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What Is PTSD?

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is best described as an unprocessed traumatic memory. PTSD is not something external — it comes from the way a person reacts to a situation. No single event will always lead to PTSD, and no person will always develop it. Two people can go through the same experience and only one may develop symptoms.

PTSD arises when the mind is overwhelmed and cannot process what has happened. From the moment the event ends, what remains is a memory — and it’s the unprocessed memory that causes ongoing problems. That memory contains an overwhelming sequence the mind tries to replay in order to process.

Why Memories Replay

The mind heals the way the body does. It tries to return to peace. But if a memory can’t be replayed without overwhelming the person, the process gets stuck. This can manifest as anything from a shiver or a feeling of embarrassment, to full-blown panic attacks and dissociative episodes.

Unprocessed memories carry emotional charge. Fully processed ones do not — even when the events were traumatic.

How Do We Know This?

John Boulderstone has spent decades working with trauma, developing a method that allows traumatic memories to be processed without language. Using physical sensation and movement, the memory is gently accessed and released — usually in a matter of minutes. One to three sessions is typical. Rarely is more needed.

Many people have been told PTSD is a permanent condition. But in John’s experience, leaving someone in that state for longer than necessary is simply not right.

PTSD is not an illness you ‘catch.’ It’s not a bug waiting to strike. But it is also not a choice. People don’t deliberately make themselves ill. They’re doing what they can with the tools they’ve got — often in a situation that feels impossible. The aim of the Boulderstone Technique is to give them better tools.

What Happens in a Session?

Each session starts gently. A short chat helps the practitioner and patient agree on a word or phrase — the trauma ‘ticket’ — that symbolises the issue. Then the patient lies down and holds this trauma ticket.

The practitioner holds their head and helps them connect to the memory, not with words, but with feeling. Before it becomes too much, the practitioner says “OFF” — the ticket is removed, the focus shifts, and the body is guided through a movement pattern that helps it process.

The movement is physical but not forced. It speeds up, slows down, and resolves into stillness. This stillness is a sign that peace has been restored.

The cycle is repeated — ON, connect; OFF, process — until nothing remains. Some traumas take five rounds. Others twenty-five. But with each one, the patient feels lighter.

Why This Works

The key is in not being overwhelmed. People can avoid their trauma for years — not because they’re weak, but because they’re protecting themselves. With the right support, in small doses, the trauma can be accessed safely and released.

This method avoids language, chronology, and analysis. There’s no need to tell your story, explain your trauma, or try to relive it. The body knows what to do. The technique gives it the space to do it.

Why Isn’t This Widely Known?

John Boulderstone has treated thousands of patients with PTSD, anxiety, chronic illness, and more. The results are consistent. Fast. Lasting. Reliable. And yet, he has met ongoing resistance from mainstream medicine.

Why? Because this technique doesn’t fit the current model. There’s no drug. No placebo. And without that, double-blind trials are virtually impossible.

Still, when 95% of patients improve after one session, the results speak for themselves.

Many in the medical world define success as the removal of symptoms. But symptoms are not the illness — they’re the signal. True healing happens when you resolve the cause, not silence the signs.

Understanding the Science (and the Limits of It)

Science has not created life in a lab. It has not mapped vitality. It can’t measure peace. But these things are real.

Medical science defines health as the absence of illness — but without a way to measure health, how can it measure healing?

Doctors rely on visible symptoms and ignore the patient’s own sense of improvement. This leads to missed opportunities and dismisses the power of approaches that don’t fit the traditional mould.

Panic Attacks and Memory Loops

Panic attacks are often described as random or irrational. But in reality, they are your mind trying to heal. One part wants to process the trauma. Another part resists. The battle between them creates the panic.

Trying to suppress these replays — with willpower, medication, distraction, or avoidance — traps the trauma. But if allowed to complete, the replay loses its power. And peace returns.

Demonstration and Invitation

If you're curious, John is happy to explain, demonstrate, or discuss the technique. You can email him directly at jboulderstone@gmail.com.

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You can also watch his presentation from the Complex Trauma Institute’s Spring 2022 conference — skip to 13:33 for the live session demonstration.

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If you’re living with PTSD, you do not have to stay in it.

You can heal.