I've seen various therapists for the past 15 years. Tomorrow is my first new session for 3 years and the first time I'll experience EMDR. Looking forward to removing years of aggravation and frustration.

@@LSA7X pls keep us updated! Hope it works out for you!

I’ve just recently gone through it for some childhood trauma & can relate to one of the examples she mentions. I’ll be 30 in a couple of weeks and had just started having flashbacks and putting pieces together of some childhood abuse events that I now realize were causing me to have similar fears of the dark, safety concerns, ocd/anxiety type behaviors etc. It’s been really helpful for me. It’s like she says where you sort of don’t even notice you’re unbothered by things that used to terrify you or make you stressed, the feeling just isn’t there anymore. My therapist uses these little paddles that alternate vibrations that I put behind my knees rather than watching a light ( I’m distractable and have trouble focusing on things like a moving light so this is nice). While thats happening she asks me to talk through the traumatic event as if it’s present tense and I’m experiencing it again. The first session was the most intense and has helped me work out a lot of other things I’ve been stuck on for years and never knew why I did those things. You would probably really like it based on things I’ve seen you say about your past experiences.

I definitely recommend to others as neuroscientist. It's the most effective tool we have at unearthing traumatic memories and should be available to everyone.

How bizarre! Just started this therapy a few weeks ago. Very sceptical person but I have to admit, something has changed.

MsChitterchat lmao

Totally agree! I could watch him to learn better listening. Great discussion

Brilliant comment , I think so too

Absolutely! Thanks for letting JJ explain her experience, it really helped me.

I agree with your comment 😉😉 1961

Im really cagey so you'd probably be rather indifferent to me. Oh what shalt thou i do now knowing that i shan't be invited to your Vegan BBQ? Best Wishes, Spread Eagle

You’re always welcome to some tofurkey

@@beelarehman5992 ...And some Beetlejuice?

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@@beelarehman5992 "It's Show Time!" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdphZKd-r7HMmmw.html

So glad this was helpful for you. Funny, there are no negative remarks..and that alone makes me cynical..lol. Since you with your background found it helpful I am definitely study up on this.

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Thank you for your service to the country. US or UK? Doesn't really matter. You are hero. Wishing you all the best in life. We need people like you to remind us how lucky we are with our little "traumas". FOR REAL. Thank you.

@@minacoleman3345 Mina I am a vet as well. I used it for my PTSD from my family life....I had one issue that had crippled me with guilt for a solid 4 years ( on and off). I did a self administered EMDR and the feeling was gone in 20 minutes of doing 2 ten minute sessions//// never came back. Its unbelievable

Wil Smith how do you do a self administered EDMR SESSION

There is healthy shame and unhealthy shame....healthy shame let’s us experience guilt for wrong actions so we get to learn from this...we learn from lessons....the soul only strengthens, what we “think” is up to us 👍

Personally I have accepted all my flaws an I used to be ashamed as just part of and part of the journey. There isn't a point of holding anything

Life Progress - Health, Wealth, & Happiness Channel that sounds like hell :/

@Abe Cedeefgee youre all confused. Its shameful to walk around naked in the public, its not shameful to get married. Sex with your wife is not shameful, having group sex with your wives is. There IS a difference.

@Abe Cedeefgee Correction: there is no "original sin". It's all bullshit. Ask Jesus if you don't believe me.

Do you need a memory or do triggers lead to memories

Thanks for your story!

That is *so awesome*. I'm glad for you and hoping EMDR works for me, too.

But how can following a light or sound or vibration help one heal trauma?

@@caucasianafrican1435 thank you and good luck!

@@davidadams2395 I'm not an expert in how it works although I have read a few explanations. Somehow doing something that activates both sides of the brain (in my case it's holding on to intermittent buzzers) helps to digest or move through the traumatic memories. A therapist helps guide you and creates the proper context. All I know is that it does work.

David Adams If you google it you’ll get a lot more info. And there are lots of comments that explain it somewhat too.

Amazing. I had AOITNS (Abbreviation overload in therapy naming syndrome) and this video has totally helped me understand my phobia better. Thanks.

That's so great to hear!

Same experience with it, Childhood trauma. Emdr is awesome.

