Wellness Why Wasn’t I Warned How Much My Brain Would Change During P... Emma Jane Unsworth is an award-winning novelist and screenwriter whose novel Animals is now a major motion picture. In her first nonfiction work, After The<doc-sep>Ariana Grande wants fans to know that her post-traumatic stress disorder is “not a joke,” and she documented her mental health struggle with brain scan images posted to her Instagram Stories on Thursday, April 11. The post displays images of a typical brain scan, a brain scan from someone suffering from PTSD, and Grande’s brain scan. The scan of the PTSD-affected brain showed more highlighted areas than that of the typical brain, but Grande’s brain scan showed even more highlighted areas than either of them. In her caption, the 26-year-old called her scans “hilarious and terrifying.” The pop star elaborated on the post the following day. “Didn’t mean to startle anyone with my brain thingy. it just blew me away. i found it informative and interesting and wanted to encourage y’all to make sure you check on your brains / listen to your bodies / take care of yourselves too,” she wrote on Instagram on Friday, April 12. She continued: “I love science and seeing the physical reality of what’s going on in there was incredible to me. i mean i feel it all the time, but seeing it is totally different and super cool. someday, when i’m feeling ready or when i’m more healed up, we can talk about it. i am constantly working on my health / learning how to process pain (aren’t we all). everyday is different but i’m doing my best. jus know i will continue showing up and giving as much of my energy as i can and do my best even tho my brain looks like the world map. (that’s why her hairs so big it’s full of trauma…. k ariana, log off) love u.” Grande didn’t provide any context, but her PTSD likely relates to the suicide bombing at her May 2017 concert in Manchester, England, which killed 22 attendees and injured more than 100 more. The singer opened up about the trauma in a TIME interview published in May 2018, nearly a year after the attack. “There are so many people who have suffered much loss and pain,” she told the magazine. “The processing part is going to take a forever. … Music is supposed to be the safest thing in the world. I think that’s why it’s still so heavy on my heart every single day.” She also said at the time that she thinks about the attack and its victims every day. “I wish there was more that I could fix,” she explained. “You think with time it’ll become easier to talk about. Or you’ll make peace with it. But every day I wait for that peace to come, and it’s still very painful.” Grande touched on the tragedy again during a Beats 1 Radio interview that August as she described her track “Get Well Soon” and emphasized the need for mental health awareness. “It’s just about being there for each other and helping each other through scary times and anxiety,” she told DJ Ebro Darden. “I wanted to do something to make people feel good and less alone.” “It’s also about personal demons and anxiety and more intimate tragedies as well,” the Grammy winner continued. “Mental health is so important. People don’t pay enough mind to it because we have things to do. We have schedules, jobs, kids and places to be, pressure to fit in, Instagram Stories — whatever the f–k facade you’re trying to put on, trying to keep up. People don’t pay attention to what’s happening inside.”<doc-sep>Ariana Grande shared photos of her brain scan showing how post-traumatic stress disorder has affected her brain on Instagram Stories Thursday. Ariana revealed in 2018 she suffers from PTSD following a terrorist attack on her Manchester Arena concert. It's unclear what type of brain scan Ariana had, but a certain type of scan, magnetoencephalograhy (MEG), can help determine differences in the brains of those affected by PTSD. Ariana Grande has consistently been a champion of mental health awareness. On Thursday, the singer revealed the impact post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has had on her brain. Ariana, 25, posted a photo on her Instagram Stories of what looked to be a group text among her and friends. Ariana opens the text by saying "guys...." followed by a side-by-side photo of two brain scans that show what a "healthy brain" and "PTSD brain" look like. The "PTSD brain" has several highlighted areas, where the "healthy brain" has hardly any. Below that shot, Ariana shows what her actual brain scans look like—all four images have several significantly highlighted areas. Ariana adds that the photo of her texts is "hilarious and terrifying" and "not a joke." Hold on, Ariana Grande has PTSD? A screenshot of Ariana Grande’s Instagram Story. Ariana Grande Instagram In an interview Ariana did with British Vogue in June 2018, she revealed she suffers from PTSD following the May 2017 terrorist attack during her concert at the Manchester Arena in England. According to ABC News, the attack occurred when a suicide bomber motivated by ISIS detonated an explosive device killing at least 22 people and injuring many others. In her Vogue interview, Ariana revealed that the dizziness and anxiety she felt after the Manchester bombings were very much signs of PTSD. "That's what everyone was telling me," she told Vogue. "It's hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss. But, yeah, [PTSD is] a real thing. I know those families and my fans, and everyone there experienced a tremendous amount of it as well." She later added, "I don't think I'll ever know how to talk about it and not cry." What exactly is PTSD? PTSD is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Symptoms of PTSD—like flashbacks, avoiding certain situations, and feeling tense or on edge all the time, among many others—typically occur within three months of a traumatic incident. PTSD is also pretty common; per the National Center for PTSD, about seven or eight out of every 100 people will develop PTSD in their lifetimes. Women are also more likely to experience PTSD than men, but genes also play a role in PTSD risk factors. According to the NIMH, the most common treatments for PTSD include antidepressants along with psychotherapy. As for PTSD's affects on the brain—and Ariana's brain scans—it's unclear what type of brain scan Ariana underwent, but according to a 2010 study in the Journal of Neural Engineering, a type of brain scan called magnetoencephalograhy (MEG) can help determine differences in the brains of those affected by PTSD. For the study, researchers were able to differentiate PTSD patients from control subjects with 90 percent accuracy using the MEG, which as 248 sensors that record the interactions in the brain on a millisecond by millisecond basis (much faster that typical functional magnetic resonance imaging). Along with diagnosing those with PTSD, the researchers were also able to judge the severity of the patients' PTSD. