What is EMDR?
EMDr is an abbreviation for eye movement and desensitization and overwork . It is a therapeutic method that is often used to help those who suffer from post -traumatic stress disorder. Cognitive behavioral therapy and other body -aiming therapies form the basis for theories that developed into EMDR.
The goal in EMDR is to help clients remove negative associations and impulses with past and current experience. The first step of therapy is to collect a detailed history of the client and define those areas that have deep problems. The EMDR is almost always performed by a licensed therapist, which can also use other methods to help patients recover from negative thinking due to trauma. The therapist directs the patient to look at the metronome or metronome movements of the therapist. While the eyes move back and forth and watch the movement of the hand, Thpacient will first be directed to think about a specific negative feeling and dwell on it. This process can takeless than a minute. During parts of the EMDR, the patient will be redirected to concentrate his thoughts on things that feel safe or positive, while watching the movement of hands.
The patient will be asked to evaluate their feelings about negative images or thoughts as soon as they focus on them. The evaluation can be made several times during the session to measure the effectiveness of therapy. Clients who have undergone their first few EMDR sessions may need to be redirected so that their focus is unique to the image. The session continues until the client is anesthetic to previously negative stimuli.
The theory of EMDR is that in times of extreme trauma the mind can not think the emotional content associated with the trauma. For example, the rape victim may conclude that he is somehow responsible for rape. When trauma combines with negative self -confidence, recovery is difficult. Although on the intellectualThe rape victim knows that it is not responsible, deeper negative news prevails.
By living for a moment in a negative image or thinking, and then quickly moves to positive thinking, feelings in the EMDR can be fully processed. It is assumed that the movement of the eyes will reduce the live aspects of trauma, allowing easier processing. It also serves as a distraction, so focusing on image or thoughts can remain intense. As the EMDR session accumulates, it is assumed that new nerve pathways are opening up to allow the client to redirect a focus when they remember a traumatic event. These "redirects" help the client quickly move from negative images to positive.
EMDR has shown effective to alleviate post -traumatic stress and also showed some efficiency in those suffering from anxiety disorder. Clinical studies in 90 and early 2000 showed a great promise with this therapy. Is the least successful in patients who have a mental illness of an organic nature and a nedIt shames chemical treatment.