When you hear the word “therapy,” you probably get a picture in your mind of two people talking in a private room. EMDR or Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is a relatively new approach, that uses eye, finger, and hand movements to achieve something called bilateral stimulation. Let’s look at the 8 stages of EMDR.

High levels of anxiety can be present in your life without you knowing it. Many people have learned to live with abundant stress and anxious thought patterns and now normalize such symptoms. Talking to a professional about what you feel doesn’t automatically make you a candidate for medication. There are countless effective and natural steps you can take. Let’s look at a few now.

PTSD can result from a single traumatic event. At least 3 percent of Americans are currently dealing with C-PTSD but the number of undiagnosed cases is surely higher. Let’s look at what can cause complex trauma.