{"id":18628,"date":"2021-01-12T11:13:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T10:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/?p=18628"},"modified":"2021-01-12T11:13:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T10:13:48","slug":"emdr-healing-from-trauma-and-ptsd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/emdr-healing-from-trauma-and-ptsd\/","title":{"rendered":"EMDR: Healing from Trauma and PTSD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life has its ups and downs &#8211; that\u2019s a given, but sometimes these downs come after experiencing a traumatic event or series of events. Trauma is basically something that shouldn\u2019t have happened that did or something that should have happened but didn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes these traumatic events can lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/topics\/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PTSD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is PTSD?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PTSD is often thought of in extremes like intense panic attacks, flashbacks, and nightmares, but there\u2019s also more subtle ways that trauma can infiltrate your life and hinder your wellbeing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Low Self Worth: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not feeling worthy of love, of asking for your needs, or of even being alive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Not Speaking Your Mind: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feeling too anxious or having too low self-worth to be able to be honest with those around you, this also may look like social anxiety.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Easily Distracted: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficulty focusing on tasks and conversations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Lack of Trust: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can be in other people, yourself, your body, or overall in life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Low Libido: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not feeling interested in sex or physical touch, also increased libido.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Blurry Boundaries: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficulty setting and enforcing your boundaries, or respecting other peoples\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Relationship Issues: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romantic and platonic relationships can be affected by trauma.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are so many other subtle ways that trauma can affect your daily life, but one of the biggest things is just not feeling like yourself. Which is difficult, yet understandable when you\u2019re living from a place of fear and tension.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>EMDR and PTSD<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s a vast range of treatments for PTSD, from pharmaceutical medications, to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/acupuncture\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acupuncture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meditation, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/herbal-medicine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">herbalism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One modality that is used in clinical psychologist settings but with a holistic lens is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/ptsd-guideline\/treatments\/eye-movement-reprocessing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMDR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developed in 1987 for the treatment of PTSD, it works on specific, traumatic root memories and disentangles them from the nervous system. The framework of EMDR is under the Adaptive Information Processing Model, which views non-chemically based symptoms of PTSD as a result of the memory or memories not being adequately processed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/ptsd-guideline\/treatments\/eye-movement-reprocessing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Psychological Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explains it as when \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unprocessed memories are understood to contain the emotions, thoughts, beliefs and physical sensations that occurred at the time of the event. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the memories are triggered these stored disturbing elements are experienced and cause the symptoms of PTSD and\/or other disorders\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Does EMDR Work?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The magic of EMDR comes from clients focusing on a specific memory while experiencing rhythmic, bilateral stimulation of the right and left hemispheres of the brain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does this actually look like in a session?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your therapist will have you get really specific about memory or set of memories. From what you were wearing, the setting of the space, who all was there, and any little details you can remember.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then comes the bilateral stimulation. Originally this was done by the provider sitting in front of a client and using their finger or some sort of pendulum to move the eyes from one direction to another, while the mind makes connections from the original memory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To engage bilateral stimulation, therapists may also choose to use small vibrating devices, one in each hand, alternating quick from vibrations from one side to another. When I\u2019ve had virtual sessions with my therapist, she had me sit with my feet on the floor and tap one thigh then the other, another time I tapped one side of my heart with my hand, then the other.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Effective is EMDR?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various independent studies have found greatly improved outcomes for people who undergo the treatment. One <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.4073\/csr.2013.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that after three 1\u00bd hour sessions, 90% of sexual assault survivors had a decrease in symptoms of PTSD. In another <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepermanentejournal.org\/issues\/2014\/winter\/5626-emdr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, after six EMDR sessions, 100% of single trauma survivors, and 77% of those impacted by multiple traumas, showed no diagnosable symptoms of PTSD. Further <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aprillyonspsychotherapyboulder.com\/emdr-therapy-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continue in this trend of high efficacy rates.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMDR is helpful for any range of traumatic experiences from injuries, to natural disasters, accidents, abusive relationships or parents, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/sex-after-trauma\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sexual trauma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/understanding-miscarriage\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pregnancy loss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and so much more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>My Experience with EMDR<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason I\u2019m such an advocate for this modality is because after years of partial relief with other healing tools, undergoing EMDR treatment offered me a chance to fully rid my system of the effects of numerous traumatic events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although I had calmed my nervous system through mediation, yoga, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/the-healing-powers-of-breathwork\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breathwork<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the passing of time, there were still parts of myself that I knew I was holding back, and patterns that were obviously being impacted by the hold these traumatic events had on me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A therapist is like any other relationship, sometimes it takes time to find the right one.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I found mine, I knew I could trust her with the tender processing of my traumas. We do this through a variety of methods, but most specifically &#8211; EMDR.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She described the process as a way of weeding out the root of the patterns that play out after someone experiences trauma. For me, while there were specific events I wanted to focus on, a lot of it was working through a complicated series of long term traumatic events. Still, she had me get specific as possible, and I found myself surprised by what memories seemed to hold the most weight with regards to my PTSD symptoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My therapist really let me lead the process, intuitively focusing on what I felt would be most effective for my own healing, like which memory to start with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During each session, she would have me focus on the memory that we were currently working on and then do bilateral stimulation for what seemed like thirty seconds to a minute. She would stop it, then have me take a deep breath to reground, and tell her what I observed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After telling her my thought process, she would say \u201cOk, let\u2019s go from there\u201d, and start the bilateral stimulation once again, doing this for a total of fifteen to twenty minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless I was really struggling to get through part of it, she wouldn\u2019t give any input until the end of the session. This allowed me to really watch and see the natural chain of thoughts and epiphanies that unfolded from these root memories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We went over the first memory in at least five or six sessions, and focused on the feeling associated with it &#8211; \u201cI\u2019m not worthy\u201d. After reframing this internal belief, I no longer feel triggered by any of the other traumatic events I\u2019ve experienced, and my sense of self-worth feels so grounded and secure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What to Know Before Doing EMDR<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As effective as it is, this process can be intense, especially for those who experience severe symptoms of PTSD.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As it takes you deep into your subconscious mind, feelings may get stirred up that you didn\u2019t realize were there. It may even feel like it\u2019s getting worse before it gets better, at least initially.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to have self-care tools in place beforehand and know what or who you will turn to when you\u2019re feeling the intensity of your healing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re in the United States, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Psychology Today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a great resource for finding an EMDR provider who fits your needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The time to heal is now. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life has its ups and downs &#8211; that\u2019s a given, but sometimes these downs come after experiencing a traumatic event or series of events. 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