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Experiences can make us feel highly reactive.

EMDR helps us access and organize these experiences and can lead to life shifts.

Bilateral stimulation supports adaptive information processing.

Many conversations about trauma and healing feature in daily social media posts, through terms like "inner child work" or "attachment wounds." While it is amazing that people are more in tune with themselves and more aware of their emotional patterns, it can also create a feeling of overwhelm when there is perceived pressure to heal quickly and correctly.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is seen as a rapid solution or trending technique but EMDR is not a fad but an evidence-based trauma therapy, although one that, if used incorrectly, can be harmful. EMDR was introduced in 1987, and research published by Francine Shapiro in 1989 showed how it could lead to significant reductions in trauma symptoms.

While EMDR does help, it seems there is a misunderstanding in our world about what healing might require.

There is an increased........

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