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Video 1: An Explanation

An illustration of the “movie theater” technique for separating oneself from the details of a distressing experience.

Shelley is invited to the front of the room to work with me using the “movie theater” technique for separating from the events in a traumatic memory after I give her a brief overview of the training and explain the important distinction between recalling a memory while inside it or as an outside observer. Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories, often known as the NLP phobia treatment, is another name for this approach.

Local resident Shelly had been rear-ended in 8 separate automobile incidents.
I learnt through a quick phone discussion that she suffers from severe headache pain and frequent flashbacks as a result. I ask her, “If you had a flashback right now, what would I see? ” when I wish to watch her nonverbal behavior during a flashback. Consider one of the worst examples.
Although that is a perfect statement of what I desire, the way it was written required Shelley to picture herself from my perspective rather than just envisioning a flashback so that I could see her reaction.

I changed tactics after realizing my error and just asked her to recall a flashback. “What if you have a flashback now? It’s cold and snowing, there’s a lot of traffic, “so I could see her answer. Shelley acknowledged that she was afraid, that her life was passing before her eyes, and that she would rate her emotions as a 10 out of 10, but her outward signs of reaction to experiencing an accident were more subdued.

Using an Iraq War veteran, this technique is also illustrated in the program Releasing PTSD: The client consultations
3 months after:

Since you began working with me, I haven’t experienced ANY flashbacks to the vehicle incidents that I can recall.
YAY!! It just doesn’t have the same effect now when I consciously recall one of the accidents.

The Phobic Core of PTSD: Discussion from Video 2

The training’s question and answer section, which is focused on the movie theater process, also known as the RTM technique or V/K dissociation, comes right after the presentation of the procedure employed with the phobic core of PTSD.

The third section, which comes after this one, discusses the second stage of the process, Creating Alternative Memories.

Making Alternative Memories in Video 3

The presentation of this procedure, which is also included in the comprehensive demonstration of the technique utilized with the phobic core of PTSD, is repeated at the beginning of this section. You may skip the demonstration by starting the conversation part about six and a half minutes in.

This process develops an alternative to a traumatic memory where the client can improve the outcome by acting in a different way that is realistically possible in the circumstance, such as relaxing, taking some protective measures, saying something different, being aware of a potential outcome, adopting a different attitude, or engaging in some other behavior in response to the traumatic event that is under their control. It is imperative that external events and whatever physical harm they may have caused remain unaltered since doing so would be magical thinking that would be at odds with reality.

It is crucial not to attempt to modify your new alternative memories if a truck rear-ends your automobile and you have a fractured bone or other harm.
It is acceptable, nevertheless, if your altered behavior prompts others to alter their own conduct in a way that enhances the situation. This method may be applied in other situations to create a better reaction to a circumstance that might recur in the future.
3 months after:

Since you began working with me, I haven’t experienced ANY flashbacks to the vehicle incidents that I can recall. YAY!! It just doesn’t have the same effect now when I consciously recall one of the accidents.

Video 4: Pain Management

A few days prior to the seminar, I called Shelley to discuss being a demonstration subject for PTSD in order to ensure that her experience was acceptable for the procedure. In two of her eight automobile incidents, she noted at the time that she experienced frontal headache discomfort as a result of closed head injuries, which I presume is the same as or comparable to mild or severe traumatic brain damage (TBI). Her headache was clearly chronic because it was constant.

We attempt to reduce her suffering in a number of ways in this part, which was taped approximately an hour or so after implementing the PTSD treatment.
3 months after:

“That day, I had a headache, but it did get a little better.
I’m taking three Tylenol Extra Strength pain relievers every day the rest of the time IF I get a headache, which usually starts as soon as I wake up. I’m not getting headaches EVERY day, which is AMAZING and I’m VERY Grateful for that.

The movie theater and alternate memory replays are often interventions that are beneficial after executing them in a single session, but pain management techniques frequently need to be performed again whenever necessary in order to become more automatic, which I hadn’t made apparent to Sherrie.

She no longer experiences headaches every day, which suggests that with little effort, it would be able to further reduce and eventually get rid of them. She will practice using the techniques, and I will follow up with her later.

Video 5: Integration of Eye Movement

Using eye movements to voluntarily change a memory is a helpful alternative treatment for PTSD. The Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) method was created by Francine Shapiro and is the most well-known and extensively studied variant of this procedure. Eye Movement Integration Therapy (EMIT), a technique created by Connirae and Steve Andreas, is shown and discussed in this session.

A participant in the demonstration I tried with the group quickly developed extremely strong sentiments of aversion to any eye movements in the left side of her field of vision. This is the first time it has occurred in the approximately 20 years that this technique has been used in trainings and with clients. I thought about continuing the demonstration, but I ultimately decided against it after realizing that it appeared to be connected to unresolved sadness over the loss of a close friend many years previously. I told the group that I didn’t want to push her and that I needed more information first.

I spoke with her several times over the course of the next several days and gave her some ideas for independent experiments she might conduct to learn more about this. She shared what she had learned with us on the fourth day of the course, giving us at least a basic knowledge of what was happening. This paragraph is put here because it directly relates to the conversation concerning my choice to halt the process. See the snippets from my 1993 demonstration with a Vietnam Veteran for an example of how an EMIT session often unfolds.

Integral Eye Movement Therapy (IEMT), a condensed version of EMIT created by Andrew T. Austin, is simple to include with other therapy modalities. This strategy was plainly demonstrated by Austin in a YouTube video, not by me.

