Bessel van der Kolk discusses EMDR.m4v

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From The Master Clinician Series: Trauma Treatment, renowned trauma icon, Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., shares his experience and opinions on trauma treatment in general, as well as on the specific trauma modality, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). A must watch for clinicians and educated consumers.

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@nomebear 3 жыл бұрын

It was one session with a therapist who combined EMDR with Tapas therapies that stopped the anxiety and depression that I had been suffering from since childhood. There were a number of collateral issues that were "fixed," behaviors that I had written off as "That's just the way I am." I enjoy a new life and new freedoms because of this.

@hermilogarcia7510 Жыл бұрын

Do you feel "normal" now?

@unspecified.entity_ 4 жыл бұрын

Dr bessel van der kolk, you are truly an amazing person

@massielalmondfrias8846 9 жыл бұрын

Great video. As an EMDR certified therapist this is only one of many other methods I commonly use with my trauma survivors, he is right, "it's a skill" not a cure all.

@heidimaria777 9 жыл бұрын

"How that precisely happens, we don't know at this point." That is pretty important to know. There are people who have found EMDR to be quite damaging precisely because of "how it happens." I know I'm not the only one who had a horrible, re-traumatizing EMDR experience. There is a reason our brain encapsulates and protects us from past memories. Breaking through that system in a quick fix type psychological surgery is too drastic and forceful, even with tapping and certain protective measures like the Protector and the therapist's empathic presence. It's still trying to do a quick fix on something that should be handled much more gently. Sure our brain eventually can recover from this psychological surgery, and (cross our fingers and keep faith) will be better off afterwards. But why not employ the brain in a more natural manner? What is the need for such speed? Why rip memories out of where they are stored rather than create a slow, natural evolution and transformation? Modern medicine is all about cutting out tumors, and this is like memory surgery. But we are finding that increasing the health of the terrain naturally heals tumors without surgery. I would bet there is an equivalent means of healing past memories, by slowly over time strengthening all the internal resources of the individual so that at the point they have the strength they naturally allow the memory to arise, and they at that point already have the strength and skills to transform it. Back when lobotomies were performed, they probably did studies that found that people improved after getting a lobotomy. Perhaps they said, "Wow, that procedure is wonderful. My client is feeling so much better now! I have no idea why, but they are really much better off after the procedure!." Yes that's perhaps a more drastic procedure but it just goes to show that - maybe, just maybe, we need to understand the actual mechanism at work rather than just the outcome before endorsing a particular therapeutic tool.

@sherischneider2672 6 жыл бұрын

Heidi Hanson I am sorry you had a bad experience with EMDR and hope you were able to find something that works for you. EMDR has helped so many and I believe that anyone damaged by it is probably the result of a poorly trained practitioner. The practitioner is going too fast, not reframing the event correctly, or not pulling enough support resources in to assist the patient. These memories aren't ripped out of the patient. They are presented to an older and wiser patient in a calm settling that now has the resources to deal with and process them. Those that think that EDMR is too harsh might be interested in Brainspotting kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldlleMar2tLSe6c.html Or Matrix EFT. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a56lm5iLxt6ogHU.html although trained practitioners are harder to find.

@lauralawyerapeaceofmindcou2277 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback. I too hope you will find healing. As an EMDR practitioner specializing in trauma and DID, it is crucial to assess, screen and teach containment prior to EMDR processing. Not all clients can jump into EMDR without significant preparation and doing such can result in a crisis if not managed carefully. However, in nearly 10 hrs of intense EMDR practice, it has been one of the most powerful and rewarding treatments for all but a handful of clients. I find that clients requiring a slower process may benefit from somatic experiencing or grounding/containment type therapies.

@MaryHernandez-lq8kq 4 жыл бұрын

I had EMDR and it helped but primarily used sand tray a kind of play therapy and talking EMDR was used sparingly. It seemed all worked together.

@alansommer Жыл бұрын

Is there any case of cure through Lobotomy? I dont think so. Lobotomy is actually surgery. EMDR is not.

@robynhope219 7 ай бұрын

Precisely...one man’s food is another’s poison.

@elmerpugsmugger 11 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@arinamontag6839 9 жыл бұрын

i am a survivor of many traumas and do in fact suffer with Tissue memory pains(TMPs). I do believe I may be of assistance in helping to identify any biomarkers unique to those who suffer with phantom pains related to having been inhumanely raped and tortured as a child. I cannot help but feel so sure that there must be a way of confirming the existence of TMPs/Phantom pains for those who do not have something as obvious as a severed limb. I have discovered that Phantom Pains are primarily ONLY associated with amputees however this in fact is not true.