Cope With Your Most Traumatic Moments with EMDR - By: Ken Bryan

If your life has been altered by a traumatic event, or if you suffer from certain disabilities that can’t be traced back to specific physical issues then EDMR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy may be a solution for you.

Do you suffer from symptoms such as panic attacks, certain events that cause extreme nervousness, intense periods of that make you out of breath or sweaty? Or do you get angry for no good reason, practice self abuse, substance abuse, fighting, loss of interest in your goals, difficulty making decisions or general self abuse?

If any of these symptoms are habitual and you have no reasonable explanations for them then you may be suffering from a hidden psychotrauma from the past. Many obvious psychotraumas coming from such events such as witnessing injuries or deaths, assaults, rape, potential lethal injuries, sexual abuse or any other threats to your well being. Most of these can be diagnosed easily through typical psychotherapies.

But when there is sometimes no obvious event that stands out yet you still have the symptoms of a traumatic event then you may need to try a new therapy that goes beyond the traditional. EMDR is just such a process.

EMDR is a wide-ranging psychotherapeutic method to solving many of today’s toughest psychological problems without taking months or even years of traditional therapy. It draws from many traditional protocols used to maximize treatment effects but does so in a streamlined process to get to the root of your anxieties sooner rather than later.

EDMR testing and therapies use a variety of processes designed to help your doctor uncover your entire psycho-clincal situation. It evaluates the life changing events in your past which may have triggered certain current day anxieties. In many cases these life changing events are hidden or never consciously considered to be as such, yet they lay there in the deep confines of your memories. And those events have a huge impact on the person you are at this moment.

One real-life example of EDMR in action was outlined by Stephan Tobin Ph.D. It shows the power of EMDR to help a trauma survivor work through certain post traumatic disorders at a faster pace than is typically seen by traditional psychotherapies.

The client came in with a variety of symptoms and problems: Tired both physically and emotionally, feelings of failing, anger for no good reason and constant procrastination. It should be mentioned that this client was visiting New York on 9/11 and very close to the World Trade Centers when the terrorist event took place. While this event may have been enough in and of itself to cause all the symptoms, the client’s EDMR sessions revealed a variety of additional issues that were affecting the their actions and judgment. And just as importantly the EDMR therapy made amazing progress in only three sessions.

EMDR is supported by actual clinical trials and is the most researched psychotherapeutic treatment for post traumatic stress disorder. Studies have shown that EMDR was found to be a superior treatment over biofeedback relaxation, active listening and group therapy.

If you’re like most people you know very little about the EMDR process but may be intrigued about the little you have heard. Maybe you feel you have some of the symptoms that have been mentioned above. Or possibly you have tried other psychotherapy methods that have not worked for you.

Francine Shapiro Ph.D. is the originator of EMDR which has been so well researched that it is now recommended as an effective treatment for trauma in the Practice Guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association and those of the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.

EMDR is a new idea to investigate If traditional therapy hasn't worked or you are looking for a therapy that works faster then EDMR may be for you. There are plenty of places to do additional research and the list of EDMR therapists are growing.

Internal trauma can be a miserable feeling that can ruin your life if you let it. The fact that there are new concepts out there to consider is refreshing.

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