INTEGRAL EYE MOVEMENT THERAPY
How to heal traumas with IEMT?
We all have different ways of dealing with traumatic memories in our lives. Sometimes, we can easily hide them from our consciousness while feeling incomprehensible background stress. These memories then find a way to express themselves differently, through certain difficulties in living, feeling, or interpreting reality: they resurface in the form of dialogues that pollute our minds.
After a traumatic event, emotions can remain active and stuck in the nervous system, and the event is constantly relived as if it was still happening in the present moment. If you think you are suffering from this phenomenon, IEMT will be beneficial as it allows you to unblock the emotions and gives the brain the opportunity to file each piece of information in the right place so that the experience is properly integrated and the trauma becomes a thing of the past.
What is the difference between IEMT and EMDR?
IEMT stands for Integral Eye Movement Therapy.
The principle of EMT, or Eye Movement Therapy, is based on a technique that consists of stimulating the central nervous system. The objective is to reprogram the brain to regain its plasticity by alternating bilateral eye stimulations in order to desensitize traumas.
By revisiting an identified initial trauma, EMDR "decongests" these disconnected areas of the brain related to post-traumatic memories or painful memories, while IEMT retraces the patterns generated by an unknown trauma that resonate, most often unconsciously, in a person's life, in the form of unwanted inner dialogue and inappropriate emotions, feelings or behaviors.
In summary, while EMDR forces us to relive a traumatic experience, IEMT therapy spares us this experience, whose effects are not always pleasant.
Are there good and bad inner dialogues?
We are constantly interacting with different parts of ourselves, and it is the role of general psychology to study the ways in which these inner archetypes are harmonized.
Some dialogues are highly beneficial in terms of our general development or spiritual advancement, while others can be harmful. Even if some of them invite us to reconsider a position, a belief, or a lifestyle that no longer serves us, they can still become paralyzing, preventing us from expressing our full potential or even cutting us off from the world or ourselves.
EMDR is a method of choice for people who have post-traumatic stress disorder and who have difficulty "recovering" from a painful event. IEMT therapy, on the other hand, goes much further by focusing on the different wounds of the soul, defense mechanisms, and unconscious patterns.
Can IEMT help you?
EMDR and IEMT have different but complementary objectives.
In EMDR therapy, the session is usually based on eye movements while the patient reconnects to the traumatic event through thoughts.
IEMT goes further and uses eye movement to release the emotional burden of past experiences, allowing the individual to learn life lessons from them and gain a different perspective.
IEMT is a powerful way to help the healing process and recovery of the patient. Indeed, it allows access to the automatic thoughts and emotional patterns that may be at the origin of the difficulties. The objective is to defuse these patterns by modifying them or changing the person's perception of the situation.
EMDR helps to take stock of the traumatic event and to step back from it in order to get the best out of it for the person. IEMT, on the other hand, allows one to take stock of a past experience in order to learn from it and integrate it into one's daily life.
The results obtained by these techniques are quick and efficient. The process of an IEMT session is simple, and it generally takes between 2 and 8 appointments to see results. The sessions are highly individualized and last from 1h to 1h30. EMDR and IEMT can be used to resolve sleep disorders, depression, and phobias, in addition to medical treatment if necessary.
What happens in a session?
A typical IEMT session always begins with a discussion to assess the difficulties you are experiencing. This allows us to work together in determining the goals of the therapy. Once the goals have been set, you are invited to settle in and assume a position that allows you to be as comfortable as possible.
The appointment continues with the application of eye movements. These eye movements activate the areas of the brain responsible for traumatic memories and stimulate them bilaterally. The sessions end with a conversation to answer any questions you may have, to determine the number of sessions needed to reach your goals, or if your problem is better suited to holistic kinesiology, coaching, or “Byron Katie's "The Work.”
Where does IEMT fit in?
This modality can be used to free oneself from phobias, relieve sleep disorders, get rid of painful recurrences, repetitive patterns or difficult memories, free oneself from limiting beliefs, overcome anxiety and depression, get rid of over-reactivity, transform a traumatic memory, and find the path to appeasement.
Are you a good candidate?
You are probably on this page because a part of you is operating in a way that no longer suits you. Your life experience has shown you that this once beneficial pattern has become detrimental. You may have the feeling that you have experienced a traumatic event without remembering it, or you may be well aware of the origin of your traumas.
If you are ready to discover and reveal your ability to express your thoughts, feelings and sensations, if you are ready to take responsibility for your self-healing, if you have decided that it is time to get rid of the burden of your past, if you think it is time to do THE work of your life, then IEMT is for you.