Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: What is EMDR?

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: What is EMDR?

If you’ve ever seen a demonstration or heard somebody describe the desensitization phase of a specific psychotherapy, you may have found it more than curious.

“A therapist asking you to follow a stimulus back and forth in front of a patient’s face? And that is supposed to help them get over traumatic events? – What kind of hocus-pocus is that?” you may ask.

It is called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, and it has a proven scientific basis.

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10 Simple Things You Can Do to Relieve Anxiety

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10 Simple Things You Can Do to Relieve Anxiety

Anxiety affects more people than you may imagine. Some seventy percent of adults in the United States alone report feeling stress or anxiety on a daily basis. Most, though, don’t realize how damaging chronic stress can actually be. And many are unsure of what they can do to relieve their anxiety.

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