How EMDR rewires your brain

EMDR is a type of therapy that uses left-right (“bilateral”) stimulation (which is usually eye movements) to reduce the vividness of disturbing experiences from the past.
 
With the help of EMDR, our brain is rewired so we can think of the past disturbances as safely in the past: “That was then, and this is now.”
 
It is believed that EMDR accelerates the mind’s natural healing process; much like our body heals cuts and bruises.
 
Neurological research shows that horizontal eye movements helps to reduce the activity in the brain’s fear circuits.
 
When we “process” distressing experiences, we set up a learning state that will allow these experiences to be digested.
 
Much like the digestion of food; during the processing stage of EMDR, we keep what is useful (or nutritious) and eliminate the waste.
 
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Chris Warren-Dickins
Psychotherapist
Ridgewood, New Jersey