While the word trauma has started to be one of the words you hear frequently recently, sometimes it is used only to express the level of stress, and sometimes it is defined as events and traumatic experiences that disrupt the flow of daily life, occur suddenly, unexpectedly, cause anxiety and panic, disrupt the meaning and daily functionality of the individual. can be named. Any event that has been severe or left a mark on human life, such as a severe illness, natural disaster, or abuse as a child, can be called trauma. If the individual has felt fear and helplessness, this indicates that the individual has experienced a traumatic event.
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Perception of threat to life
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Perception of threat to the integrity of the body
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Threat against loved ones
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If there is a threat to our belief system, this event is a traumatic event for the person.
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Trauma is included in a very broad definition, but it covers natural disasters, accidents, surgeries and deaths as well as repetitive events such as abuse, violent relationships, neglect and wars. The point to be considered is that the individual who is exposed to the trauma decides whether the event is trauma or not. This means that events such as death or war may not have a traumatic effect on some individuals. The concept of psychological trauma is defined as a result of the perception and evaluation of the person experiencing the event.
EMDR Technique (Eye Movement Desensitization) in Psychological Trauma
EMDR is a psychotherapy approach. It stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. As the name suggests, memories are reprocessed and the disturbances caused by them can be eliminated.
Negative life experiences at all ages such as childhood, including natural disasters, deaths, accidents, exposure to violence, abuse, etc., are unprocessed memories.
EMDR is a physiologically based therapy that enables the processing of such isolated memories. It allows the brain to perform the operation that it could not do in time. The moment that is locked with the other moment� It is possible to establish a relationship between networks and to store information in an adaptive way by providing learning. In short, it can be called reliving the bad experiences of that time now, now. The client is no longer disturbed and can see the memory with a new and healthy perspective.
With this therapy school, only the symptoms may not disappear. Positive beliefs and positive emotions brought by the new perspective can positively change the person's view of himself, his relationships and life and provide personal development.
Expert Clinical Psychologist Cansu DÜLGER
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