emdr

Has anyone tried EMDR therapy? From what I’ve been able to read and what AI told me, this therapy helps disconnect an emotional event—like a panic attack I had—from the sensation I experience. I developed the most severe sensations in my body—specifically in my ulnar nerves—during a panic attack...

For the past several months, I have been following a regular EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) routine to attempt to heal any childhood trauma and repressed emotions as a result of it. First of all, it works. I don't have a lot of experience with trauma therapy, besides...

Wanted to make this post as a prompt for people who have never heard of some popular therapies/techniques for emotional wellness. A dual focus therapy entails focusing on a neutral activity or stimuli while simultaneously focusing on troubling/disturbing emotions. Many dual focus therapies are...

Has anyone tried EMDR and or EFT for chronic pain?

Are there other members here who think that these two therapies have much in common ?

Has anyone heard of or used this therapy technique? http://www.emdrnetwork.org/description.html Today my therapist used a little bit of this therapy to resource and help me anchor myself in a peaceful place with my protectors, nurturers and wise figures. It was not only calming but it...

Originally written: December 21, 2008 The role of triggers: Holidays and headaches As the holiday season approaches, I am reminded of the importance of things that trigger MBS symptoms.I once heard a description of families during the holidays as being, “just the way they are, only more so.”It...

Hi all. I haven't tried this approach, but am told it's very effective for treating trauma. Would be interested to know if any of you have tried it. This from James is excellent as an introduction to EMDR. . And Part 2:

As previously stated, EMDR has great potential in healing the trauma which is often at the source of TMS. It could be a viable treatment option for people whose recovery has stalled, or whose recovery only goes so far with the presentation of TMS information. Many psychologists view it as the...

During the call in group earlier tonight, a 2013 article TMS author by James Alexander, PhD came up. In it, Dr. Alexander presents a theory of how EMDR works from the perspective of brain science. In particular, he uses the idea of memory reconsolidation to explain the effectiveness of EMDR...

I've been using this twice a day for a bit over a week and find it relaxing. In fact a few times it put me straight to sleep. Usually people seem to need to note that for some situations it's best to do with EMDR with a therapist- no doubt that's true. Free resources that you can use when you...

Hi folks, Below is a link to an On Being podcast on EMDR, Yoga, and healing trauma which is very much from a mindbody perspective. On Being is broadcast on NPR, and I find it heartening whenever I see the mindbody perspective get coverage in the mainstream media (I guess NPR falls into that...