EP 269 - Anxiety Recovery: EMDR Facts and Myths

The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast

Drew Linsalata

Anxiety Attacks, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Health Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Anxiety Help, Panic Attacks, Health & Fitness, Panic Attack, Ocd, Mental Health

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

EMDR. It's become an insanely popular therapy over the last few years. Originally developed as a trauma recovery tool, EMDR is often touted as being appropriate or effective in many more clinical circumstances. But ... is it? Is EMDR an anxiety disorder recovery treatment? This week I'm joined by Florida therapist Anne Thomas to talk about EMDR, what it is, what it isn't, and how it might be applied in the context of panic disorder, agoraphobia, and other anxiety disorders. The takeaway h...

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0:00.0	This week on the Anxious Truth, we're talking about EMDR.
0:08.0	EMDR is a type of therapy that's gotten very popular over the past couple of years,
0:12.4	is a lot of confusion around it, so let's address that today.
0:15.5	Hello everybody, welcome back to the Anxious Truth.
0:26.9	This is episode 269 of the podcast we are recording in August of 2023, for those of you
0:32.0	who are listening or watching in the future.
0:34.4	I am Drew Lins, a lot of creator and host of this podcast.
0:37.1	The Anxious Truth is the podcast that covers all things anxiety, anxiety disorders, and
0:41.7	anxiety recovery.
0:42.7	So, if you're struggling with things like panic attacks, agoraphobia, or health anxiety
0:46.8	or OCD, this is the place for you and I'm happy that you're here.
0:50.4	If you have just stumbled upon this YouTube channel or this podcast and this is the first
0:54.4	time you're here, I hope you find what we're doing useful in some way and I hope you
0:58.0	come back.
0:59.0	If you are a returning viewer or listener, as always, welcome back.
1:02.0	Thank you for your continued support and attention.
1:04.4	I appreciate it.
1:05.4	And let's try to be helpful again this week like we try to be every week.
1:09.3	This week we're going to talk about EMDR.
1:11.0	EMDR is a therapy that we hear a lot about, especially in the past few years.
1:15.4	It's become more and more popular.
1:17.9	It has tremendous application in what it was initially designed for, which was trauma recovery.
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