Unlocking memories is such a crucial part of healing from trauma. EMDR is definitely the best we have right now, although MDMA therapy should be widely available in a few years and seems to be even more effective.

@@DrJamesCooke MDMA ftw!

You are blessed darlin.

Wow, good for you!! Will definitely be looking into EMDR now.

Wow! I am considering EMDR, and had in the past briefly, because I was found on the streets of Russia at the age of 3. I only experienced the orphanages until I was 8 (when I was adopted), but I feel I have some repressed trauma that stifles me to my full potential.

Do you have to say the trauma aloud? I don't think I could. I think it would kill me.

Phoebe Bee well, you would need to tell your therapist what it is at first so that they can help you properly. But my therapist didn’t ask me to say anything more than I was comfortable with during individual sessions.

Futures I understand what you mean. Me too! I’m 33 years in! Yes-things can be over-hyped that is for sure! Building rapport and offering a safe place and compassion is very fundamental. I believe that EMDR protocols allows for one to tolerate specific memories without going into hyperarousal or hypoarousal which has a specificity to it that can be great. It is just one of the therapies I work with. ❤️

I wish there were more therapists trained in EMDR. Work sent me to a psychologist after a terrible event at work but this guy ( the only one in my insurance plan) had never heard of EMDR and I left after 3 sessions knowing more about his problems and his wife’s medical issues so I quit going.

@Futures I didn't mention before that some of the people I work with have had dramatic changes in their life from EMDR. Neither I nor they could believe it at first. The proof seemed to be in the pudding. One person, was able to, for example, go to school 5 days a week when they had never been able to do so (for over 10 years in one case) before. I feel that as a trained and certified EMDR therapist it is my job to keep clients in the window of tolerance. We have all kinds of safeguards in place to address overwhelm. However I think t is good to continue to question and evaluate EMDR and other therapies. As you know many consider bilateral stimulation as the "special sauce". I am not sure that is true. I believe there are other elements that help EMDR to be effective. I think is important to keep questioning, learning and certainly not to be married to any one technique. I appreciate what you are saying! I need to get back to my therapy notes. I am glad for this exchange. :) Hello @russellbrand!

@Futures I work for a hospital on an Indian community at the moment. Client's insurance allows us to spend a great deal of time with clients. We get to know clients, the community and their families. This helps so much with getting to know the clients well. I also do volunteer work in the community. I like that EMDR as with some other therapies such as somatic experiencing don't force that client's verbalize their suffering. They might simply notice the sensations and that can be processed. I believe, as Bessell van der Kolk writes, that talking doesn't go deep enough into the brain to make lasting change. I do also ask my clients when profound changes have clearly been made about any possible other reasons for change. I will ask about home life, diet, medication, changes at work, school and in their personal life. I will sometimes even ask questions like "Are you eating anything different for breakfast?" "Did you change your shampoo?" I am often skeptical and very curious as well. One of the things that I don't like about EMDR is that therapists "do it" to clients. I love the practice of MBCT as the client can cultivate their own practice. I have taken courses at Oxford studying mindfulness and think so much of this practice. Of course they are not mutually exclusive. Notes still not done! Thank you so much!

@Futures I will check out the book. I know that mindfulness can be oversold as a panacea for everything. MBCT is not only "meditation". Kuyken, Williams, Teasdale, Segal and Kabat-Zinn, as well as others,have done a great deal of research looking at brain changes and how MBCT can be utilized to address specific affective challenges. I don't believe, nor do they believe, that MBCT is a quick fix. While mindfulness is often associated with Buddhism, this is only one tradition from which teachings are gleaned. I agree, if we lived in a different kind of world we wouldn't be needed.

Do you need a memory or does it work with triggers

Did you have exact memories to work with or did you just use the triggers?

I have a phd practitioner named Shelley Kaufman in Phoenix. She might be able to refer you to someone qualified near where yiu live. www.kih-az.com/ It is covered by my insurance. It is a well-accepted mainstream treatment.

Go for it. I hope it works out for you.

@@alexanderlee5669 thank you!

silviaesilvia me too. I have no money though

I don't think using the KZfaq videos without a therapist is in any way dangerous. In many ways "safer" because you will presumably be in a safe space, where you can stay and recover from any adverse reaction you may have, take as long as you need with the session etc. However, as Jameela states, you do need to be recounting the trauma while you follow the movement with your eyes, it isn't just look at the light on the screen and magically you are healed.

