Trauma Therapy, EMDR Therapy, TIR, the BARS and CBT Therapy

The concept of trauma is often misunderstood. Many people associate trauma only with extreme events, like being shot, surviving a serious car accident, or experiencing a natural disaster. 

However, trauma can stem from any negative experience so intense or distressing that it overwhelms our ability to process it. 

To help us cope and survive, our psychological system may “bury” parts of these painful memories, hiding them from our conscious mind.

These buried fragments of unresolved experiences create emotional triggers, such as intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, heightened startle responses, nightmares or intense emotions. These triggers are clues that we may have unresolved trauma, which, if left unaddressed, can evolve into post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Trauma therapy, EMDR Therapy, TIR, the BARS and CBT Therapy help individuals process these hidden elements of their experiences. The psychological stress, anxiety, and depression that come from experiencing, witnessing, or even hearing about a distressing event are what contribute to trauma-related disorders. People often slip into “survival” mode as a way to cope, rarely recognizing the accumulating impact until their coping mechanisms become exhausted. At this point, issues can start to spill over, affecting other aspects of life, especially relationships. 

In some cases, individuals may avoid facing their trauma altogether, even if it means risking the loss of relationships.

As unresolved trauma continues to build, symptoms like chronic stress, anxiety, and depression begin to emerge, often intensifying over time. Many people often only seek help once these symptoms become overwhelming. Left ignored, however, these issues can worsen and develop into PTSD.

Exploring and processing past unresolved trauma will allow you to feel better and function better. 

Techniques used for trauma include  the BARS / Unblocking / Traumatic Incident Reduction - TIR / EMDR /  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - CBT / Somatic Body Processes / Spinal Flow Technique

Examples of trauma that often get overlooked:

SEXUAL:

Childhood sexual abuse

Molestation

Rape

Incest

PHYSCIAL:

Being beaten, slapped, pushed, hit

Car crashes

Injury to body

Head injuries

MENTAL:

Being told something is your fault, when it isn't

Being called nasty names

Making you feel like what you witnessed isn't true

Causing you to doubt yourself

When someone tells you that no one would ever love you

EMOTIONAL:

Being a scapegoat for a dysfunctional family

Not being able to express your feelings

Being told that your feelings are dumb or wrong 

Being punished for sharing your feelings

Made to feel bad about something you have done (guilt)

Made to feel bad about yourself (shame)

Withholding love

Silent tretment

PTSD CAN OCCUR FROM THESE EXPERIENCES:

• Accidents (car, plane, train, boat)
• Natural disasters (hurricane, earthquake, flood, fire)
• Physical attacks (assault, rape)
• Surgeries, Surgeries gone wrong
• Abusive relationships (mental, emotional, physical, sexual abuse)                                                                          
• Military combat
• Being Bullied
• Giving difficult birth or having difficult pregnancies
• Abortions
• Adverse childhood experiences

PTSD is a condition that develops from unprocessed traumatic incidents.  The trauma was so stressful that the psychological system stores the stress "away" in order to cope and survive. The problem is that the suppressed stress causes all sorts of symptoms (mental, emotional, physical, financial, sexual, financial, spiritual), which become difficult to manage. 

When you process the traumatic incidents, the symptoms and the diagnosis goes away. 

• Flashbacks 
• Intrusive thoughts               
• Nightmares
• Insomnia
• Multiple physical symptoms
• Easily startled / "jumpy"
• Easily reminded of traumatic event
• Sense of "re-living" the event
• Avoiding doing things that remind you of the event                                                                   
• Loss of pleasure in activities once enjoyed
• Inexplicable fear
• Stress, anxiety & depression symptoms
• Adrenal Fatigue and more....

Trauma therapy and EMDR therapy have you process an experience until it is resolved.

Most people believe that if they don't think about something then it must be resolved.

Not true!

Often people ignore, deny, suppress, repress and compartmentalize their experiences - so that they are "out of mind". This simply means that you have blocked it  in your mind.

Trauma therapy has you choose a topic you would like to process. This includes talking about it, viewing the images in your mind, experiencing the emotions and body sensations that got attached to the incident and discharging the pent-up energy that is keeping the experience "alive" in your mind and your body. 

Trauma therapy provides a safe environment for you to explore and process your thoughts and feelings about an event, which when psychologically processed, can reduce the disturbing symptoms such as: anger, fear, stress, anxiety & depression.

Although this process is flexible, Ezreena has created a unique and effective approach to dealing with trauma:

1.  Intake session (1-1.5 hour session)

2.  A body process called the BARS, that discharges all sorts of energies built up over the  years (1.5 hour session)

3. UNBLOCKING: a process that has you talk about the distressing topic until all the details come up into your awareness and the stress is discharged

4. EMDR & TIR: a deeper form of processing that brings full resolution to an experience - so that you can finally put it behind you and it no longer affects you

5. CBT: a method that helps you change your thoughts, beliefs, opinions, judgements and conclusions. 

Our Points of View are what drive our emotions and our behaviours. 

Change your thoughts = changes your emotions and your behaviours. 

People are often very aware of symptoms, such as Anger, Anxiety, Addictions,  Depression,  Health Issues, and they focus on the symptoms and how to manage them.

When you fully process trauma..... the symptoms lessen &/or disappear! 

The symptoms are telling you that you have unprocessed experiences - they represent something that wants to be resolved!

RESULTS FROM PTSD TRAUMA THERAPY:

• Feeling lighter
• Experiencing more joy
• Reduced stress, anxiety & depression
• Improved sleep
• Connecting with others more
• Effective communication
• Reduced body pain
• Increased motivation
• Improved coping
• Less obsessive thinking                                                                                                                     
• Greater mental clarity
• More ease with day-to-day living   
• Reduced medication
• Increased mental health
• Improved relationships
• Healthier body
• Less body pain
• Less emotional pain
• ​Cellular repair
• Increased self-esteem
• Anger reduction