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Ariana Grande backstage at the 2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango by AT&T at Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, Calif., on June 2, 2018. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images) Ariana Grande Posts ‘Terrifying’ Brain Scan That Appears to Show PTSD Pop singer Ariana Grande posted a photo of a scan of her brain that appeared to show levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Grande was present during a terrorist bomb attack that took place at one of her concerts in England in 2017. Posting on Instagram stories, she wrote that it was “hilarious and terrifying.” She included photos of a healthy brain and a brain with PTSD. On a recent Instagram Stories update, Ariana Grande showed the results of her PTSD (a mental disorder that develops after a person is exposed to a traumatic event) affected brain compared to a healthy one. pic.twitter.com/6EVmybMP6l — Ariana Grande Access (@arianaaccesscom) April 11, 2019 “Not a joke,” she added, reported the New York Post. “It’s hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss. But, yeah, it’s a real thing,” she told Vogue last year about the incident. She added: “I know those families and my fans, and everyone there experienced a tremendous amount of it as well. Time is the biggest thing. I feel like I shouldn’t even be talking about my own experience—like I shouldn’t even say anything. I don’t think I’ll ever know how to talk about it and not cry.” Two years after the terrorist attack on her Manchester concert. Posted by Daily Mail on Friday, April 12, 2019 “I think a lot of people have anxiety, especially right now. … My anxiety has anxiety… I’ve always had anxiety. I’ve never really spoken about it because I thought everyone had it, but when I got home from tour it was the most severe I think it’s ever been,” she said. After the attack, Grande, 25, told Elle about physical problems she had suffered. “When I got home from tour, I had really wild dizzy spells, this feeling like I couldn’t breathe. I would be in a good mood, fine and happy, and they would hit me out of nowhere,” she told the publication. “I’ve always had anxiety, but it had never been physical before. There were a couple of months straight where I felt so upside down.” In the bombing, 23 people died and more were injured when a suicide bomber detonated a homemade bomb in the Manchester Arena. The bomber was identified as 22-year-old Salman Ramadan Abedi. Reports said he had met with ISIS members in Libya, and at the time, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. “This is just the beginning,” the terrorist group said. PTSD? Daniel Amen, a doctor who specializes in brain scans, said Grande’s brain scan showed she had PTSD. “Trauma can leave a lasting impact in your brain and we can see it with SPECT imaging. And you can treat it with medication or therapy! But without pictures, you’re throwing darts in the dark at people,” Amen told the Daily Mail. “Most people are just diagnosed on symptoms, and you don’t know what’s really going on in their brain, which makes treatment difficult,” he added. “This gives [Grande’s] doctors a map to work with.” According to the Mayo Clinic, many “people who go through traumatic events may have temporary difficulty adjusting and coping, but with time and good self-care, they usually get better. If the symptoms get worse, last for months or even years, and interfere with your day-to-day functioning, you may have PTSD.” It recommends that people seek treatment if PTSD signs appear.<doc-sep>
The celebrity says the images of her brain activity share similarities to someone suffering from PTSD. US singer and actress Ariana Grande shared images of her brain scan that she says show effects of a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the images she posted, a healthy brain is compared to a PTSD-affected one, with a healthy brain being almost entirely dark and the affected one having numerous illuminated areas. Grande's own brain is seen having numerous highlighted areas as well. "Hilarious and terrifying", she captioned the photo, adding that it is "not a joke". On a recent Instagram Stories update, Ariana Grande showed the results of her PTSD (a mental disorder that develops after a person is exposed to a traumatic event) affected brain compared to a healthy one. pic.twitter.com/6EVmybMP6l — Ariana Grande Access (@arianaaccesscom) 11 апреля 2019 г. ​"Didn't mean to startle anyone with my brain thingy", she wrote in a follow-up post on Instagram. "I love science and seeing the physical reality of what's going on in there was incredible to me. Someday, when I'm more healed up, we can talk more about it". Grande says she still experiences post-traumatic disorder after a 2017 suicide bombing that killed 22 people in Manchester as the fans were leaving her "Thank U, Next" show. After all the controversy around the PSTD topic, Ariana Grande revealed what made her share her brain scans publicity on her Instagram Stories: “I found it informative and interesting and wanted to encourage y’all to make sure you check on your brains / listen to your bodies”. pic.twitter.com/wlrt4AJqhf — Ariana Grande Access (@arianaaccesscom) 12 апреля 2019 г. ​"I know those families and my fans, and everyone there experienced a tremendous amount of it as well", Grande said in a 2018 interview, referring to the PTSD. "I feel like I shouldn't even be talking about my own experience — like I shouldn't even say anything". However, some researchers doubt a brain scan is a reliable way of diagnosing this kind of disorder. "There is no doubt that PTSD changes the way the brain responds to trauma-related and other emotional stimuli", says Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Texas at Austin, according to CNN report. "However there are not brain imaging tests that are diagnostic of PTSD". Not dismissing that she has ptsd due to the obvious incident she experienced.. but that scan doesn’t prove ptsd — petr🇮🇹 (@Petr_949) 12 апреля 2019 г. I believe it! I have been treating trauma for 10 years and know how much energy it requires of the brain to be so hypervigilant. Anyone who has experienced trauma should look into EMDR therapy, it was created to treat veterans with PTSD and is by far the best! — Superkirsten1 (@mssocialwelfare) 12 апреля 2019 г.