@cassl14 Yes, I find EMDR effective. There are a lot of variants and different people find different approaches more effective than others, so don't give up on it! Definitely try again while recalling the trauma. I hope you have success with it!

I disagree. This is therapists trying to use scare to preserve their own income stream. DIY EMDR is good.

@@AAJJCCSS exactly lol. its so unethical to use fear tactics just so therapists can get more clients, obvioulsy working with a good therapist youll get so much more benefit, but you can still do a lot of work on your own and it works really well

@@AAJJCCSS yes I hate looking at comments like that, planting fear in people. I’ve done EMDR and going to the traumatic event is VERY HEALING! and EMPOWERING, and you can do so much work at home

@@AAJJCCSS think about what you are saying brother,,why would she do that,,for a minority it can be very very dangerous brother, say leaving straight after therapy, still open,,raw, it was amazing for me, usually need half a hour maybe a good cry,bit of meditation,,Bobs ur uncle,,,never STOP Loving,,,bob,xxxx there's no such thing as the truth,,,xx

Sounds like it's way to good to be true as the old adage goes it usually is.

@Abe Cedeefgee exactly, it can sound quite silly at first but when you know why it makes alot of sense, my psychologist would use her hand for me to follow because obviously the nhs cant afford lasers lol

@Josh D i had about 8 sessions and it wasn't until the 6th that i noticed a drastic change, i think it may be impossible to get a placebo from this, i came out of sessions in a daze but I knew it still hasn't worked, make sure its with someone who knows what their doing and if you leave a session feeling worse do not go back to them.

@Josh D wow, i didn't even say it would for everyone, just that it worked very well for me, i guess you won't find anything to help you with an attitude like that.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3951033/

@Josh D Im sharing my experience, not calling myself a doctor with research to back it up, alot of it is common sense, you're clearly very closed off to an idea that you don't understand. Its a pity cause it helps alot of people, if you can get onto youtube, Google it yourself.

you can get it on the NHS if you're in the UK

If you need it find a way or see what ur country does to assist etc don't just say you can't.

Alan Watts and his philosophy has really helped me as well. Search his content here on YT. Russell reminds me of him.

Joseph Giannopoulos Making sense of “Why we do what we do” will assist you my friend....this is all part of life, no matter how tough our journey...I’ve been through hell myself and hear you ref affordable therapy...but there are many people via the internet now a days, plus you get to miss out on Narcissistic Psychologists 😂👍....Try Alan Watts, Syd Banks, Tony Robbins, Teal Swan, Mooji, Eckhart Tolle.....and from this point know we are in this all together...you’re not alone....keep strong and be very well 🙏🏻

The Lonesome Wanderer only if your under 18 it’s free

no its coincidence

Could be the universal consciousness at work. Could be the KZfaq algorithm. At this point they're probably about equally powerful.

@@iAmTheSquidThing Too true 😂 except I've never looked up EMDR using my YT account. A friend referred me, so...I'm going with your Universal consciousness theory.

@@LuXxenatorX but why do coincidences happen at all? Do you ever wonder about that?

How did your EMDR session go? :)

BrickTopMedic that’s interesting, I wish I’d had blood work prior to similar treatment. It must be nice to know the treatment has had a measurable physical effect as well as psychological.

@@SolidityDegen ...I'm all for the Placebo Effect. For my patients and most of the time, myself. I've read journals that have shown data in trials. But, to actually know my issues and baseline, then to see hard numbers, is really nice. I would submit to you, request a blood draw from your Primary Care provider. See what your levels anyways.

It's a different mechanism, has to do with eye movements.

That is amazing! so happy for you, I hope I get great results also.

Sophie Chambers good to hear. I might check it out in Australia. Hopefully there is access where I live.

