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Recover from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
EMDR (see below) is a quick and effective treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
What is Post Traumatic Stress?
PTSD refers to symptoms that arise from some specific traumatic event that took place in the past and that has not yet been resolved. Headmind, the thinking bit of our brain, replays a “disaster movie” of the situation over and over again. Headmind does this to try and make sense of the situation, but what it actually does is activate the alarm response in the hypothalamus (part of the limbic system or emotional brain). This then creates an overwhelming feeling of terror; the memory cannot be processed and keeps the person stuck in the past and unable to move on.
PTSD symptoms can include:
- Intrusive, disturbing memories
- Scary flashbacks
- Nightmares
- Feeling numb or empty
- Not expressing emotions
- Avoiding relationships
- Avoiding situations
- Avoiding actions
- Exaggerated startle reaction
- Constantly “on alert”
- Irritability
- Panic symptoms
- Sleep disturbance
EMDR, a quick and effective treatment for PTSD
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It is sometimes called EMI – Eye Movement Integration.
The EMDR technique uses a natural function of the body, rapid eye movement, or REM, as its basis. The human mind uses REM during sleep time to help it process daily emotional experiences.
When disturbing experiences happen, they are stored in the brain with all the sights, sound, thoughts and feelings that accompany them. Eye movements are used to stimulate the brain’s memory processing system. EMDR dislocates the emotions attached to the memories so that they can be processed. The person can then get on with leading the rest of their life.
EMDR has helped many people who have suffered trauma as a result of abuse, accidents, rape, disasters, combat or violent crime. It can also be used to enable people to overcome phobias and worrisome thoughts.
EMDR does not involve delving into decades-old psychological material. It is capable of rapid results; it is always in the control of the client.
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