The LP for PTSD and Brain Fog: “Like Finding Air After Tumbling Underwater”

When I first heard about the Lightning Process I was healing from a neurological disease, CRPS. I was also suffering from PTSD after a serious car accident  and this was inhibiting my life enormously. I was in great need of help.

In my mind I would see intrusive scenes of the car accident where I suffered a fracture and arterial bleed. This response would happen innately, and cortisol and adrenaline would flow from my subconscious. The list of triggers was getting longer and longer. Light and sound had become my enemies. Seeing the color red would summon an intense emergency stress response, just like when I had self rescued from the vehicle and stopped profuse bleeding. I had so much brain fog that normal activities were a struggle. 

This disproportionate response to past danger didn’t fit my daily life in any way. Our world can be hazardous, but most of our experiences are safe and wonderful. I’d grown out of touch with reality, and was stuck in a moment of intense danger. 

After I learned the Lightning Process, I remember looking into the mirror and telling myself “I don’t have PTSD,” breaking through for the first time. There was a momentous shift. I had discovered a foothold I could use to gain even more traction into a thriving body and mind. It was like finding air after tumbling underwater in the crash of a great wave. The clarity was astounding. It was a  taste of my old self in a fresh, new present. With more practice, I learned to stay here.

I was taught to create custom tailored thoughts for myself, and to visualize the way I wanted my life to flourish. I was guided through the process as I stepped into this new way of taking charge, literally changing the way my brain was working. I learned how to tap into powerful moments in my past that cut across the triggers that had ensnared my mind. I found a new neurology that fit my idea of wholeness. The things I used to constantly ruminate on, I could now greet as old friends and reassure them that I am well.

I use the Lightning Process daily to envision a crystal clear understanding of my goals and see it so vividly that my aim for it stays true in the commotion of daily life. My life now is full in wonderful ways.  I am dancing with joy and agility again, I have a dedicated karate practice, and I’m now coaching others to support their recovery from chronic pain. 

If I ever sense a behavioral reenactment or misplaced fear that has snuck into the driver's seat, I know with confidence that I have a powerful tool and amazing coach that I can count on to help me stay the course. Thank you so much Amanda Ashley.

With Gratitude,

Derrick Caton
Fayetteville, Arkansas