EMDR, for when its time to go deeper.

Are you living or just existing?
Are nervous thoughts getting in the way of all those experiences that make up a life?

Missing out on a lot of things, because you're paralyzed by What If-ing anxiety?

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You've spent too long sitting in small rooms and zooms with therapists trying to explain why you don’t seem to get better.

You tried therapy...
The whole "do meditation, stay active, eat well, and sleep tight" routine hasn't managed to put a lid on the uproar that's been your mental state. You're wondering if you can ever get the volume turned down.

Anyone who’s been in talk therapy for a while and not seeing the results they are hoping for might want to give EMDR a try.

Reset your operating system.

Let’s do some science.

EMDR stands for Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.

Through enabling the differing parts of the brain to communicate more effectively, EMDR helps our brain process traumatic memories more effectively.

This is a full-on mission to reprogram the ol' thinker upstairs, so it chills out and stops going into "world's about to end" mode over every little thing.

Who's it for?

EMDR is continually emerging as a useful form of treatment for people who have suffered traumatic events, although almost anyone may benefit from EMDR therapy, EMDR is applicable to a range of traumas, such as sexual assault, a car accident, violent crime, bullying as a child and breakups.

How does it work?

We unearth artifacts from our personal archaeological digs, and consciously pair them with the feelings they bring up. EG: I will fail, I cannot trust anyone. I deserve to die. Then we use one of three methods intended to get past all the brain’s defense mechanisms, and re-wire it so it stops thinking everything is the end of the world.

Why?

Unprocessed, or maladaptively processed, experiences can lead to distorted conclusions about the self as these conclusions are based on inaccurate information connected with disturbing effects at the time the experience was encoded.

Bilateral stimulation (BLS) is the secret sauce of EMDR but what isit?

VISUAL
Therapist moves a finger or light bar back and forth

AUDITORY
Gentle chimes or other sounds that alternate in each ear

TACTILE
Buzzers that you hold in your hand and pulse back and forth

Sometimes depression and anxiety are only symptoms

And the underlying trauma has to be treated for you to recover.

Sometimes EMDR is best paired with other techniques

Multi-modality therapies seem to work best for complex trauma so a therapist may combine EMDR with CBT and a range of other techniques.

If you are stuck in a terrible place and nothing else is working for you,

It may be time to give EMDR a shot.

You'll need to rest.

The mind needs time off to process afterward. It’s not the kind of therapy where you show up, have a session, and get on with your life. During the process you may remember new things, write them down and take them to the therapist, and revise the program to fit them in.

Processing trauma isn't fun.

Sometimes, things that happen way down the road can unknowingly trigger old, buried traumas that have been playing hide-and-seek in the corners of our memory. Finding those memories and surfacing them will involve sitting with them for a while.

Timing matters

Due to the potentially disruptive nature of EMDER It’s not something one would want to do the week prior to an exam, job interview or other major life event.

Sessions of EMDR eliminated PTSD in over 77% of combat veterans who participated in the research.

of the single-trauma victims no longer were diagnosed with PTSD after only six 50-minute sessions.

of multiple trauma victims no longer were diagnosed with PTSD after only six 50-minute sessions.

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*link to study