The EMDR is a form of psychotherapy developed by the American psychologist Francine Shapiro. It addresses emotional difficulties associated with distressing experiences such as bereavement or traumatic events, in childhood or adulthood, and aims to ease symptoms linked to those experiences.
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing , known in Spanish as «Desensibilización y Reprocesamiento por medio de Movimientos Oculares».
The brain learns from experience and stores information and emotions for future use. In the model underlying EMDR, the stress response to a traumatic event, including the release of cortisol and adrenaline, may affect how a distressing memory is stored.
The EMDR aims to support the brain’s natural information processing. The therapist and patient identify experiences connected with the current difficulty and bring to mind the memories and accompanying beliefs, emotions and physical sensations. Eye movements are used as part of the process of working through and integrating those memories.
The practice considers EMDR in relation to difficulties such as trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, emotional dependency, bereavement, phobias, panic disorder, anxiety disorders, chronic pain, substance misuse, performance at work, in sport or in the arts, experiences of sexual abuse and accidents.
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