EMDR: Self-soothing at home

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  • Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
  • Our Clinical Director, Megan Garvey, shows you how to do what is called a "Butterfly Hug" which is a form of Eye Movement and Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). You can use this technique at home to help yourself get through a situation that might cause you to be uncomfortable.

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  • @susie5254
    @susie5254 Рік тому +23

    Thank you for teaching us this quick way to diminish an anxiety attack.

  • @ratherbfishing455
    @ratherbfishing455 2 роки тому +54

    My mother and grandmother would tap three times over and over until we would fall asleep. Very soothing

  • @oxiary
    @oxiary Рік тому +14

    living with my toxic parents really hurt
    this helps thank you

  • @nostromo7928
    @nostromo7928 4 роки тому +41

    Thank you. These are hard times to be passing through.

  • @eeg122
    @eeg122 4 роки тому +50

    Thank you this is awesome. I have done EFT, TFT, energy medicine like Donna Eden etc...etc...I can relate to this exercise that you demonstrated. I will do it as often as need be and for as long as need be. I'm tryin to get panic attacks under control.

    • @dianeibsen5994
      @dianeibsen5994 4 роки тому +1

      Hi. Can you tell me what kind of work you did with Donna Eden?

    • @eeg122
      @eeg122 4 роки тому +1

      @@dianeibsen5994 - I only have done some of her utube videos like "tracing the meridians with donna eden" and "31-Day Healthy Eye Challenge with Donna Eden".

    • @dianeibsen5994
      @dianeibsen5994 4 роки тому +1

      @@eeg122 ok. Thank you😊 I appreciate this. Did you do find the videos helpful? I am going to try them.

    • @skippy7208
      @skippy7208 4 роки тому +3

      Hi there, you could try DARE or Wim Hof, both excellent for coping with anxiety 👍

    • @freesoul3982
      @freesoul3982 2 роки тому +3

      Have you tried EMDR yet? This is what she mentioned in the video but did not demonstrate, you could find videos on youtube, if you are interested. Wishing you inner peace

  • @juliarocchio8860
    @juliarocchio8860 Рік тому +6

    Thank you! I forgot about what a comforting skill this is!

  • @mrsuave101
    @mrsuave101 2 роки тому +17

    I liked the smile/ smirk at the end. Like "this works but do not ask me how".

    • @chris-b
      @chris-b 2 роки тому +1

      🤩🤩🤩

    • @yuliyasultanova4054
      @yuliyasultanova4054 6 місяців тому +2

      I actually didn’t like that “smile” my guts went into a funny feeling.

  • @galabond2588
    @galabond2588 2 роки тому +8

    Thank you for the video, short and straight to the point!

  • @savannahkutkat
    @savannahkutkat 4 роки тому +15

    Thank you for this, it helped me today.

  • @martinhersey512
    @martinhersey512 Рік тому +4

    I am doing EMDR with my therapist once a week and at home.😊

  • @StormsHurt
    @StormsHurt 2 роки тому

    ThAnk you. I have 9 days until I do this with a therapist. I will practice this for now

  • @nietzsche4342
    @nietzsche4342 3 роки тому +59

    I believe that for small traumas (memories of offenses or insults etc ..) it can also be done alone but for serious traumas (violence, earthquakes etc) then you have to do it with a therapist.

  • @justinhessedenz2819
    @justinhessedenz2819 Рік тому +1

    That was really nice 😍

  • @sheyda22
    @sheyda22 7 місяців тому

    Thank You so much for this!!!

  • @indyd9322
    @indyd9322 7 місяців тому

    Awesome, thank you!!

  • @TreasureChest0806
    @TreasureChest0806 4 роки тому +9

    It’s very soothing!

  • @maggie0285
    @maggie0285 4 роки тому +10

    I like the connecting of the thumbs.

    • @LisaMarieAdams
      @LisaMarieAdams 4 роки тому +5

      That part felt good to me too when I did it.

  • @alexandriadiaz
    @alexandriadiaz 5 років тому +6

    Thanks for this

  • @maryzerva8455
    @maryzerva8455 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing 💯

  • @MissS-lc2fl
    @MissS-lc2fl Рік тому

    Can you add a couple more home EMDR activities?

  • @Michael-iw3ek
    @Michael-iw3ek Рік тому

    Very cool!

  • @arnobrahee1930
    @arnobrahee1930 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much mam

  • @baitman2368
    @baitman2368 5 років тому +5

    How many time?

  • @mamabear107
    @mamabear107 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much💜

  • @judyl.761
    @judyl.761 4 роки тому +1

    Good stuff. Thank you!

