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Have you been struggling with troubling memories or emotions? The good news is there’s an innovative therapy that can help reprocess traumatic experiences and find inner peace.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a nontraditional psychotherapy treatment that can help you heal from distressing life events in a short period of time.
Originally developed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, EMDR has been found effective for a range of conditions like addiction, anxiety, and depression.
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EMDR therapy is a form of psychotherapy that can help change the way your brain responds to traumatic or distressing experiences. During EMDR, you recall traumatic events while your therapist directs your eye movements (or uses alternate techniques like taps). This helps your brain process the memory in a new, less painful way.
EMDR incorporates elements of cognitive-behavioral therapy with eye movements or other forms of rhythmic, left-right stimulation that can unlock connections in the brain and help facilitate healing.
The goal of EMDR is to process completely the experiences that are causing problems, and to include new ones that are needed for healthy functioning.
EMDR therapy can be incredibly effective for addiction and mental health treatment. Here are some of the main benefits:
EMDR offers a kind of healing that gets to the root cause of suffering. If you’re struggling with addiction or mental health issues, it could be the key to overcoming your past and creating a healthier future.
EMDR is used to treat a wide range of mental health and addiction issues. Some of the areas where EMDR can be particularly helpful include:
EMDR has been used successfully to treat a variety of conditions involving traumatic or distressing memories and negative beliefs.
EMDR works by stimulating the brain’s information processing system through eye movements, sounds or taps. This helps the brain unblock traumatic memories and reprocess them in a healthy way.
When addictions form, the mind relies on the addictive behavior or substance to cope with emotional distress or trauma. EMDR works to identify these root causes and reframe negative thoughts and beliefs. By reprocessing traumatic memories that fuel the addiction, EMDR can help eliminate triggers and cravings.
EMDR sessions involve recalling distressing events while moving your eyes back and forth, following the therapist’s fingers or a light. This helps your brain access and reframe the trauma memory.
The eye movements also stimulate the brain’s ability to forge new neural connections. Over multiple sessions, the traumatic memories lose their power and negative thoughts shift to more positive, healthy ones.
When talk therapy or medication alone is not enough, EMDR may provide the breakthrough that leads to overcoming trauma, changing unhealthy patterns and maintaining long- term wellness.
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The 8 phases of EMDR treatment help to unlock the memories and emotions that fuel your addiction or mental health issues.
EMDR can be an intense process, but by following these 8 phases, you can overcome the traumatic events of your past and develop a healthier outlook for overcoming addiction or poor mental health.
EMDR can be effective for a variety of conditions beyond PTSD, including:
While EMDR may seem like an unconventional approach, it has helped many overcome psychological barriers and find greater peace of mind. Don’t hesitate to ask your doctor or mental health professional if EMDR could benefit you or your loved one. This innovative therapy has given many the power to heal from painful life events and live with less distress and limitation.
EMDR has been studied extensively in clinical trials and shown to be effective. Over 100 randomized studies have found EMDR to be effective for PTSD, anxiety, depression, and other issues.
Does it really work? The research says yes. EMDR has been designated as an effective treatment for PTSD by the American Psychiatric Association, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and the US Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense. Studies show at least 80% of people experience significant decreases in PTSD symptoms after 3-6 EMDR sessions.
How does it work so quickly? EMDR is thought to work by unlocking negative patterns of emotions, thoughts, and body sensations associated with traumatic memories, then reprocessing them into more positive, healthy associations.
