Sometimes the Fear is worse. Sometimes, we can't leave our homes, or ride in cars, or fly, or be in other situations that trigger a trauma response. Flashbacks, inability to live certain areas in our lives, suicidal thoughts, all of these things are our brain's response to real episodes of danger that previously occurred and is now setting off these signals when the danger is no longer present. So we are still physically and emotionally over-reacting to a danger that isn't there. This can change.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a very specific method I have trained in which is used by the Irish Defence Forces, the US Military and most Nato Countries to overcome PTSD. That's because it has been proven to work and is recommended for helping people with all kinds of Trauma, from the battlefield to grief from loss.
