Anyone here ever had trauma?

[RunKC]

Well besides Chiefs trauma that is (looking at you 2013 Indy playoff collapse).

I’m currently helping my friend who has been in deep trauma for over a month. His dad has Alzheimer’s and a month ago he didn’t know who his son was anymore which has triggered severe PTSD symptoms for my friend. Now I’ve read he’ll likely have triggers sporadically for the rest of his life regarding this.

I would not ever wish this shit on my worst enemy. It’s ****ing horrific.

My friend begins EMDR on Thursday. I’ve read good things about it. If anyone has ever had EMDR let me know.

Hoping for the best

[Ebolapox]

yep. not fun.

[FlaChief58]

Being married to my ex wife for 5 years changes a man...

[TLO]

Yes. My anxiety and depression stem from trauma I experienced when I was younger.

I don't know much about EMDR, but I hope it is helpful for him.

[Hammock Parties]

After the Ravens pantsed us in 2011, yes.

[Abba-Dabba]

I think everyone has had trauma in their life. Don't know any thing about EMDR, but it has 4 letters which is never a good thing.

Personally would rather take the Mike Tyson approach of a huge handful of shrooms and see where it landed me.

[RunKC]

EMDR apparently helps put your past trauma in the past and help reduce triggers and pain so you can move forward with life

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR, is a technique that some psychotherapists use to treat people experiencing psychological distress.

How it works

The theory behind EMDR is that traumatic memories make changes in the brain. These changes stop the mind from processing information properly, which causes anxiety and intrusive thoughts.

Experts believe that remembering the traumatic events while performing rapid eye movements allows the brain to process these memories correctly and integrate them into the story of the person’s life.

[lawrenceRaider]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

I think everyone has had trauma in their life. Don't know any thing about EMDR, but it has 4 letters which is never a good thing.

Personally would rather take the Mike Tyson approach of a huge handful of shrooms and see where it landed me.

The shrooms thing actually has scientific study behind it helping those with PTSD.

https://med.nyu.edu/departments-inst...t-psychedelics

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider

The shrooms thing actually has scientific study behind it helping those with PTSD.

https://med.nyu.edu/departments-inst...t-psychedelics

I feel pretty confident that shrooms (or at least psilocybin) will be an accepted medical treatment in the next decade. There's a huge amount of momentum behind it.

[Graystoke]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I feel pretty confident that shrooms (or at least psilocybin) will be an accepted medical treatment in the next decade. There's a huge amount of momentum behind it.

I'm all in favor of the new shroom movement.
Micro dose is what I have been reading.

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I feel pretty confident that shrooms (or at least psilocybin) will be an accepted medical treatment in the next decade. There's a huge amount of momentum behind it.

Probably won't even take a decade. My state already legalized it last year:

In 2020, voters in the U.S. state of Oregon passed Ballot Measure 109, allowing the "manufacture, delivery and administration" of psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic prodrug. While psilocybin remains illegal nationally, the passage of the law made Oregon the first U.S. state to legalize the drug.

ETA:

The chief petitioners behind the bill were Sheri and Thomas Eckert, both therapists who had been working for years to legalize psilocybin because of its potential benefit for people struggling with conditions including depression, anxiety, and addiction.

[ku_jhawk23]

EMDR is Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing. It can help some with PTSD, but it is hit or miss. It's a very simple thing, nothing major. It's a form of hypnosis almost, involving moving eyes back and forth with sounds or taps, usually looking at moving lights. You are supposed to focus on the trauma, and the hypnosis desensitizes you. It can be for a short period after the session, or possibly longer. The science behind it is debated though.

[rabblerouser]

Nope. I'm perfect, and so are my parents and everyone I've ever come across. Especially my ex-wife.

[Jewish Rabbi]

I gave Billay’s asshole some trauma last night

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

I gave Billay’s asshole some trauma last night

I literally came in to post that Billay’s asshole and mouth have absolutely had trauma.