#trauma resolution

[tenth-sentence]

Finally, Stickgold suggests a clear link between EMDR and memory processing in dreams: "If the bilateral stimulation of EMDR can alter brain states in a manner similar to that seen during REM sleep then there is now good evidence that EMDR should be able to take advantage of sleep-dependent processes, which may be blocked or ineffective in PTSD sufferers, to allow effective memory processing and trauma resolution."

"The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma" - Bessel van der Kolk

[powerofadyingsun]

Really struggling with having no control over when my body decides to go into anaphylaxis. I feel afraid all the time, and because I can’t trust my body, I disassociate so I m not connected to it. Because I disassociate, I can’t make progress with trauma resolution. And.. the epigenetics of trauma are what likely caused my genes to express in a disordered way. Like honestly, fml.