News From the Cause
Post traumatic stress disorder: a new eye movement therapy: ( U.K. TIMES)
March 05, 2010
We don't know exactly how it works," Dr Shapiro tells me, on the phone from California, "but we think that by using the bilateral eye movements as you access the memories, the brain is able finally to process those memories properly in the way normal, non-traumatic thoughts are processed during the REM stage of sleep. These are then stored just like any everyday memories." One's mind is then able to disconnect the intense feelings from the memories. Rather usefully, this prevents "intrusive thoughts" popping into your head when you're at a supermarket checkout. click here to view
