"You are so brave and quiet, I forget you are suffering."
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Trauma and EMDR therapy
Trauma interrupts and blocks the brain's ability to naturally process, organize and integrate the experience. It changes how we think, what we think about, and our capacity to think. Trauma results in incomplete processing of the negative event because the brain has stored all sensory information (images, sounds, smells, feelings) incorrectly. Such unprocessed memories tend to poison the present, and have a lasting negative effect that interferes with the way a person sees the world and the way they relate to other people.
Unprocessed memories are stored with uncomfortable emotions (fear, guilt, sadness), distressful physical sensations (nausea, rapid breathing) and negative beliefs (I'm worthless; I don't deserve happiness). The disturbing event or moment becomes "frozen in time." When triggered or remembered, it activates the fight, flight or freeze mode - and we may react as if it is happening in the present.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidenced-based therapy that allows people to heal from the emotional distress caused by disturbing life experience(s). It is used in treating post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other stress-related issues, and works by reprocessing a trauma that has you "stuck" in the past.
Other stress-related disorders include people who have witnessed or been a victim to:
EMDR is similar to what occurs naturally during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. REM sleep is characterized by unique eye movements while resting as the brain processes new information and maintains neural pathways. EMDR is a proven physiologically based therapy that helps one reframe negative beliefs allowing intrusive and emotionally charged material to be seen in a new and less distressing way. It does not take away the memory; however, the memory will be more distant and less disturbing.
EMDR therapy stimulates processing in the brain by using bilateral stimulation (a rhythmic left-right pattern of visual, auditory or tactile stimuli) to desensitize and reprocess negative emotional experiences, known as traumas.
Traumas can be:
Studies show a high degree of effectiveness for those suffering from:
The goal of EMDR therapy is to process latent memories and free you from past negative experiences enabling you to live a happy, more fulfilling life in the present, with hope for the future.
Trauma interrupts and blocks the brain's ability to naturally process, organize and integrate the experience. It changes how we think, what we think about, and our capacity to think. Trauma results in incomplete processing of the negative event because the brain has stored all sensory information (images, sounds, smells, feelings) incorrectly. Such unprocessed memories tend to poison the present, and have a lasting negative effect that interferes with the way a person sees the world and the way they relate to other people.
Unprocessed memories are stored with uncomfortable emotions (fear, guilt, sadness), distressful physical sensations (nausea, rapid breathing) and negative beliefs (I'm worthless; I don't deserve happiness). The disturbing event or moment becomes "frozen in time." When triggered or remembered, it activates the fight, flight or freeze mode - and we may react as if it is happening in the present.
- Fight: biting sarcasm, hyperactivity, physical aggression, yelling
- Flight: isolation, running away, using alcohol and/or drugs, other forms of escapism
- Freeze: being immobilized, feeling panicked, forgetfulness, looking dazed
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidenced-based therapy that allows people to heal from the emotional distress caused by disturbing life experience(s). It is used in treating post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other stress-related issues, and works by reprocessing a trauma that has you "stuck" in the past.
Other stress-related disorders include people who have witnessed or been a victim to:
- Accidents (burns, cuts, falls, injuries, pedestrian, work-related, vehicular)
- Crime (arson, assault, burglary, mugging, murder, rape, robbery, theft)
- Domestic and other types of violence
- Natural disasters (blizzard, earthquake, flood, fire, hurricane, landslide, tornado)
EMDR is similar to what occurs naturally during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. REM sleep is characterized by unique eye movements while resting as the brain processes new information and maintains neural pathways. EMDR is a proven physiologically based therapy that helps one reframe negative beliefs allowing intrusive and emotionally charged material to be seen in a new and less distressing way. It does not take away the memory; however, the memory will be more distant and less disturbing.
EMDR therapy stimulates processing in the brain by using bilateral stimulation (a rhythmic left-right pattern of visual, auditory or tactile stimuli) to desensitize and reprocess negative emotional experiences, known as traumas.
Traumas can be:
- Acute - caused by single events (an accident, assault, mugging, natural disaster, theft)
- Chronic - brought about by repeated and prolonged events (abuse, domestic violence)
- Complex - exposure to chronic trauma as a child
Studies show a high degree of effectiveness for those suffering from:
- Chronic anger
- Codependency and relationship issues
- Depression
- Fear of being alone
- Lack of motivation
- Negativity
- Obsessive thinking
- Unrealistic feelings of guilt, shame and/or responsibility
- Various forms of abuse and neglect.
The goal of EMDR therapy is to process latent memories and free you from past negative experiences enabling you to live a happy, more fulfilling life in the present, with hope for the future.
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