When some people experience psychological trauma or where trauma is very severe, it can lead to a neurological imbalance whereby information acquired at the time of trauma (sights, sounds, physical sensations, thoughts and emotions) is held in a non-processed state. The information can continue to be triggered by a variety of external and internal stimuli, expressed in fears, intrusive thoughts, nightmares and flashbacks.
EMDR is a powerful psychotherapy method which comes within the category of ‘pattern interruption’ techniques and can be effective in reprocessing disturbing memories and bringing them to a therapeutic resolution.