4 Science-Backed Methods to Help Your Brain Process Trauma

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From The Best Brain Possible by Debbie Hampton.  

4 Science-Backed Methods to Help Your Brain Process Trauma 

Healing a traumatized brain takes effort, repetition, and time, but it can be done. Just as we are biologically equipped with mechanisms to deal with threatening situations, our brains are capable of re-establishing normal operation and feelings of calm, security, and happiness. While it is possible to activate these positive states through self-care, healing your brain and life after trauma often requires the guidance of a professional. Here are some methods research has shown to be helpful in assisting the brain in processing trauma.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an interactive psychotherapy technique proven to be an effective treatment for trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). During EMDR therapy sessions, you relive traumatic or triggering experiences in brief doses while the therapist directs your eye movements with a light.
EMDR is thought to be effective because recalling distressing events is often less emotionally upsetting when your attention is diverted. This allows you to be exposed to the memories or thoughts without having a strong psychological response. Memory is an active ongoing process. Every time you recall a memory, your brain reconsolidates it, incorporating and filtering it through who you are and the circumstances at the time of remembering. So, over time, EMDR can lessen the emotional impact of memories.

Neurofeedback

Neurofeedback is a specialized form of biofeedback in which a person’s brain learns at a subconscious level to permanently alter the brainwaves. It has existed for over 40 years and has applications ranging from the treatment of brain injury, epilepsy, migraines, depression, ADHD and autism, and chronic pain to performance enhancement in sports. I did neurofeedback extensively, and it played a crucial role in my recovery from a brain injury.
In neurofeedback, EEG sensors are placed on the scalp and ears to read the amount of electrical energy put out by the brain in the form of brainwaves at different sites. The brainwaves are monitored by computer software that interprets the data giving feedback to the person training. With repetition, the brain learns to self-regulate and actually makes permanent physiological changes to perform more optimally. A person’s brain will continue to make adjustments even when not training.

Talk Therapy

Resolving trauma can be as simple as talking about it with a trained therapist. Research shows that the more we try to push away troubling memories, the more the thoughts tend to intrude on our minds. Studies show that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the most effective forms of therapy for PTSD.
In his article, The Healing Power of Telling Your Trauma Story, Seth Gillian, Ph.D., tells  that talking about trauma helps in the following ways:

• Feelings of shame subside.
• Unhelpful beliefs are corrected.
• Memories become less triggering.
• The trauma becomes more organized.
• You gain a sense of mastery.

Psychedelic Therapy

In clinical research on PTSD,  MDMA, also known as ecstasy, has proven to be a highly effective treatment. War veterans struggling with PTSD have reported significant reduction of symptoms after MDMA-assisted psychotherapy. According to one study,

…after three doses of MDMA administered under a psychiatrist’s guidance, the patients reported a 56 percent decrease in the severity of symptoms on average. By the end of the study, two-thirds no longer met the criteria for having PTSD. Follow-up examinations found that improvements lasted more than a year after therapy.”

The science of psychedelic drugs is in the early stages and ongoing. Research on psilocybin (the psychoactive ingredient in “magic mushrooms”) and MDMA is in FDA-approved trials in the U.S. Until more is known, these drugs should be approached with caution. However, they do hold great promise.

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