@@justinbuchanan5344 I would be surprised if Australia didn't have an EMDR therapist. If not become one! ✌️

@@justinbuchanan5344 literally what I was about to write! Haha what are the odds?! I'm in Perth not sure where bouts you Are but we all know Perth has nothing like this half the time haha really hope we can find something here! I'm going to get googling now. Let me know if you find anything 😆

@cassl14 I did CBT and DBT. Both gave me tools to deal with panic attacks and anxiety. I was 36 when I was referred to a therapist who worked with the military. It took him less than one session to diagnose my PTSD. My whole life of trying therapy and antidepressants, and not one professional put together my childhood trauma and my mental illness. I am currently decreasing my antidepressant dosage to finally stop after almost 20 years of being on it. I do daily meditation and take care of myself with exercise, diet and yoga. EMDR and finally understanding why I react the way I do was what finally allowed me to be able to move on.

Agreed. Thank God for these two.

I Thank God the creator of the universe for this video, EMDR is great. I love hearing people stories like this

How did you use it? Fear? Trauma?

@@johnscott7386 sorry, I just saw this now. I used it for both fear and trauma.

​@@3nduser It cost 50€ (I'm not in the US) at the time (has been some years). Yes, some issues take several sessions, but never more than one issue per session (when you go out of the session there's still processing. I remember being said that thoughts, nightmares, etc, could happen - I never had nightmares but things were definitely overwhelming on my mind for a bit).

That is wonderful to hear, I look forward to starting next week.

@@cristianzor_scs you should! It's almost like magic, so weird. Too bad it was expensive for me and I couldn't continue.

Ar Az wow My number one wish in life is to be in control of my emotions... sitting here crying my eyes out just imagining being released from the emotions I feel!!

The Book Of Bobbi - it seems endless when you’re in it, contemplated taking my life because of how paralysing it was, but after seeking help it felt like I did a complete 180 with my emotions. Definitely seek help! I hope everything goes well for you

Thanks:)

Does it work for dislexya. 🤪

I don’t know x get in touch with the health service x x 💖🕉💖

I'm so excited to try it. I had a car accident and it haunts me. It stresses me out very frequently and spills into non car related stuff

Average C Good luck x💖🌹💜

@Abe Cedeefgee beautiful

She is Beautiful

It’s been used to help the victims of Grenfell.

Oh I like that

i have the same circumstances as you,i had this treatment and my warning if you do would be that it’s very effective.don’t do it without some continuation of support afterwards like i did. its flashback central. ..colours,smells,my sense of fear as a 4 yr old..was forcibly (and vividly) available for rediscovery.

Read a book by Alberto villoldo 'grow a new body'. He mentions how it's essential to rewire the nervous system and the brain in order to change the programming of the mind and the vicious cycles we endure as concequence of trauma.

@@J.Moyine Thanks for the recommendation. I just looked into the book and it sounds intriguing. Being an empath with a high extrasensory perception, my nervous system is always running high. When your survival as a child depends on your ability to read and adapt to your aggressor's energies and moods, your body will sooner or later break down. That's what happened to me and I can only calm my nervous system by forest sprints. The physical world wears me out. That book sounds really good.

Good luck with everything. Hope you get to where you want to be

G S chose this link...not sure why, but here goes...am 50 yrs old and am just now feeling like I am starting to understand the complexity of human emotions and their deep roots in how our parents and their parents before them contribute to our life journey. It really becomes so obvious suddenly. I don’t have issues of obvious trauma, like others that may have experienced the trauma of sexual abuse from a relative or parent. It is for that reason that I always felt like I had nothing to complain about, or more specifically had no understanding as to why I was not feeling happy or connected to my Dad. I now realize that I spent my childhood trying to please him. I get it now. I was never “good enough”, that is how he made me feel. His “abuse” was mental, not physical. I spent the last 20 yrs caring for my mom with dementia and psychosis to the point that I lost my mental health in this journey with her. Panic attacks, anxiety, inability to work etc...All the while, having my Dad tell me I cared more for my mom than I did him when I was caring for him also . I know now that is all he knew also from his own childhood and how he was treated by his father thereby imprinting his unresolved pain onto me. I have such mixed feelings about social media, but have to say that I do feel there can be a positive movement in the enlightenment and knowledge of sharing such as this vid from Russell. I was blessed to have a friend that offered to pay for therapy. I accepted reluctantly, and went every 2 weeks for a year....only to leave each session in tears with feeling of no resolve....psychology speak of “ tools” to help me cope...I never got or understood what those tools were! Shortly thereafter I got internet, and learned more in a few weeks about personality disorders than I did in a year of expensive therapy! So, I don’t know who will read this, but I guess for some reason I just felt compelled to put this out there. Let the healing begin. Forgiveness is the start. Easier said than done. Healing with the knowledge that we are not alone in the pain we may be feeling, and a light that shines in every human even if there are no financial resources available to visit with therapists, there is a movement in that many seem to be grasping on to. The internet! Let it be the diving board into the most positive and enlightening knowledge for us all to share the healing in whatever small step that may be for any one person reading this. I have mixed feelings about posting this, but here goes...hugs and love to all who may read this. May be more therapy for me to have taken the time to post this than for anyone to maybe read it! Lol! 🤗 am now going to look into the therapy mentioned in this video.

