Why EMDR is more than just another therapy with a funny look and a strange name?

When Mel B publicly announced this summer that she was going into treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), an unusual kind of psychotherapy started to draw attention: EMDR formerly known as, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Talking about her diagnosis in particular, it appears that Mel B had been self-medicating with sex and alcohol, which is otherwise not uncommon with this diagnosis. In an interview during the summer of 2018, she pointed out that “[I am] still struggling but if I can shine a light on the issue of pain, PTSD and the things men and women do to mask it, I will do […]”.

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Daniel Mirea

Mirea, D. (2018, October). Why EMDR is more than just another therapy with a funny look and a strange name? Neuroaffective-CBT, 1-10. Retrieved from https://neuroaffectivecbt.com/2018/10/11/why-emdr-is-more-than-just-another-therapy-with-a-funny-look-and-a-strange-name/ on 5/16/22