Move your eyes

I'm writing some copy for a local nonprofit which does a neat little treatment called EMDR. It is: "Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy that was developed to resolve symptoms resulting from disturbing and unresolved life experiences."

They use it on soldiers with PTSD and rape victims. It uses rapid eye movement with cognitive behavioral therapy type practices where you think about the bad stuff and reframe it in your head to think about better thoughts. They also use it for people who have suffered all sorts of other traumas like abuse.

I wonder if it would work with depression. Cognitive behavioral therapy is commonly used in depressive people, so adding EMDR might help even more. People in Alanon might also benefit from EMDR. "During her single EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) treatment session, I witnessed a remarkable transformation as she resolved her grief over being abandoned, her fear of dying and came to a decision that she would be OK."

Fear of abandonment is a common problem in people traumatized by things like having to grow up in scary environments. EMDR apparently works well for that. I know some people believe that outside therapies and drugs are like not being sober, but those people are ridiculously wrong. So says me. And I'm always right.