Healing From Trauma
Understand fight, flight and freeze; learn how Dr. Miller evaluates the body’s physical response to stress; and explore a Christian book and complete healing prayer for trauma.
Fight, flight and freeze are natural protective responses
Our bodies commonly respond to perceived danger by fighting back, moving away or becoming still. The response is designed to protect us. After a traumatic experience, however, the nervous system may continue reacting as though danger is still present.
Fight
Irritability, muscle tension, a racing heart or feeling constantly ready to defend can accompany a body that remains on alert.
Flight
Restlessness, avoidance, worry or the urge to escape can persist after the immediate threat has passed.
Freeze
Numbness, disconnection, low energy or feeling unable to respond can also be part of a protective stress pattern.
Stress is not only emotional
A prolonged stress response can influence breathing, heart rate, digestion, sleep, muscle tension, pain perception and overall well-being.
Help the body regain adaptability
Care is individualized. The aim is not to deny what happened, but to help the person build a greater sense of safety, function and resilience.
How diagnostic manual muscle testing fits Dr. Miller’s care
Dr. Miller uses diagnostic manual muscle testing as one part of a broader physical and functional examination. It helps him observe changes in muscle response, identify physical patterns worth examining and guide gentle, individualized care.
What it can contribute
Manual muscle testing may add functional information alongside the patient’s history, orthopedic and neurologic findings, movement, palpation and response to care.
How it fits the whole picture
Diagnostic manual muscle testing contributes functional physical information; it is not used alone as a psychiatric test or to diagnose PTSD. Physical care, spiritual support and trauma-focused counseling can each support the person without one diminishing the other.
Captivity of Trauma by Dr. Mike Hutchings
For people who want faith included in their healing journey, Dr. Mike Hutchings’ book and prayer offer a distinctly Christian resource centered on wholeness, freedom and the healing work of Jesus. The material below is attributed to Dr. Hutchings.
Captivity of Trauma
Dr. Hutchings writes about identifying the effects of trauma, overcoming fear and nightmares, praying for healing and seeking emotional, spiritual and physical freedom.
From the book description
“Break the spirit of trauma and get your life back… You don’t have to suffer anymore. Jesus the Healer longs to set you free from trauma today!”
Attribution: Dr. Mike Hutchings; description condensed for this page.
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Read the complete healing prayer from Dr. Mike Hutchings
Thank you Jesus, Thank you Jesus, Come in power Holy Spirit.
I want you to look at me. Don’t close your eyes; open your eyes and look at me.
In the name of Jesus I pray the blood of Jesus over you right now.
I declare to you, in Jesus’ name, no matter what trauma you’ve experienced, Holy Spirit is here right now to heal your shattered soul, in Jesus’ name.
I speak the shalom of God, which is wholeness upon your mind, upon your will and upon your emotions, in the name of Jesus.
Can I ask you to take your right hand and put it on the backside of your head. In the name of Jesus, I speak to every memory that still haunts you. In Jesus’ name I command every traumatic image and memory to dry up and die right now, in the name of Jesus.
I command your memory center to wake up, wake up, wake up. Let there come a free flow of memory, in the name of Jesus. Let there come a free flow of memory, in Jesus’ name.
And by the power of the blood of Jesus Christ, I speak healing and restoration to your mind right now, that there be a rewiring of your brain so that you begin to hear clearly the voice of the Lord, in the name of Jesus.
By the power of the blood of Jesus Christ, I speak healing to your sleep center as well, in the name of Jesus, and I speak a restoration of the circadian rhythms of your brain right now so that beginning tonight, you’re no longer tormented in your sleep, but you will begin to sleep six to eight hours of uninterrupted sleep, in the name of Jesus.
Now take your hand and put it on your heart right now. In Jesus’ name, by the power of the blood of Jesus, I cancel and I sever every assignment of the spirit of trauma and torment against you now, in Jesus’ name.
I cancel and sever that assignment against you right now, and I close the door of access to you, in Jesus’ name.
By the power of the blood of Jesus Christ, I cancel and sever the assignment of the spirit of fear, panic and anxiety, in Jesus’ name, and I close the door of access.
By the power of the blood of Jesus Christ, I cancel and sever the spirit of suicide and the spirit of death that has been haunting you, and the belief that your time is limited on this earth. I break the power of that lie, and I declare freedom from suicide and death, that the suicidal thoughts that come from that demonic spirit are no longer going to torment you; that in Jesus’ name, you’ll say, “Not today, Satan. You are not taking my life,” in Jesus’ name.
And finally, I cancel and I sever every soul tie between you and anybody who has ever sexually violated you or abused you. In Jesus’ name, I sever and I cancel those soul ties and those one-flesh unions, and I declare you’re free. You’re free, you’re free from any of those ties and those demons that were on those abusers and violators, in Jesus’ name.
We break the shackles of that imprisonment, in Jesus’ name, and we declare healing, life and freedom to you right now, in Jesus’ name.
Now, look at me with your hand on your heart. Say this with me:
Holy Spirit, come and fill every area of my life that has been occupied by trauma. I renounce the lies of the spirit of trauma, and I declare that I am no longer defined by history.
I’m not defined by what I’ve done. I’m not defined by what’s happened to me. I’m not defined by what I’ve seen, and I’m not defined by the generational trauma in my family.
I’m defined by who You call me. You call me Your beloved child, in whom You are well pleased. Therefore, I overwhelmingly conquer. I am more than a conqueror, in Jesus’ name.
Hallelujah. Give thanks to God!
Attribution: Dr. Mike Hutchings. Punctuation has been lightly standardized for readability.
Care for the whole person
Physical, emotional and spiritual experiences can overlap. Dr. Miller’s goal is to listen carefully, examine what falls within his scope and help each person choose support that respects the full situation.
From the Desk of Dr. Dylan Miller
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A Practice Built Together
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Together, Dylan and Chelsea support patients through the Grant City, Missouri, and Des Moines, Iowa locations.
