Are you having a hard time dealing with painful memories or feelings? Don’t worry, there’s a new form of therapy that can help you work through your trauma and find peace.
EMDR is a type of psychotherapy that uses eye movement to help you get through tough times in a short amount of time. It’s a great way to help you cope with life’s ups and downs.
EMDR was originally created to help with PTSD, but it’s also been used to help with addiction, anxiety and depression.
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Using EMDR therapy, you can help your brain process traumatic or stressful events in a different way. Your therapist will direct your eye movements while you remember the event, or use other techniques like tapping to help your brain process it in a way that’s less painful.
Empirical Movement Disorder (EMDR) is a type of therapy that uses eye movement or other rhythmic movements of the left and right side of the brain to help open up pathways in the brain that can help with healing.
EMDR is all about getting rid of the parts of your life that are causing issues and getting rid of the new ones that you need to keep functioning properly.
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EMDR works by using eye movements, sounds, or taps to stimulate the brain’s ability to process information. This allows the brain to break down and process traumatic memories in a healthy way.
When you have an addiction, your brain uses the behavior or substance you’re addicted to to deal with feelings of stress or trauma. Emotional Self-Relation (EMDR) helps you figure out what’s causing your addiction and how to get rid of any triggers or cravings. It does this by re-creating the memories that caused the addiction in the first place.
Recalling traumatic events is what EMDR sessions involve. You move your eyes from side to side, following your therapist’s finger or a light, helping your brain to access and rephrase the trauma memory.
The eye movement also helps the brain make new connections. After a few sessions, the bad memories don’t have as much of an impact and the negative thoughts start to focus on the good stuff.
EMDR has been rigorously tested in clinical trials and it’s been proven to be successful. Over a hundred randomised trials have found that it can help with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and more.
EMDR has been recognized as a successful treatment for PTSD by several organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISSTS), and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VDA). Studies show that at least 80 percent of people experience significant relief from PTSD symptoms after 3 to 6 EMDR sessions.
It’s believed that it works by breaking down negative patterns of emotion, thought, and body sensations that are linked to traumatic memories, and then breaking them down into healthier, more positive associations.
