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Read up on fear, panic and phobia to get a general overview of phobias and trauma and fear management. Learn mindfulness based self care principles and exercises for managing phobias from my books on trauma and self care.
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THE LIBRARY TOPIC HOME PAGES
Introduction to Trauma, Fear and Phobia
Part 1: Defining Fear and the Fear Response
Part 2: Emotional & Cognitive Functions of Fear
Part 3: Maladaptive Thought Processing
Part 4: Professional Therapy & Mindful Self Care
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Introduction to Trauma, Fear and Phobia
Part 1: Defining Fear and the Fear Response
Part 2: Emotional & Cognitive Functions of Fear
Part 3: Maladaptive Thought Processing
Part 4: Professional Therapy & Mindful Self Care
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PART FOUR - TREATMENT
TREATMENT OPTIONS
PROFESSIONAL THERAPY &
MINDFUL SELF CARE
Learn the cognitive treatment options for professional therapy, self care with mindfulness meditation, common defense mechanisms, boundaries, stressors, and strategies for coping with anxiety and panic for fear and phobia
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SELF CARE: Defining What It Really Means
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PROFESSIONAL THERAPY OPTIONS
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Therapy Options
- Cognitive Behaviorial Therapy (CBT)
- Exposure Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Online Therapy Fact Sheet
SELF CARE: Defining What It Really Means
Core Elements of Mindfulness
- Meditative Mastery of Breath Control
- Repetition Fuels the Power of a Mantra
- Principles of Mindfulness Meditation
- How Mindfulness Rewires Your Brain
- Cognitive Benefits of Mindfulness
- Mindful Self Care is Self Compassion
- Strategies to Practice Mindfulness
- Tips to Master Mindful Living
- How We Cope With Stress
- Armed With Self Defense Mechanisms
- Defining and Enforcing Your Boundaries
- Dealing With Stressors and Triggers
- Combat Strategies for Anxiety and Panic
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PART FOUR - TREATMENT
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION
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EMDR
WHAT IT IS EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy in which you are asked to recall distressing images while the therapist directs you in one type of bilateral sensory input, such as side-to-side eye movements or hand tapping. It is included in several evidence-based guidelines for treatment. This therapy is based on the idea that negative thoughts, feelings and behaviors are the result of unprocessed memories. The trauma causes a disruption of normal information processing, which results in unprocessed information being dysfunctionally held in memory networks.
WHAT IT DOES
The concept theorizes that when a traumatic or distressing experience occurs, it may overwhelm normal coping mechanisms, with the memory and associated stimuli being inadequately processed and stored in an isolated memory network. The belief is that anxiety is reduced when the client brings their eye movements under voluntary control while thinking a traumatic thought at the same time. One approach suggests that horizontal eye movement triggers an evolutionary 'orienting approach' in the brain, used in scanning the environment for threats and opportunities. Another theory that EMDR facilitates a form of mindfulness or another form of mastery over the trauma.
THERAPY PRACTICE
The client is asked to focus on a specific event. Attention will be given to a negative image, belief, and body feeling related to the event, and then to a positive belief that would indicate the issue was resolved.
Doing EMDR allows the client to access and reprocess negative memories (leading to decreased psychological arousal associated with the memory). One proposal is that EDMR achieves this effect through impacting working memory. The proposal is that the degradation in working memory causes a distancing effect, enabling the client to 'stand back' from the trauma. This enables the client to re-evaluate the trauma and their understanding of it, because they can re-experience it whilst not feeling overwhelmed by it.
A typical EMDR therapy session lasts from 60-90 minutes. EMDR therapy may be used within a standard talking therapy, as an adjunctive therapy with a separate therapist, or as a treatment all by itself.
According to the EMDR International Association the goal of EMDR therapy is to process distressing events and experiences and introduce new ones. Processing does not mean talking about it. Processing means setting up a learning state that will allow these experiences to be "digested" and stored appropriately in your brain. This means that what is useful to you from an experience will be learned, stored with appropriate emotions in your brain, and available to guide you in positive ways in the future.
Brain waves during EMDR treatment shows changes in brain activity, specifically in the limbic system. It shows its highest level of activity prior to commencing EMDR treatment. A slowing of brain waves during the bilateral stimulation (eye movement) is somewhat similar to what occurs during sleep.
Stress responses are a part of our natural fight or flight instincts. When distress from a traumatic event remains, the upsetting images, thoughts, and emotions may create feelings of being overwhelmed, feelings of being back in that traumatic moment, or feelings of being “frozen in time.” EMDR therapy helps the brain process these memories, and allows normal healing to resume. The experience is still remembered, but the fight, flight, or freeze response from the original event is resolved.