Yeah i get what you mean, i think its because she's in the presence of Russell Brand, she feels as though she has to be on a similar level to him, i dont think pretentious though

@cassl14 I didn't get that vibe from her at all. I just watched the interview Russell Brand had with Richard Ayoade and compared to Richard, it seems like Jameela has no depth to her. When Russell was bringing up psychological and analytical explanations she didn't seem very receptive - compared to Richard, who was always on the same wavelength. I get what you mean, though. It was interesting to try and discern from this whether she just wanted to talk about herself or was just open to a discussion and conversation

@cassl14 I think self-deprecation is a form of self-acceptance. It shows you're not insecure enough about yourself to make jokes about yourself. Although, it can also be used as a defence mechanism to cover UP the insecurities

Im So Happy that Russell Brand is a Bisexual man women need love too 😆 jk

@Futures Thank you 🙏 I am always interested to hear about stuff that has worked for others. It is great that there are so many options out there to explore aye 😊.

@Futures fair play ☯️

Did you need a memory or did you work with triggers

Me too. And, I would love for my daughter to be able to get this type of therapy. She desperately needs it. She says that she has social anxiety and really hates being in situations where she has to interact with other people. I have been seeing this a lot more with the younger generation... twenty-somethings, etc. I think it could be that so many young people have grown up on video game consoles and those powerful mini-computers also called Smart Phones/iPhones, etc. Their faces are buried in those devices literally for years while they are supposed to be outside running around with their friends. I was lucky, because I grew up in Aspen, Colorado where the out-of-doors were literally right outside my door! The closest we got to technology when I was a kid was sticks, rocks, mud, and nature itself. We made everything out of whatever we found, and used our imaginations to create our play space. Catching bugs, frogs, lizards, and snakes... that was something else I loved doing as a kid... and fishing for trout in the local rivers and streams. I want to get some EMDR therapy as well. I think we all have baggage that we need to toss out.

Any idea of the cost per session?

It was inspired by a walk in the forest. The originator realized, as her eyes scanned from tree to tree, her anxiety reduced. A walk in the forest is a cost-effective option for those who can walk & access a quiet forest 🌳 I’ve been walking alone in the forest for years, claiming I go in with problems & come out with solutions & now it’s making more sense ❤️

@@kotare86 I had it a year ago. It cost me £50 a session. I had it for about 8 months so it cost me about £1500 in total. I had it with buzzing pads in my hands. It is anything that makes the focus switch between the two spheres of the brain as you talk through memories.

Michelle Smith is it hard to find therapists ?

@@justinbuchanan5344 Depends on where you live. In cities, it's easier. I lived in a small town when I did EMDR, and I was fortunate that my therapist was trained (I had never even heard of it and lucked out). You can check on the websites of your local therapists to see if they list EMDR as a therapy modality they offer. If they don't have a website or list their techniques you can also call them directly and ask. More folks I know/have met are learning the value of EMDR and are getting trained, especially as more clients ask for it.

Mimi Duncan it works wonders. it does help with eating disorders as well. it helps with a lot of mental illnesses.

Isn't similar to IEMT, if it is familiar to you?

not really,no. it was discovered by accident, a guy was walking ,looking here and there on the ground w obsessing about something,noticing leaves and shadows, later he realised his obsession lost its sting.so no nlp was involved

@@skullfetish2539 it was a woman; Francine Shapiro

@@skullfetish2539 A woman, Francine Shapiro. Thanks Mc Lovin. Incredible researcher and clinician. She passed away last month. She is amazing. ✨ www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/15/francine-shapiro-obituary