to determine "humanity""Mentalcide:" mental and physical homicide and suicide"Mentalcide:" mental and physical homicide and suicideEconomic Terror: fear of economic persecution from employerEconomic Terror: fear of economic persecution from employerCumulative Behavioral Disorders due to a lost sense of worthCumulative Behavioral Disorders due to a lost sense of worthToxic Health Disorders due to mis-education and time sicknessToxic Health Disorders due to mis-education and time sicknessDysfunctional Family Disorder: self-hatred, impaired Dysfunctional Family Disorder: self-hatred, impaired

perceptionperceptionSociety Disorder: racism, urban psychosis, etc.Society Disorder: racism, urban psychosis, etc.Racial Identity Disorder: self-esteem, body and hair image Racial Identity Disorder: self-esteem, body and hair image

issuesissues


Symptoms of Disorder Symptoms of Disorder IncludeInclude

disorganization with disorganization with one’s life:one’s life:

Heart Disease: a cumulative ingestion of high cholesterol foods paired with high levels of stress leading to clogged arteries.

Diabetes: a cumulative ingestion of high sugar and white flour foods which turn quickly to glucose and cause carbohydrate surges in the blood stream making the body over-react or under-react to insulin.

Prostate/Breast Cancer: a cumulative ingestion of high cholesterol meats and white flour foods which create a 'greasy glue' that sticks to the walls of arteries and organs. This 'greasy glue' molds, rots, festers and metastasizes to create cancers that spread.

Colon Cancer: dehydration to the point where the colon does not have enough water to pass waste through normal bodily functions.


Knowledge as a ToolKnowledge as a ToolKnowing the self is a most important Knowing the self is a most important

beginning to detoxifying from beginning to detoxifying from PTSlaveryD, because you have to know PTSlaveryD, because you have to know what to detoxify. Below is a checklist what to detoxify. Below is a checklist of the three most important areas to of the three most important areas to

begin.begin.

Community Community RestRestSerenitySerenity

FamilyFamilyEnvironmentEnvironmentAncestralAncestral

HomeHomeExerciseExerciseEldersElders

Time SicknessTime SicknessNutritionNutritionChildrenChildren

Power CenterPower CenterHealthHealthEconomic Economic CenterCenter

SpiritSpiritBodyBodyMindMind


How Do We Begin to How Do We Begin to Control our Mind?Control our Mind?

Slow Your Body Down to Begin to Gain Control of Your Slow Your Body Down to Begin to Gain Control of Your Thoughts and ActionsThoughts and Actions

Meditation Technique Meditation Technique 1: Sun/Light therapy, 1: Sun/Light therapy, anti-depression.anti-depression.

Eating organic, non Eating organic, non

processed foods and processed foods and living foods.living foods.

Taking vitamin and Taking vitamin and trace-minerals.trace-minerals.

Meditation Technique 2: Meditation Technique 2: Visit your ancestors in the Visit your ancestors in the past and in the future.past and in the future.

Raising your financial Raising your financial genius: Getting into the genius: Getting into the game of capitalism.game of capitalism.

Constantly returning to Constantly returning to the archives of our the archives of our knowledge and world knowledge and world knowledge.knowledge.


Time SicknessTime SicknessIf You Don’t Control Your Time Well Enough to If You Don’t Control Your Time Well Enough to

“Make Time” for The Things You Need To Do To “Make Time” for The Things You Need To Do To Keep Yourself Healthy and Focused You Will Be Out Keep Yourself Healthy and Focused You Will Be Out

Of Sync With Yourself.Of Sync With Yourself.

Assess your needs and make a listAssess your needs and make a list Make the time to do listed itemsMake the time to do listed items Make the time to shopMake the time to shop Purchase and store fresh foodsPurchase and store fresh foods Read labels for purity of contentRead labels for purity of content Make time to wash, cut-up & store fresh foods needed Make time to wash, cut-up & store fresh foods needed

for daily dietfor daily diet Prepare Breakfast, lunch, dinner at least 5 days a weekPrepare Breakfast, lunch, dinner at least 5 days a week Make time to wind down at the end of the dayMake time to wind down at the end of the day Make time to get 6 to 8 hours sleepMake time to get 6 to 8 hours sleep Make time to meditate, exercise, and learn.Make time to meditate, exercise, and learn.


The Impact of Diet The Impact of Diet If we are biologically stunted, nothing that we do to If we are biologically stunted, nothing that we do to

our minds will work. We have to prepare the body and our minds will work. We have to prepare the body and the mind to take in knowledge.the mind to take in knowledge.