EMDR therapy does not require talking in detail about the distressing issue, or doing homework between sessions. EMDR focuses on changing the emotions, thoughts, or behaviors resulting from the distressing issue, allowing the brain to resume its natural healing process. EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. Part of the therapy includes alternating eye movements, sounds, or taps. For many clients, EMDR therapy can be completed in fewer sessions than other therapy..
ACCEPTANCE FOR PTSD
The American Psychological Association, World Health Organization and Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense categorized EMDR as an evidence-based level A treatment for PTSD in adults. The American Psychological Association conditionally recommended EMDR for the treatment of PTSD. However, usage has been controversial.
Critics have argued that the eye movements in EMDR do not add to its effectiveness and lack a falsifiable theory. A Cochrane systematic review comparing EMDR with other psychotherapies in the treatment of PTSD, found EMDR to be just as effective as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TFCBT) and more effective than the other non-TF CBT psychotherapies. While multiple meta-analyses have found it to be just as effective as trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of PTSD, these findings are tentative caution was urged at interpreting the results given the low numbers in the studies, high risk rates of researcher bias and high dropout rates.
The 2013 World Health Organization practice guideline says that "Like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a trauma focus, EMDR aims to reduce subjective distress and strengthen adaptive beliefs related to the traumatic event.” Unlike CBT with a trauma focus, EMDR does not involve:
The proposed mechanisms that outline eye movements in EMDR therapy are still under investigation and there no definitive finding. The consensus regarding the underlying biological mechanisms involve the two that have received the most attention and research support:
According to the World Health Organization EMDR is based on the theory that negative thoughts, feelings and behaviors are the result of unprocessed memories. Treatment involves standardized procedures that include focusing simultaneously on:
Ask your therapist if EMDR is right for you.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy in which you are asked to recall distressing images while the therapist directs you in one type of bilateral sensory input, such as side-to-side eye movements or hand tapping. It is included in several evidence-based guidelines for treatment. This therapy is based on the idea that negative thoughts, feelings and behaviors are the result of unprocessed memories. The trauma causes a disruption of normal information processing, which results in unprocessed information being dysfunctionally held in memory networks.
WHAT IT DOES
The concept theorizes that when a traumatic or distressing experience occurs, it may overwhelm normal coping mechanisms, with the memory and associated stimuli being inadequately processed and stored in an isolated memory network. The belief is that anxiety is reduced when the client brings their eye movements under voluntary control while thinking a traumatic thought at the same time. One approach suggests that horizontal eye movement triggers an evolutionary 'orienting approach' in the brain, used in scanning the environment for threats and opportunities. Another theory that EMDR facilitates a form of mindfulness or another form of mastery over the trauma.
THERAPY PRACTICE
The client is asked to focus on a specific event. Attention will be given to a negative image, belief, and body feeling related to the event, and then to a positive belief that would indicate the issue was resolved.
- While the client focuses on the distressing event, the therapist will begin sets of side-to-side eye movements, sounds, or taps.
- The client will be asked to notice what comes to mind after each set.
- They may experience shifts in insight or changes in images, feelings, or beliefs regarding the event.
- The sets of eye movements, sounds, or taps are repeated until the event becomes less disturbing.
Doing EMDR allows the client to access and reprocess negative memories (leading to decreased psychological arousal associated with the memory). One proposal is that EDMR achieves this effect through impacting working memory. The proposal is that the degradation in working memory causes a distancing effect, enabling the client to 'stand back' from the trauma. This enables the client to re-evaluate the trauma and their understanding of it, because they can re-experience it whilst not feeling overwhelmed by it.
A typical EMDR therapy session lasts from 60-90 minutes. EMDR therapy may be used within a standard talking therapy, as an adjunctive therapy with a separate therapist, or as a treatment all by itself.
According to the EMDR International Association the goal of EMDR therapy is to process distressing events and experiences and introduce new ones. Processing does not mean talking about it. Processing means setting up a learning state that will allow these experiences to be "digested" and stored appropriately in your brain. This means that what is useful to you from an experience will be learned, stored with appropriate emotions in your brain, and available to guide you in positive ways in the future.
- Inappropriate emotions, beliefs, and body sensations will be discarded.
- Negative emotions, feelings and behaviors are generally caused by unresolved experiences that are pushing you in the wrong directions. The goal of EMDR therapy is to leave you with the emotions, understanding, and perspectives that will lead to healthy and useful behaviors and interactions.
