Trauma Creates Painful Triggers
Without warning a sound, a scent or seemingly nothing at all drags you back to that dark place. Your heart is pounding out of your chest, you can hardly breathe, or you can’t stop shaking. You work hard to hide it, but what if everyone around you can see inside you – what if they know what happened to you and why you feel so much shame, rejection, humiliation and worthlessness?
Effects of Trauma
Since the trauma you’ve been hyper-aware of your surroundings. You can’t explain why you feel unsafe, but the feeling is real and it doesn’t go away. Flashbacks hijack you when you least expect them. Nightmares blur into reality. And you’re emotionally numb, going through the motions but not really living. Sometimes you can’t even cry because your feelings are locked away so deep inside.
Why Does This Keep Happening?
As horrible as it is to relive trauma, triggers are actually the brain’s attempt to keep you safe. It remembers what you went through and is dedicated to warning you by flooding you with emotions from past trauma to keep you vigilant to danger.
EMDR Therapy Can Help Your Brain to Heal
EMDR therapy is a very effective intervention for trauma that provides significant healing and freedom. It has a very high success rate, is a short term therapy and along with tradition talk therapy is a powerful tool for overcoming trauma.
It enables the brain to separate the facts of disturbing events from the images, emotions, and sensations that trigger us to relive our trauma.
It causes traumatic memories to feel less clear and “farther away.” Clients say they can still remember but no longer feel the same intensity of emotion as before.
EMDR fosters a positive internal belief system in place of the deep-seated lies trauma survivors struggle with. They can finally stop telling themselves, “I’m worthless,” “I’m unlovable”, or even “I deserved it”.
Why wait another day?
It’s time to heal from past hurts and trauma. You can escape from negative self-thoughts, overcome the impact of trauma in your life and live again!
Don’t keep suffering.
Call me today at (832) 492-5068 to arrange your free consultation.
