What is EMDR?
Feeling Stuck? How EMDR Therapy Can Help You Move Forward
Ever feel like a past event has a hold on you?
It might be a big, obvious memory, or it might be a fuzzy feeling of anxiety that you can’t quite explain. You just know something from the past is making the present feel difficult. You might feel stuck, anxious, overwhelmed, or have a sense of dread that follows you around.
Sometimes, talking about these things is the hardest part. What if you could get unstuck, without having to go over the painful details again and again?
That’s where EMDR can help.
So, How Does It Actually Work?
Ever feel like a past event has a hold on you?
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It might be a big, obvious memory, or it might be a fuzzy feeling of anxiety that you can’t quite explain. You just know something from the past is making the present feel difficult. You might feel stuck, anxious, overwhelmed, or have a sense of dread that follows you around.
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Sometimes, talking about these things is the hardest part. What if you could get unstuck, without having to go over the painful details again and again?
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That’s where EMDR can help.
Who Can EMDR Help?
EMDR can be incredibly helpful for a person of any age who is struggling with the effects of past experiences. It’s not just for big traumas; it can help with anything that has left you feeling unsettled.
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It’s especially helpful if you or a family member is dealing with:
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Anxiety, constant worry, or panic attacks
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Feeling stuck or unable to move on from a past event
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Low self-esteem or a harsh inner critic
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Phobias or intense fears
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The effects of a difficult childhood or family breakdown
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Memories of an accident, loss, or bullying
What is EMDR? A Simple Explanation
Think of your brain like a big, busy office with a filing system.
Most of your memories are like neat files, stored away in the right cabinet. You can open a file, look at the memory, and then put it back. You know it’s in the past.
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But when something really stressful, scary, or overwhelming happens, your brain’s filing system gets flustered. Instead of neatly filing the memory away, it leaves it right out on the desk.
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This "stuck" memory still has all the original feelings attached to it—the fear, the panic, the sadness. When something in your daily life reminds you of it (a sound, a smell, a certain situation), it’s like you’ve bumped into that open file. All the old, painful emotions come flooding back as if it’s happening right now.
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is simply a way of helping your brain finally file that memory away properly. It helps take the emotional “charge” out of the memory, so it just becomes a normal memory from the past, not a raw, painful part of your present.
Ready to Feel Lighter?
If you feel like something from the past is holding you or a loved one back, EMDR could be the key to moving forward. It’s a safe, proven way to help your brain heal, so you can finally leave the weight of the past behind.
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You don’t have to carry it alone anymore.
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Book an online EMDR session with Justine today and take the first step towards feeling free.
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