Trauma or PTSD: Are You Finding It Hard to Cope?
After experiencing a traumatic incident, it can feel as if part of you has been lost. Tasks which were once straightforward may now seem impossible or burdensome and you may struggle to be present in work, school and relationships.
Are You Experience Anxiety Panic And Fear?? Doing this can leave you feeling exhausted, panicky and vulnerable – leaving you confused and helpless in its wake.
As a First Responder or veteran, you may feel powerless to talk openly about your experiences – which only compounds their difficulty.
Although your friends and family may try to provide support, they may not know exactly how. Trauma’s symptoms can impact every aspect of life, leaving you feeling depressed and helpless.
However, there is hope. EMDR therapy, trauma counseling and PTSD counseling can all provide essential solutions to help regain your life and overcome its effects.
EMDR Therapy: A Powerful Tool for Overcoming Trauma & PTSD
EMDR therapy is an integrative psychotherapy approach proven to be effective at alleviating symptoms associated with trauma. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) has been extensively researched, studied, and is proven to treat trauma-induced negative core beliefs associated with such experiences.
Trauma can remain stored and unprocessed in our nervous systems for years after being experienced, meaning past events were never fully processed by our brains. EMDR works directly on how the brain processes information to reorganize traumatic memories without going into all the details of what occurred.
Undergoing EMDR therapy allows individuals to stop experiencing images, sounds and feelings associated with traumatic memories when recalling events from the past. Through EMDR therapy, healing begins and individuals regain their control back in life.
EMDR therapy stands out by intervening at multiple points in time: past, present, and future. Interventions involve exploring past disturbing memories, present triggers/issues/triggers management plans, future methods of emotion/trigger management as well as negative beliefs that might cause distress/interfere with interpersonal functioning reframed to build skills/attitudes needed for positive actions/relationships moving forward.
Before initiating trauma reprocessing, individuals will undergo an intake and assessment phase in order to ensure they have access to the coping skills necessary for managing emotions related to past trauma, and plan their EMDR therapy session accordingly. Each person has unique experiences; therefore it is extremely important that personalized care be offered.
EMDR therapy is an effective form of bilateral stimulation to reprocess and store memories in the brain appropriately, which can quickly alleviate suffering and discomfort in a short amount of time. Furthermore, this approach has proven itself helpful for panic attacks, complicated grief, phobias, performance anxiety disorders, pain disorders, stress reduction strategies, unhealthy behaviors and personality disorders – making this safe and effective treatment suitable for both children and adults with distressing life experiences.
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