#emdr

[chuanming-ong]

Illustration from last year on trauma therapy, for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

#editorial illustration #illustration #trouw #trauma therapy #emdr #drawing #psychology #artists on tumblr #chuanmingong

[wisterianwoman]

When I was in counseling as a kid and even going through cognitive behavioral therapy, I thought I was doing everything I could to heal. The truth is that I was only treating the symptoms of my unhealed trauma and unresolved feelings: anxiety, stress, emotional outbursts, destructive behaviors, and so on. I wasn't being taught how to feel, express, and release my emotions; I was being taught how to understand my past experiences, think about them differently, and rationalize my way to functioning. This is known as intellectualization: a coping mechanism wherein reasons and logic are used to avoid the discomfort that comes with genuine feeling.

#wellness #mental health #therapy #healing #wellnessjourney #growth #emotional release #emotional healing #emotional freedom #emotional health #emotions #expressing emotions #trauma healing #trauma #trauma recovery #trauma therapy #wellness blogger #wellness blog #emdr #emdr therapy

[system-of-a-feather]

You mentioned going for EMDR because of lowered dissociation. Is EMDR a bad idea with a CDD?

People with high dissociation are typically cautioned against EMDR (though I've heard it working fine for some) due to the risk of flooding. EMDR is considered a really good way of treating PTSD, but it can be a little *too* effective for dissociative clients as the dissociation is there for a protective reason + the dissociation tends to be both complex and hold a lot of conflicting beliefs and feelings. It's good at getting to the meat of it, but with dissociative folk that effectiveness can be dangerous and bring up more than an individual can realistically handle thus "flooding".

Usually for more dissociative individuals, a similar yet slower approach of Brainspotting is more recommended as it works within dissociative barriers more than EMDR that kinda tends to bypass them.

Of course, this is all just general consensus and its not really a "people with CDD should never do EMDR" cause every person and situation is different so its best to talk to your therapist and treatment team and figure out what works best for you / the individual

I'm on mobile but a few things talking on it (I only skimmed them but they seem correct and informative)

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#alter: fei #dissociative identity disorder #actuallydid #emdr #emdr therapy #ask #asks

[khalemchurstcomics]

TRIGGERED - Page 258

Phew. Strap in for this one. The final two 'traumas' I sought EMDR for are what I consider 'the big ones'. Not that everything I've covered in these comics before wasn't big. But the difference with these final two assaults was the level of violence, and the fact that they happened when I was an adult, and so I remembered everything vividly. These ones felt the most tied to my PTSD.

In the coming pages, I am going to share details of an assault that happened to me. As I did with the comics about my childhood trauma, I have tried to be extremely careful about how I communicate what happened. I am doing my best to share my experience without showing anything unnecessary which might trigger people. You will not actually see any violence being committed, but you will understand what happened.

The reason I am spelling this all out in advance is to ensure that anyone who feels too vulnerable to engage with this can dip out of the story. The whole arc is about 15 pages, so it will go for a few months. Only the final few pages really deal with the violence, but there is a lot of scene setting to help you to understand how I got into that situation. None of the scene setting is really violent, it is perhaps just scary in that it foreshadows what is to come.

What I'm saying is, if you need to stop reading for a while, please do. I am assuming that if you've gotten this far then you have some interest and capacity to engage with a comic about gendered violence, but it is really important to me that everyone is as safe as they can be. Please take care of yourself as I share this. Your wellbeing is so important, much more important than this story.

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[serenityquest]

#healing #calmness #EMDR #feelings #intense #reaction

[cat-eye-nebula]

Tips & Tools for Releasing Stored Trauma in Your Body

🌻Somatic Experiencing: Developed by Dr. Peter Levine, Somatic Experiencing can release trauma locked in the body. This method is the result of a combination of stress physiology, psychology, neuroscience, medical biophysics and indigenous healing practices. (Videos on youtube)

🌻Mindfulness and Movements: going for a walk, bike ride, Boxing, Martial arts, yoga (or trauma-informed yoga), or dancing. People who get into martial arts or boxing are often those who were traumatized in the past. They’re carrying a lot of anger and fighting is a great release for them. Exercise helps your body burn off adrenaline, release endorphins, calm your nervous system, and relieve stress.