Powered Powered SeasoningsSeasonings

High blood High blood pressure/Goutpressure/Gout

SaltSalt

Whole GrainsWhole GrainsDiabetes, Obesity, Diabetes, Obesity, FatigueFatigue

Refined Refined FlourFlour

Fruits and Fruits and HoneyHoney

Diabetes, Calcium Diabetes, Calcium DeficiencyDeficiency

SugarSugar

Water, Herbal Water, Herbal Teas, Real Teas, Real 100% Juices, 100% Juices,

Memory Loss, Memory Loss, Depression, Depression, Irregular heart Irregular heart beat & Sleepbeat & Sleep

CaffeineCaffeine

Walking, Walking, Exercise, Exercise, Personal Personal DevelopmentDevelopment

Addiction, Addiction, Depression, Depression, Nightmares, Nightmares, Memory LossMemory Loss

Alcohol/Alcohol/DrugsDrugs

Meditation, Meditation, ExerciseExercise

Addiction, Addiction, DepressionDepression

NicotineNicotine

Alternatives/Alternatives/Solution(s)Solution(s)

Mental/Physical Mental/Physical ReactionReaction

Diet Diet ProblemProblem


Nutrition Nutrition Do a personal physical Do a personal physical

exam what are you exam what are you taking into your taking into your system that will give system that will give you blood deficiencies? you blood deficiencies? Are caffeine, alcohol, Are caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine a part of and nicotine a part of your daily diet?your daily diet?

Dietary Assessment: Dietary Assessment: what percentage of what percentage of dead foods to you take dead foods to you take into your system into your system verses amount of living verses amount of living foods?foods?


Spirituality is Good For Spirituality is Good For YouYou

Inner Peace, lowers Inner Peace, lowers blood pressure, blood pressure, sooths nervessooths nerves

Calms the mind and Calms the mind and allows allows RemRem sleep sleep

Connects to a power Connects to a power greater than greater than immediate selfimmediate self

Gives protection Gives protection from PTSlaveryD from PTSlaveryD relapserelapse

Take long walks Take long walks through green spaces through green spaces and waterwaysand waterways

Watch the sunset go Watch the sunset go downdown

Watch the dawn come Watch the dawn come upup

Cloud watch, bird watchCloud watch, bird watch Listen to soft music no Listen to soft music no

lyricslyrics Read spiritual worksRead spiritual works Take Tai-Chi Take Tai-Chi


Culture and Family Culture and Family HistoryHistory

Plays a Role in Reinforcing Plays a Role in Reinforcing Self-EsteemSelf-Esteem

What is your genealogyWhat is your genealogy What ancestors have come before usWhat ancestors have come before us Whose shoulders do you stand on?Whose shoulders do you stand on? How did your ancestors play a role in How did your ancestors play a role in

your being in this room today?your being in this room today? Who will you open doors for Who will you open doors for

tomorrow?tomorrow?


Using the Genogram for Using the Genogram for TreatmentTreatment

In the shape of a tree In the shape of a tree starting with yourself starting with yourself go backwards in time go backwards in time tracing your family tracing your family roots beginning with roots beginning with your parents, to your parents, to grandparents on both grandparents on both sides and their sides and their parents, and as far as parents, and as far as you can. Men are you can. Men are represented by the represented by the square symbol and square symbol and women represented women represented by the circle symbolby the circle symbol


Intervention and Intervention and PreventionPrevention

Understand vitamin and mineral Understand vitamin and mineral deficiency relationships to deficiency relationships to diseases. diseases.

Vitamin B deficiencies lead to Vitamin B deficiencies lead to irritability, depression, lack of irritability, depression, lack of energy, muscle loss, and hair, energy, muscle loss, and hair, nail and bone loss.nail and bone loss.

Additives, preservatives, Additives, preservatives, fungicides and pesticides lead to fungicides and pesticides lead to allergies, asthma reactions, allergies, asthma reactions, Parkinson's disease, cancers, Parkinson's disease, cancers, and other problemsand other problems

Too much “Soul food:” leads to Too much “Soul food:” leads to obesity, diabetes, gout, high obesity, diabetes, gout, high blood pressure, stroke, heart blood pressure, stroke, heart attacks, and other health attacks, and other health problems.problems.

I. Skills to Combat PTSlaveryDI. Skills to Combat PTSlaveryD II. From Pyramid Builders to II. From Pyramid Builders to

Memory LossMemory Loss III. Effects of PTSlaveryD TodayIII. Effects of PTSlaveryD Today IV. Basic Steps to DetoxificationIV. Basic Steps to Detoxification V. Awareness of Vitamins and V. Awareness of Vitamins and

MineralsMinerals VI. Relationships of Deviance & VI. Relationships of Deviance &

CapitalismCapitalism VII. Awareness of Time SicknessVII. Awareness of Time Sickness VIII. The Basics of Financial VIII. The Basics of Financial

IntelligenceIntelligence IX. GOP EconomicsIX. GOP Economics X. Prevent PTSlaveryD RelapseX. Prevent PTSlaveryD Relapse XI. Ways to Protect the Family XI. Ways to Protect the Family

SystemSystem XII. Dissolve PTSlaveryD in the XII. Dissolve PTSlaveryD in the

Community Community

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Documents

beginning of black history

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serious injury

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essential feature of