Have you or a loved one ever had an experience that caused traumatic feelings? Or have you or a loved one witnessed such a traumatic experience?

 

Examples of one-time traumatic experiences include:

​​​        -   Accidents;

        -   Attacks;

        -   Humiliating Experiences;

        -   Break-Ins.

 

When you are involved in a tramatic experience, often traumatic feelings accompany the episode. First of all, the experience was sudden, with no time to prepare. Also, there is damage. You may be injured. You may have pain, and/or require hospitalization, rehabilitation, and treatments. You may even have chronic health and medical problems arising from the experience. Or if you only witnessed such a event, the traumatic feelings may still occur.

 

Did you develop intrusive, obsessive thoughts? 

 

How could you have avoided what happened?

 

Why didn't you?

 

Do you feel a need to avoid all thoughts, memories and feelings from what happened? Avoiding memories and feelings of the trauma are typical but harmful. In this way, the trauma becomes chronic. It does not disappear by itself. Avoiding processing these feelings may lead to stronger and more debilitating symptoms.

 

My model of treatment for these types of traumas resulting from a single episode:

        -   Eye Movement Programming;

        -   Processing the experience;

        -   Prolonged Exposure to the traumatic event;

        -   ​​​​​​​Reliving it while in a “safe” place.

 

You may need to repeat this process over time in order to complete it and not have traumatic memories. The same is true for a traumatized child.