  • @cleaningcrew6657
    @cleaningcrew6657 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks

  • @macallen2009
    @macallen2009 Рік тому +1

    EMDR can be very helpful and powerful, and with all due respect to Ms. Garvey, this is not really EMDR. EMDR follows a protocol in which the patient is helped to develop a frame of mind in which they are holding both the distressing thought as well as being aware of the bodily sensations simultaneously as they are bilaterally stimulated. Most importantly, a trained therapist is there to guide them and help them overcome any blocks / resistances that emerge and to assist them if they have an abreaction. (I'm oversimplifying it.) What is being demonstrated is mostly the bilateral stimulation part.

    • @nata1547
      @nata1547 2 місяці тому

      yes, but bilateral stimulation in itself, esp. in slow pace, can be soothing.

  • @marianadavila323
    @marianadavila323 Рік тому +2

    Hello, I would like to show this to a friend but her trauma is around the chest area. Any alternatives you recommend?

    • @TheBianka81
      @TheBianka81 Рік тому +4

      You can also do it on your knees or schoulders. Even walking works for me...

    • @DivineLightPaladin
      @DivineLightPaladin Рік тому

      Same and I personally use the legs/knees

  • @fightbacktohealth9625
    @fightbacktohealth9625 4 роки тому

    Thank you Megan

  • @szaschszasch6539
    @szaschszasch6539 Рік тому +1

    Hello. Leírná valaki magyaul?

  • @francescopennisi2741
    @francescopennisi2741 9 місяців тому

    I did this and suddenly started crying intensely and like got panicked and was almost screaming but nothing was coming out and breathing rapid but eventually calmed down. Is that normal? Like it was a massive energy release?

    • @nata1547
      @nata1547 2 місяці тому

      it can release some heavy stuff and its risky to do it at home. i do it after practising with therapist and responding quite well. I would advise to do it slowly and with breaks for the breath, also not too long. but in your case i would do it with supervision.

  • @eddrupz1805
    @eddrupz1805 Рік тому

    Was going to bookmark the page until that creepy smile at the end.

  • @JesusIsTheOnlyWay-qj5in
    @JesusIsTheOnlyWay-qj5in 2 роки тому

    Where did you get your training? I'm trying to find a reputable training program. I'm an LMSW in NY

  • @lauracooper7195
    @lauracooper7195 2 роки тому +3

    I’ve heard it’s not a good idea to use bilateral stimulation without a trained clinician present to assist or guide. What are your thoughts on this?? Thanks!

    • @seahorsesalt4386
      @seahorsesalt4386 Рік тому +5

      Shes suggesting using this technique when theres no clinician available

    • @auntb4573
      @auntb4573 Рік тому +15

      As a person that's been in therapy for 14 years I can tell you it won't hurt a damn thing 😅 it's not drugs its tapping

  • @rhondapelletier2141
    @rhondapelletier2141 3 роки тому

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @gulgunsensoy1512
    @gulgunsensoy1512 2 роки тому

    🙏💐

  • @antonnovo695
    @antonnovo695 2 роки тому

    So basically its a souped up eft?

    • @lasarelight
      @lasarelight 2 роки тому +1

      Heck no, research dude, so different 👍🏼💖

  • @marinaschaefer8229
    @marinaschaefer8229 4 роки тому +1

    This didnt work.

  • @wilhelmu
    @wilhelmu 2 роки тому

    it makes me extremely dysphoric and causes anxiety attack. it doesn't work as intended, I assume

  • @Canyon2023
    @Canyon2023 Рік тому +2

    It will also help you look crazy so that everyone in the room leaves you alone, haha!

  • @cuekinaja
    @cuekinaja Рік тому

    This is butterfly tapping.

  • @dianeibsen5994
    @dianeibsen5994 4 роки тому +7

    Maybe stay with us a bit longer..breath..

  • @AmadeuShinChan
    @AmadeuShinChan Рік тому

    Are you on a spectrum?

  • @221b-Maker-Street
    @221b-Maker-Street 4 роки тому

    Couldn't bear the grating voice.... 😖

    • @miriamspandereta
      @miriamspandereta 3 роки тому +18

      @Vatican Cameos Her voice is her voice. Turn the CC on and the volume down if it bothers you that much. Or better yet, watch one of the other 5 billion UA-cam videos available.

    • @kimberlyshmaruk2128
      @kimberlyshmaruk2128 2 роки тому +10

      You could have just passed the video and not have left a mean comment . It’s nasty and negative and it hurts anyone who reads it . Completely unnecessary and does not provide anything positive .

    • @lucylight176
      @lucylight176 Рік тому +8

      Her: great voice. You: grating comment.

    • @DivineLightPaladin
      @DivineLightPaladin Рік тому +2

      Someone needs to tap it out

  • @marinaschaefer8229
    @marinaschaefer8229 4 роки тому +3

    This didnt work.