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Do It Yourself Eye Movement Technique for Emotional Healing
by Fred Friedberg, PhD
New Harbinger (2001)
Eye Movement Technique (EMT) is a powerful stress and pain reduction technique. EMT involves a tapping of the fingers or a moving of the eyes while focusing on a personal stress or pain symptom. This is the first book to teach readers how to self-administer this breakthrough technique without the time and expense of going to a therapist.
Reviews:
“In this clearly written book, psychologist Fred Friedberg shows both therapists and their clients how to use EMT in a wide variety of situations from parenting fears to anxiety reactions to fibromyalgia. EMT helps soothe and calm, often very quickly. The beauty of it is that it can be used at any time, not just in the therapist’s office, thus enabling people to become their own therapist. A ‘must read’ for both therapists and people seeking inner peace and relief from paralyzing worry, anxiety, guilt, depression, and physical pain.”
-Aphrodite Matsakis, PhD, author, Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder and I Can’t Get Over It
Better than EMDR, April 1, 2007
Reviewer: E. Ellerbe
Because I've read four other books on EMDR, including its founder's (Francine Shapiro), I can better critique this book. But, on reflection, it has occurred to me that one wouldn't need to know all the EMDR background in order to benefit from this great handbook.
The author allows two methods: eye movement, which you can do yourself by rapidly moving your eyes far left, then far right in steady succession for three minutes. However, this gets tiring and I found the knee tapping less tiring and very effective. So far, I've diminished a severe phobia, cured my fear of heights (by imaging me on top of a stopped ferris wheel), and removed my image of anger toward a parent. I have a short list of other cures I will be doing. The phobia will probably take two more sessions.
I definitely prefer my own livingroom over having a therapist watch me. Many people prefer self-hypnosis for the same reason, albeit a different type of cure. EMT has far surpassed any kind of hypnosis in my case.
This book is a Godsend.
Definitely worth reading, January 27, 2002
Reviewer: A reader
The idea of "be cautious" should apply to any books on the power of the mind... but should not prevent people from learning to use that power. I found the book to be interesting, informative, easy to read (MUCH easier than Shapiro's books) and definately recommend it. I also found that the technique for pain control works... at least for me.
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Published Study
In a published study (Friedberg, 2004) using EMT in pain patients (with fibromyalgia), I found substantial reductions in anxiety and pain after only 2 sessions of EMT and home practice of the technique.
Friedberg, F. (2004). Eye movement desensitization in fibromyalgia: a pilot study Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery, 10:245-249.
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