Trauma is an emotional response to a distressing event. According to science, you can respond to a traumatic event by fighting, fleeing, freezing, or fawning. The body prepares you through a cascade of biochemical reactions that manifest physically. The entire process is known as the stress response.
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Through memory focus and bilateral stimulation, EMDR reprocesses the isolated memory fragments, promoting adaptive integration.
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Your past may be closer than you think. Early life experiences can rewire the brain, affecting emotions, behavior, and mental health well into adulthood. Understanding this connection is the first step toward healing.
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Trauma is an emotional response to a distressing event. This could be a long sickness, a gruesome accident, experiencing all forms of abuse, witnessing a loved one’s death or suffering, and so much more.
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Generational trauma is physically and mentally burdensome. It makes adapting and adjusting to future and present fears, uncertainties, or traumas nearly impossible or taxing.
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Did you know trauma can extend from one generation to the next? Aside from genes, subsequent generations also inherit behavioral traits stemming from enduring trauma.
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There are levels to distancing yourself from a problematic person or relationship.
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Nobody should go through life anxious, worried, fearful, or defeated because of past experience. While therapy is necessary for overcoming your ordeal, worry not. You can manage the symptoms and train yourself to cultivate resilience, mental strength to face your fears, and the discipline to resist destructive coping behaviors.
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Aside from trauma therapy, support is indispensable after an ordeal. According to research, a person’s self-efficiency declines after a traumatic event.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based psychotherapy for disorders involving trauma. The intervention uses bilateral stimulation in the form of following the therapist’s moving finger, listening to clicks or tunes in a headphone, or tapping on alternating knees while focusing on a traumatic memory.
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