Coaching practices for Emdr Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing When Overwhelmed

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  • When I bring the memory up it’s still as vivid and loud as the day it happened, like no time has passed at all
  • I know I need to face the memory eventually, but the moment I get near it I get pulled all the way under
  • Last time a memory finally felt settled, but the week since stirred things up
  • I can feel it starting
  • I keep circling the same image and the same feeling without anything shifting

Practices that may help

  1. EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
    EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a structured trauma therapy developed by Francine Shapiro in which a client processes distressing memories while tracking side-to-side stimuli. It is among the most evidence-supported treatments for PTSD, though the specific role of eye movements versus the broader exposure-and-processing protocol remains debated among researchers.
  2. Bilateral Stimulation During Active Processing
    Hold the distressing memory in mind while tracking rhythmic left-right stimulation — and notice what shifts.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  3. Safe Place Installation
    Anchor a vivid, calming mental image you can return to when distress spikes during processing.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  4. Reevaluation at the Start of Each Session
    Begin every new EMDR session by checking whether last session’s gains held — and what emerged in between.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  5. Use the safe place for in-the-moment regulation
    When distress escalates, briefly access the image to interrupt the escalation cycle before deciding what to do.
    EMDR Safe Place, Made Practical
  6. Cognitive and Somatic Interweaves
    When processing stalls, a brief therapist-supplied statement or question can restart the chain.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  7. Body Scan and Session Closure
    Sweep attention through the body after processing to catch residual tension before closing the session.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  8. Installation of the Positive Cognition
    Once distress has cleared, strengthen the preferred self-belief with bilateral stimulation.
    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  9. Havening with lateral eye movements
    Add side-to-side eye movements to the touch sequence to deepen attentional interruption.
    Self-Havening: Calming the Nervous System Through Touch
  10. Titration (work in tiny, tolerable doses)
    Approach a hard sensation or memory in small sips, not all at once, so you stay regulated.
    Somatic Experiencing, Honestly Explained

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