What is EMDR Therapy?

EMDR is an evidence-based treatment where repetitive eye movement is used to help people process past traumatic events and to reduce the emotional distress associated with those events.

Developed by Dr Francine Shapiro in the late 1980's for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder it has shown to be affective for the treatment of many mental health issues.

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[DarrenFMagee]

Please feel free to suggest any topics you might like me to cover in future videos.

[pumpkyns]

Thank you for sharing information about EMDR!
I've had EMDR and it has increased my quality of life more than words can ever explain. I've tried to explain to other people what it is and most other videos on the topic are too involved for an easy understanding.

[Teacher]

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[psychicconsultant]

Great outline - succinct and to the point

[Spiritofeve]

I was treated in The Priory hospital with EMDR back in 1999; it was a new therapy in UK then. But I honestly believe that this treatment saved me from the resulting PTSD after severe traumatic event.

[ItIsJustJudy]

I was supposed to do this, but my regular psychologist said it might not help because I cannot be hypnotized. I did the eight weeks of dTMS, instead. Best choice ever, for me.

[GamerGrrrlAlex.]

This is a really interesting therapy technique, thank you for the informative video.

[BeingLifted]

Thanks for covering this topic. I'll be switching from talk therapy to EMDR soon so I'm taking in whatever information I can find on the topic. You're appreciated!

[chickenbiscuit]

Appears a technique to get people out of their customary comfort zones and thus stimulate their volition, questioning things in truth reveals.
Reducing or enhancing ones own rationale to be reflective of reasoning and irrational types to better compromise or atleast introspect in a more constructive manner.
Great progress potential for child development therapy.

[littlepaws]

Thats good you put up this vid👍
I think its pathetic how majority of psychologists dont use this great therapy treatment or know about it

[LucretiaCollinsJones]

I just started EDRM with a new therapist but we're just laying a foundation with grounding techniques.

[solarsky]

Don't start dealing with your compounded issues through trauma-reprocessing, if you're likely to be suffering from disorganised attachment, or from severe attachment disturbances generally.
In this case, do attachment-repair therapy, such as the Three-Pillars-Method by Brown, Elliott, et. al., and only proceed to trauma-reprocessing, once you've become sufficiently securely attached (earned secure attachment).
Otherwise you're risking an increase in the disorganisation of your mind and ability to relate securely.

[chriswatson]

I would like to have heard your opinion on the subject.

[amandaroberts]

Darren l found this very interesting.l would like you to talk about narcissistic abuse from a sibling. This has been going on all my life with my brother who is five years older, we are now in our sixties and no one seems to address sibling abuse, l can't be the only one having to deal with it. If it were not a family member l would have cut them out of my life years ago.

[stevefrench]

I had EMDR in 2008 for many months for extreme trauma. I feel like it is coming back. I find myself in a flop sweat most days. My mind is racing with anxiety. I’m living in a different city and therapy is not readily available. I’m wondering if I need another full corse of EMDR ? I have been doing a bit of research on ketamine therapy. Any thoughts? Any suggestions are most appreciated:)

[lorrainew]

I had EMDR Therapy and was retraumatised afterwards. I was extremely unwell and in a dissociative state. If you have repressed traumas, you can't discuss them beforehand. This therapy is not advised for people with CPSD. I had to have intervention from a consultant psychologist to help me recover. I would strongly advise anyone thinking about this kind of therapy to research properly. It is highly controversial, and I'm concerned when I hear it being "explained" by psychotherapists.
I'm disappointed to see it on this forum.🤔
I edited my review as Darren did not recommend EMDR. He "outlined the approach."

[bullcrap]

Like everything else, it doesn't always work.

[llewellynjones]

Just don't do it to autistic people. While the presentation of trauma and and anxiety may look the same - it comes from entirely different brain function.