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Pros
Francine shapiro's the breakthrough therapy for overcoming anxiety, stress and trauma describes a method for releasing the demons of our past. I am an emdr therapist and keep multiple copies of this book on hand to share with patients who want to bett... Read More
The rem sleep theory of healing is quite intriguing, though. Excellent case examples and research are cited. It makes a huge difference who gets to practice the method and whether controlled studies have been conducted when it comes to gaining public ... Read More
I am so thankful that i found my therapist who was very able to help me go through this process(ing) how liberating. It can be read by a layperson or a professional therapist.
Cons
Don't waste your money on this book or its magical healing promises. Most of it is anecdotes about how people got better, and offers little practical advise for the sufferer. I still have ptsd, and its getting worse.
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Quality
Excellent introduction and clear and competent explanations of theories practices cases and scripts of emdr
For the moment we are pursuing neurobiofeedback which seems to treat injured portions of the brain very effectively promoting c... Read More
This proved to be a hard to resist description of what is proving to be a most powerful therapeutic technique
The majority of cases have suffered extremely horrific traumas to better illustrate how well emdr can work
Shipping
It came promptly and in very good condition
Competitiveness
Shapiro shares some very helpful examples of how emdr transitions people to productive loving lifes
A few alternatives were named such as playing audio tones from ear to ear but a list of these alternative options would be helpful
But in nations and regions where neurobiofeedback is not yet available emdr may well provide the next best thing
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- This product had a total of 427 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 16 2024.
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That my childhood was tough i knew but that i experienced so much trauma i didnt know
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Thanks to emdr it all came up one trauma at a time and then it was over or integrated
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This isn’t an instruction manual on how to do the eye movements though which was a bit of a disappointment
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A few alternatives were named such as playing audio tones from ear to ear but a list of these alternative options would be helpful
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All too often i read psychology books where all the example couples were cishet
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I know that most people are cis and straight but when you are a gender and sexual minority i’m a gay trans person it feels a bit alienating
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Maybe it works for some kinds of complex trauma but not others
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Currently experts disagree on what makes them effective e
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