EMDR Explained: The Research Behind Eye Movement Therapy for Trauma
EMDR can sound surprising at first. A therapy that involves following a therapist’s hand movements with your eyes, or listening to alternating tones, while thinking about a distressing memory does not sound like ordinary talking therapy. Yet EMDR — Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing — is one of the most studied treatments for trauma and […]
Grounding and Self-Help for Trauma Symptoms: Feeling Safe Again
After a traumatic experience, the world can feel unsafe long after the danger has passed. A sound, a smell, a place or a date can suddenly bring back feelings, images or body sensations from the past, as if the event were happening again. You may feel on edge, easily startled, numb, or exhausted by sleep […]