Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, results in memories that the brain doesn’t process normally. Typically, memories associated with a traumatic event are more sensorily vivid, meaning the feelings associated with that memory can be triggered more easily. As you’ve likely already realized, this makes day-to-day life feel precarious.
Fortunately, clinical trials over the last 35+ years have offered a possible solution: eye desensitization movement and reprocessing (EDMR) therapy. New Day Counseling offers EDMR counseling to patients in the Troy, MI area.
The EDMR technique works by allowing you to access a traumatic memory in a safe, controlled way. This creates a situation where you can process that memory properly, eliminating the overpowering emotions associated with the memory. Afterward, you can recall the memory without reliving it.
EDMR counseling is…
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