Release Trapped Emotions: 🍀How to release anger from the body - somatic healing tool 🍀Somatic Exercises for ANGER: Release Anger in Under 5 Minutes 🍀Youtube Playlist: Trauma Healing, Somatic Therapy, Self Havening, Nervous system regulation

🌻 Havening Technique is a somatosensory self-comforting therapy to change the brain to de-traumatize the memory and remove its negative effects from our psyche and body. It has a calming effect on the Amygdala and the Limbic system. 🌼Exercise: Havening Technique for Rapid Stress & Anxiety Relief 🌼Exercise: Self-Havening with nature ambience to let go of painful feelings 🌼Video: Using Havening Techniques to rapidly erase a traumatic memory (Certified Practitioner guides them through a healing session)

🌻Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy technique often used to treat anxiety and PTSD. It incorporates rhythmic eye movements while recalling traumatic experiences. This combo changes how the memory is stored in the brain and allow you to process the trauma fully.

🌻Sound & Vibrational Healing: Sound healing has become all the rage in the health and wellness world. It involves using the power of vibration – from tuning forks, singing bowls, or gongs – to relax the mind and body.

🌻Breathwork is an intentional method of breathing that helps your body relax by bypassing your conscious mind. Trauma can overstimulate the body’s sympathetic nervous system (aka your body’s ‘fight-or-flight’ response). Breathwork settles it down.

Informative videos & Experts on Attachment style healing: 🌼Dr Kim Sage, licensed psychologist  🌼Dr. Nicole LePera (theholisticpsychologist) 🌼Briana MacWilliam 🌼Candace van Dell 🌼Heidi Priebe 

Other informative Videos on Trauma: 🌻Small traumas in a "normal" family and attachment: Gabor Maté - The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture 🌻Uncovering Triggers and Pattern for Healing: Dr Gabor Maté  🌻Understanding trapped emotions in the body and footage of how wild animals release trauma

Article: How Trauma Is Stored in the Body (+ How to Release It)

Article: 20 self-care practices for complex trauma survivors

#trauma #healing #attachment styles #trauma informed #somatic #yoga #psychology #neuroscience #mindfulness #Exercise #emdr #eft tapping #sound healing #Breathwork #soothing #nervous system #self care #my post #my information collection #research #trauma healing #attachment trauma #insecure attachment #anxious attachment #inner healing #therapy #psychologytoday #polyvagal #nervous system regulation #relationships

[rabbittongues]

immovable object (the gut wrenching fear of confronting your trauma in therapy to process it) vs unstoppable force (the terror of never resolving it and therefore reliving it the rest of your life)

#obviously therapy is not the only space to recover from trauma and some people can even if they dont have access to it #just the space i am currently processing it in #anyway. aaaaaa i got this #emdr #rabbit talks #okay to rb

[cosmicwindmillsystem]

Do you have any advice for people who are about to start EMDR?

actually yes! And I’m so glad you asked because idk if I ever would’ve thought about making it into a post! apologies for the late response but wanted to give it a lot of thought! I’ve been doing EMDR on and off for about 3.5 years now with my therapist, as a disclaimer: I am not an expert so this would be my advice based on my personal experience with and knowledge of EMDR.

1. Make sure you trust your therapist or whoever the professional who will be guiding you through the experience is; also make sure that they are qualified with EMDR experience. They should not offer the option if they have no experience with it.

2. Make sure you are in a relatively stable enough place to go through it. Don’t lie just because you want to do it. it’s a very intense psychological experience and can be draining so just be somewhat prepared and don’t be surprised if you feel kinda worn out the rest of the day after the session. There have been times I have taken breaks from EMDR when other issues of life became problematic and as a result I was less stable. It’s not something you want to force when you’re not stable enough, for safety reasons. For me it was difficult to admit I wasn’t stable enough as I wanted to just “push through” thinking it’ll automatically heal me, but it doesn’t quite work that way.

3. My sister is also a licensed therapist and gave me this metaphor when I was struggling with EMDR, it has shifted my perspective and helped me a lot. Think of EMDR as riding a train through your subconscious/inner world (however you like to think of it). In between the bilateral stimulation parts your therapist will usually ask something such as “what are you noticing”. This is when you peek out the train window or poke your head out and see where the train has stopped. but you stay on the train and then repeat the process at the next stop. Do your very best to observe and not be “sucked in” to whatever you are noticing. What you notice could be an image your brain gives you, it could be a memory, or a physical sensation of some kind as well. It’s kind cool like your brain is communicating with you!

4. EMDR does require bringing up and having to somewhat relive your trauma in the controlled environment, which is why you want to make sure you trust your therapist and have any grounding items nearby or with you. If you go in person and drive yourself, don’t feel the need to drive away immediately. It’s okay to sit for a while until you’re ready. If you do telehealth maybe keep some grounding items near you and always be in a room/environment where you feel really safe. Allow time afterwards for some self care and taking it easy.

