3 Stages of Trauma Recovery to Find Inner Peace
Life can be beautiful, full of wonder, connection and love. But sometimes bad things happen that can overwhelm us, shock our systems and turn our natural survival response systems into overdrive. Trauma can shock the brain, stun the mind and freeze the body. Our bodies are designed to heal but sometimes the overwhelming experience of trauma feels too great or there has been too much of an accumulation of different traumatic events over the course of a life time that people need help.
EMDR helps people to release the trauma so that they can feel happy and whole again. If you have experienced something in life that has deeply affected you such as child abuse, neglect, divorce, loss of a loved one or have experienced a life threatening event then EMDR therapy can help you. It can get to the core of anxiety, depression, PTSD and grief.
Below are the three stages of the recovery process for trauma. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy is a perfect type of treatment to help men and women recover from trauma. It can be used in all aspects of trauma healing…from the beginning of treatment to the end.
As an EMDR therapist I use EMDR to help clients increase their inner resources, for processing traumatic memories and strengthening new ways clients experience themselves and others.
Stage 1- Safety and Stabilization
Establish personal safety, self care, tap into inner strengths and resources for healing, learn to regulate ones emotions, learn to manage painful and unwanted thoughts, feelings and emotions.
Stage one is not about discussing and processing of traumatic memories but instead creating a road map and strengthening the person.
Stage 2-Remembereance and Mourning
Review and discuss traumatic memories, process traumatic material to resolution, work through grief and mourn for what was lost in a person’s life due to trauma. With EMDR therapy transform traumatic memories into non traumatic ones. Build upon positive beliefs of self which spontaneously occur in the healing process and which emerge during this stage.
Stage 3- Re-connection and Integration
Build upon newly emerging positive healthy beliefs of self. Imagine experiencing life in a new way including connecting with others and engaging in meaningful activities and life experiences.
EMDR therapy is a effective and rapid method for healing from distressing memories and traumatic events. People do not have to live in pain and feel that their life has been ruined. There is help, healing and peace.[vc_row rt_row_background_width=”default” rt_row_style=”default-style” rt_row_borders=”” rt_grid=”true” rt_row_paddings=”true” rt_bg_effect=”classic” rt_bg_image_repeat=”repeat” rt_bg_size=”cover” rt_bg_position=”right top” rt_bg_attachment=”scroll” rt_bg_video_format=”self-hosted”][vc_column rt_wrp_col_paddings=”false” rt_border_top=”” rt_border_bottom=”” rt_border_left=”” rt_border_right=”” rt_border_top_mobile=”” rt_border_bottom_mobile=”” rt_border_left_mobile=”” rt_border_right_mobile=”” rt_bg_image_repeat=”repeat” rt_bg_size=”auto auto” rt_bg_position=”right top” rt_bg_attachment=”scroll”][rt_heading style=”” align=”” mobile_align=”” size=”h1″ font_color_type=”” font=”” custom_font_size=”” link=”” link_open=”_self”]Heal From Childhood Trauma [/rt_heading][vc_column_text css=””][vc_row rt_row_background_width=”default” rt_row_style=”default-style” rt_row_borders=”” rt_overlap=”true” rt_row_paddings=”true” rt_bg_effect=”classic” rt_bg_image_repeat=”repeat” rt_bg_size=”cover” rt_bg_position=”right top” rt_bg_attachment=”scroll” rt_bg_video_format=”self-hosted”][vc_column rt_wrp_col_paddings=”false” rt_border_top=”” rt_border_bottom=”” rt_border_left=”” rt_border_right=”” rt_border_top_mobile=”” rt_border_bottom_mobile=”” rt_border_left_mobile=”” rt_border_right_mobile=”” rt_bg_image_repeat=”repeat” rt_bg_size=”auto auto” rt_bg_position=”right top” rt_bg_attachment=”scroll”][rt_heading style=”no-style” size=”h1″ font_color_type=”” font=”” custom_font_size=”” link=”” link_open=”_self”]The 8 Phases of EMDR Therapy[/rt_heading]
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