EMDR: Self-soothing at home

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
    @susie525410 ай бұрын

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

  • @ratherbfishing455
    @ratherbfishing455 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @chelseagarrett7139

    @chelseagarrett7139

    9 ай бұрын

    my grandma would tap twice ❤️

  • @mrsuave101
    @mrsuave1012 жыл бұрын

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

  • @chris-b

    @chris-b

    Жыл бұрын

    🤩🤩🤩

  • @akshually0029
    @akshually00296 ай бұрын

    My son aged 12 sometimes taps my shoulder and sings a lalaby to me (which i sang to him literally 1000 times) and i fall asleep immediately and feel like happy angel 😇

  • @jgray5034

    @jgray5034

    5 ай бұрын

    You might consider taping your precious son singing the lullaby to you so you’ll always have it…❤

  • @oxiary
    @oxiary Жыл бұрын

    living with my toxic parents really hurt this helps thank you

  • @nostromo7928
    @nostromo79284 жыл бұрын

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

  • @galabond2588
    @galabond2588 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @juliarocchio8860
    @juliarocchio8860 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @savannahkutkat
    @savannahkutkat3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this, it helped me today.

  • @nietzsche4342
    @nietzsche43422 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @judyl.761
    @judyl.7613 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff. Thank you!

  • @alexandriadiaz
    @alexandriadiaz4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this

  • @mamabear107
    @mamabear1072 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much💜

  • @StormsHurt
    @StormsHurt Жыл бұрын

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

  • @justinhessedenz2819
    @justinhessedenz28197 ай бұрын

    That was really nice 😍

  • @TreasureChest0806
    @TreasureChest08063 жыл бұрын

    It’s very soothing!

  • @eeg122
    @eeg1223 жыл бұрын

    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

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @eeg122

    @eeg122

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@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

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @skippy7208

    @skippy7208

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @freesoul3982

    @freesoul3982

    Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @arnobrahee1930
    @arnobrahee1930 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much mam

  • @maryzerva8455
    @maryzerva8455 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing 💯

  • @cleaningcrew6657
    @cleaningcrew66573 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @Michael-iw3ek
    @Michael-iw3ek5 ай бұрын

    Very cool!

  • @martinhersey512
    @martinhersey5126 ай бұрын

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

  • @fightbacktohealth9625
    @fightbacktohealth96253 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Megan

  • @MissS-lc2fl
    @MissS-lc2fl9 ай бұрын

    Can you add a couple more home EMDR activities?

  • @maggie0285
    @maggie02853 жыл бұрын

    I like the connecting of the thumbs.

  • @LisaMarieAdams

    @LisaMarieAdams

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @JesusIsTheOnlyWay-qj5in
    @JesusIsTheOnlyWay-qj5in Жыл бұрын

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

  • @baitman2368
    @baitman23684 жыл бұрын

    How many time?

  • @francescopennisi2741
    @francescopennisi2741Ай бұрын

    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?

  • @rhondapelletier2141
    @rhondapelletier21413 жыл бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @gulgunsensoy1512
    @gulgunsensoy1512 Жыл бұрын

    🙏💐

  • @marianadavila323
    @marianadavila323 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheBianka81

    @TheBianka81

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @DivineLightPaladin

    @DivineLightPaladin

    11 ай бұрын

    Same and I personally use the legs/knees

  • @szaschszasch6539
    @szaschszasch6539 Жыл бұрын

    Hello. Leírná valaki magyaul?

  • @eddrupz1805
    @eddrupz18054 ай бұрын

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

  • @lauracooper7195
    @lauracooper7195 Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    Shes suggesting using this technique when theres no clinician available

  • @auntb4573

    @auntb4573

    Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @Merzui-kg8ds
    @Merzui-kg8ds5 ай бұрын

    Interesting. I am doing EMDR and it decidedly is NOT effective for "soothing" (for me, anyway).

  • @antonnovo695
    @antonnovo6952 жыл бұрын

    So basically its a souped up eft?

  • @lasarelight

    @lasarelight

    2 жыл бұрын

    Heck no, research dude, so different 👍🏼💖

  • @marinaschaefer8229
    @marinaschaefer82293 жыл бұрын

    This didnt work.

  • @wilhelmu
    @wilhelmu Жыл бұрын

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

  • @macallen2009
    @macallen20095 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @Canyon2023
    @Canyon202311 ай бұрын

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

  • @cuekinaja
    @cuekinaja Жыл бұрын

    This is butterfly tapping.

  • @dianeibsen5994
    @dianeibsen59943 жыл бұрын

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

  • @AmadeuShinChan
    @AmadeuShinChan4 ай бұрын

    Are you on a spectrum?

  • @221b-Maker-Street
    @221b-Maker-Street3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @miriamspandereta

    @miriamspandereta

    3 жыл бұрын

    @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 KZread videos available.

  • @kimberlyshmaruk2128

    @kimberlyshmaruk2128

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    Her: great voice. You: grating comment.

  • @DivineLightPaladin

    @DivineLightPaladin

    11 ай бұрын

    Someone needs to tap it out

  • @marinaschaefer8229
    @marinaschaefer82293 жыл бұрын

    This didnt work.