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8 Signs You May Be Living with Unresolved Trauma

Lightwork

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) EMDR uses bilateral stimulation to process traumatic memories, reduces emotional distress, helps create new neural pathways, and is particularly effective for single-incident trauma. Finding the right mental health professional is crucial for successful trauma treatment.

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Depsychiatrization: Dispelling Harmful, Diagnostical Self-Concepts in Therapy and Community Health Work

Mad in America

Its a natural phenomenon that some experience to a higher and more manifest degree than others, especially those that are exposed to childhood trauma. Trauma-informed therapy was necessary to help Laura. Future directions Ive mostly worked with depsychiatrization in individual therapy.