5. My therapist describes it as a process to try and close the trauma loop in a way that the memories don’t impact you quite as badly. Some have equated it to “exposure therapy but make it trauma”, although it’s kinda right, it’s more complex than that. Often things that come up repeatedly can be clues, like a branch of a tree, and through sessions you may find the roots deeper down. There may be root memories you’re not aware of and through EMDR you may eventually find those roots when you’re ready.

6. Be patient!!! You don’t want to overthink or over analyze it too much outside of therapy. It’s okay and natural to think of it but don’t try too hard to investigate, give your brain time and it will probably make sense later down the road when you are ready. I usually will write down something if it comes up and then try to put it out of my mind until next session. Don’t push yourself or judge too hard. It is a lot to go through and very heavy, it makes sense to feel frustrated or discouraged but you will make progress in your own time. Don’t be afraid to use a stop signal if you feel overwhelmed, you don’t always have to keep going!

7. Be honest! Do your very best to not worry about being judged or anything like that. Let your brain go where it needs to go without judgment or trying to control it. Don’t lie or try to force your session to to a certain way, all it will do is slow your progress! (Not trying to call anyone a liar intentionally, but sometimes we would try to direct or deflect certain things in session due to feeling like we needed more progress faster and fears/anxieties/doubts, as an impulse reaction almost, in this case we think about it for a while and journal on it until we have the words to talk it out and explain more in another session later on. “Lying” in this context can also just simply be telling your therapist you’re okay when you know that you are not.)

I hope this helps and makes some kind of sense! Wishing you lots of love and comfort as you start your journey with EMDR ❤️‍🩹

#did system #dissociative identity disorder #dissociative disorder #did community #did memes #did things #actually did #emdr therapy #emdr #asks #q&a #anonymous #anon ask #advice #therapy

[perryfellow]

Connections

#emdr #mentalhealth #therapy #games #parkerbrothers

[the-healing-mindset]

This is a very long read, admittedly. However, this article is filled with some great information and also links to official research regarding C-PTSD, various traumas, and other helpful resources. Additionally, the end of the article provides some helpful tips to assist in coping with and healing from some of the things that we may experience in life.

Of course, what helps each of us will vary and it is wise to get the professional help of a therapist if experiencing any of what is discussed in this article, which it also recommends.

#article #long read #childhood trauma #C-PTSD #life #living #adverse childhood experiences #trauma #survival mode #childhood emotional neglect #emotions #feelings #dysfunctional family #PTSD #healing #recovery #growth #burnout #EMDR #therapy #psychotherapy

[v3ganhannibal]

Anyone w DID have experience doing EMDR? Like different alters doing EMDR? My therapist wants us to start progressing towards that and I'm a little nervy. I've done EMDR myself, but never had alters front to partake in it as well.

#emdr #dissociative identity disorder #system

[ironwilledf-up]

Every week I'm meant to start the emdr part of emdr therapy and then something happens to trigger me during the week and we end up spending so long talking about that that we don't get to my longstanding traumaaaa.

Fuck my life though.

#emdr #cptsd #trauma #emdr therapy #therapy #mental health #and also fuck men #because men are the problem here

[er-cryptid]

Strengths and Weaknesses of EMDR

#medblr #studyblr #notes #my notes #medical notes #med notes #medblr notes #emdr #psychology #emdr notes #psychology notes #emdr therapy #therapy #therapy notes #emdr therapy notes #psych #psych notes #psychiatry #psychiatry notes

[limeskye]

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - 1x01 - Pilot

#jack ryan #jack ryan ptsd #queue #tom clancy's jack ryan #ptsd #jack ryan amazon #emdr therapy #emdr #my gifs #my edits #whump #flashback #john krasinski #frozen #fists clenched

[khalemchurstcomics]

TRIGGERED - Page 272

Thanks for sticking with me as I tell this particularly challenging chapter. I am trying really hard to maintain my posting schedule but to be honest I am really struggling to engage with this each week. There is a lot going on outside of comics work that is putting me in a place that can be a bit hard to manage. But I am doing my best. Thanks for understanding.

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[johnthestitcher]

Just finished reading this (for the first time - I always read every book twice). It was suggested to me by a behavioral health counsellor. Truly amazing! Complex PTSD {C-PTSD} is still not 'officially' in the books of the medical community, but it is recognized and there are psychologists and therapists out there that recognize and treat it. Being a victim of trauma not only fucks with your head - it also alters your DNA! Studies are still being conducted about that. A lot of the treatment used EMDR therapy.

#what my bones know #stephanie foo #c-ptsd #trauma recovery #emdr #behavioral health