Brain waves during EMDR treatment shows changes in brain activity, specifically in the limbic system. It shows its highest level of activity prior to commencing EMDR treatment. A slowing of brain waves during the bilateral stimulation (eye movement) is somewhat similar to what occurs during sleep.
Stress responses are a part of our natural fight or flight instincts. When distress from a traumatic event remains, the upsetting images, thoughts, and emotions may create feelings of being overwhelmed, feelings of being back in that traumatic moment, or feelings of being “frozen in time.” EMDR therapy helps the brain process these memories, and allows normal healing to resume. The experience is still remembered, but the fight, flight, or freeze response from the original event is resolved.
EMDR therapy does not require talking in detail about the distressing issue, or doing homework between sessions. EMDR focuses on changing the emotions, thoughts, or behaviors resulting from the distressing issue, allowing the brain to resume its natural healing process. EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. Part of the therapy includes alternating eye movements, sounds, or taps. For many clients, EMDR therapy can be completed in fewer sessions than other therapy..
ACCEPTANCE FOR PTSD
The American Psychological Association, World Health Organization and Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense categorized EMDR as an evidence-based level A treatment for PTSD in adults. The American Psychological Association conditionally recommended EMDR for the treatment of PTSD. However, usage has been controversial.
Critics have argued that the eye movements in EMDR do not add to its effectiveness and lack a falsifiable theory. A Cochrane systematic review comparing EMDR with other psychotherapies in the treatment of PTSD, found EMDR to be just as effective as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TFCBT) and more effective than the other non-TF CBT psychotherapies. While multiple meta-analyses have found it to be just as effective as trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of PTSD, these findings are tentative caution was urged at interpreting the results given the low numbers in the studies, high risk rates of researcher bias and high dropout rates.
The 2013 World Health Organization practice guideline says that "Like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a trauma focus, EMDR aims to reduce subjective distress and strengthen adaptive beliefs related to the traumatic event.” Unlike CBT with a trauma focus, EMDR does not involve:
- Detailed descriptions of the event
- Direct challenging of beliefs
- Extended exposure
- Homework
The proposed mechanisms that outline eye movements in EMDR therapy are still under investigation and there no definitive finding. The consensus regarding the underlying biological mechanisms involve the two that have received the most attention and research support:
- Taxing working memory
- Orienting response/REM sleep.
According to the World Health Organization EMDR is based on the theory that negative thoughts, feelings and behaviors are the result of unprocessed memories. Treatment involves standardized procedures that include focusing simultaneously on:
- Spontaneous associations of traumatic images, thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations
- Bilateral stimulation that is most commonly in the form of repeated eye movements.
Ask your therapist if EMDR is right for you.
THERAPY OPTIONS
Cognitive Behaviorial Therapy (CBT)
Exposure Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
Online Therapy Fact Sheet
INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS
MINDFUL SELF CARE STRATEGIES
Cognitive Behaviorial Therapy (CBT)
Exposure Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
Online Therapy Fact Sheet
INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS
MINDFUL SELF CARE STRATEGIES
This content is provided for informational purposes only. Author is not a medical professional. Talk to your doctor to determine what therapy is right for you.
Self care techniques are meant to supplement professional treatment not replace it.
PRIME DIRECTIVE OF THE LEARNING LIBRARY
Self care techniques are meant to supplement professional treatment not replace it.
PRIME DIRECTIVE OF THE LEARNING LIBRARY
BROWSE PHOBIA COLLECTION
Phobia collection is presented in eight themed parts
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PHOBIA COLLECTION BY TOPIC
common ~ abstract ~ ordinary ~ bizarre ~ catastrophic ~ psyche ~ icky - academic ~ knowledge ~ education ~ literary ~ art ~ music ~ religion ~ political ~ law ~ order military ~ war ~ discrimination ~ science ~ chemical ~ energy ~ time ~ numbers ~ technology ~ nature ~ environment ~ astronomy ~ weather ~ geography ~ people ~ family ~ community ~ anatomy ~ medical ~ disease ~ emotions ~ senses ~ sensations ~ movement ~ conditions~ love ~ relationships ~ sexuality ~ lifestyle ~ places ~ events ~ objects ~ clothing ~ tools ~ vehicles ~ home ~ cooking ~ food ~ entertainment ~ sports ~ recreation ~ toys ~ games ~ monsters ~ characters ~ spooky ~ nightmares ~ delusional ~ joke ~ fiction
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