Eye Movement Integration: Additional Discussion in Video 6

A report from Michelle on her continuing investigation of her experience captured on the last day of the training is followed by more conversation following the exercise.

3 months after:

The same.

The Decision Destroyer: Demonstration (Video 7)

The second day’s morning begins with over 18 minutes with a variety of training-related questions. Around 17:30, the demonstration gets started.

In this approach, we create a life-altering event that comes before a painful time or event, preparing them for it and making it easier to deal with what happens afterwards. This technique is especially helpful for abuse or other issues that have consistently happened over time (in contrast to a single event).

There are four crucial requirements for this unique, life-altering experience:

Before the catastrophic incident or era, it takes place at a certain time and location.
The customer selects the content, which may be favorable or bad while it occurs but has a beneficial effect on outcomes when recalled.
To make it as comparable to other recalled incidents in the client’s life as possible, it is quite detailed.
Once the memory is finished, it is portrayed in the same submodalities as a fulfilling experience that the client had in their life.

After finishing this recollection, the client is requested to bring it with them as they quickly advance through time to the present, allowing the memory to alter any subsequent events that are pertinent, and then to envision themselves continuing into the future while carrying this memory with them.
3 months after:

“My concern over money problems used to keep me up at night, and occasionally I would wake up in the middle of the night with a racing heart.
I no longer suffer even moderate anxiety, and this has spread to other parts of my life. I still have little worries on a daily basis, but they no longer control me, and I no longer feel the physical symptoms of worry.
Both my spouse and daughter have seen a significant change. So many things that used to have a “hook” on me are just gone; I truly feel like a different (and happy) person.

Discussion about video 8 of “The Decision Destroyer”

Following the presentation, there is a thorough description of the process’s several components and how each one helps to increase its efficacy.

Personal Boundaries (Video 9)

Each of us has an internal mental border that shields us from outside invasions. Few of us have looked closely at our boundaries to determine how well they work; instead, they are learnt and formed intuitively. We can find improvements by experimenting with alternatives in the situations when we require protection, and these improvements will naturally affect how we see the outside world.

Someone who has spent a lot of time in a very risky scenario, such as combat, would often develop a boundary that results in a lightning-quick response to any threat, which is totally acceptable in that context.
This hair-trigger barrier stops working when they return to civilian life, which might lead to repeated outbursts of fury and violence that are “completely out of proportion” to the triggers.

The guide also explains how to spot and adjust any internal limits that exist within the body. Although we ran out of time during the training to show this, the instructions are clear, and chapter 13 of the book Transforming Yourself contains more explanation. (This technique is also seen in the program Releasing PTSD: The Client Sessions with an Iraq veteran.)

Follow-up:

Ronit claimed proof of a shift in her behavior toward a person she was having trouble with shortly after the demonstration. She stated, “The boundaries process truly helped, it’s an inner anchor now, something I take with me,” three months later.

Video 10: Dealing with Grief

In Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1979, Don was taking part in a march against the Ku Klux Klan when the group suddenly materialized and began firing at the demonstrators. In addition to Don being shot, several of his companions perished.
I guided him through the grieving process because, although he had previously utilized the movie theater process on the situation as a whole, he hadn’t dealt with his grief for losing his buddies.

Despite the fact that this was effective, Sandy, one of Don’s pals, who had a hole in her forehead and was laying dead in a pool of blood, continued to haunt Don. Therefore, we once more applied the same processing to this image. This illustration shows how a person’s experience can be made up of a variety of elements and how crucial it is to separate them out so that each issue can be treated using the proper procedure.
(In the program Releasing PTSD: The Client Sessions, the Resolving Grief technique is also presented with an Iraq veteran.)

3 months after:

“These days, when I think about Sandy, I envision a life-size, animated version of her in her kitchen, preparing dinner and chatting with my wife and me. That image just conveys a nice and enjoyable memory; it is devoid of any melancholy.

I used to wall off that incident before working with Steve, keeping it in a location where I didn’t have to think about it. Now I can remember it and discuss it without feeling that intense pain, not just for Sandy but also for the other four people who died that day (in fact, I knew a few of them better than I knew Sandy). Steve instructed me to take the image I was seeing, adjust its brightness and contrast, relocate it a considerable distance away, and “fix it there with Velcro.” I can still see it if I want to, but it doesn’t disturb me. It has remained there.

Video 11: Spinning Feelings to Reduce Anxiety

This technique, which Richard Bandler first developed, is particularly effective for anxiety or any other intense emotion, making it a valuable tool for achieving a range of change work results. One of the most trustworthy and straightforward techniques is this one.
(In the program Releasing PTSD: The Client Sessions, this technique is also used to illustrate fury and rage with an Iraq veteran.)

Jane’s 3-month follow-up:

“The adjustments we made to reduce anxiety are still in effect and are effective. If I feel that way, I quickly calm down and keep picturing the glistening blue spiral.

After Jane’s demonstration, I applied the same technique to a career soldier who had experienced 22 years of poor sleep. He would stay awake for three or four days before finally becoming so exhausted that he would fall into a fitful sleep, occasionally waking up in a cold sweat and imagining someone at the foot of his bed. He would occasionally stay awake longer and take an Ambien. His wife claimed that despite falling asleep soundly, he would scream and shout the whole night.

He preferred not to be seen on camera, so we recorded his session on audio only. The next day, we recorded his report, in which he stated that he had used the technique twice and slept soundly, getting up once at 3:20 in the morning to use the restroom before returning to bed for the rest of the night.

vet checkup after three months:

Prior to two weeks following the training, he experienced two difficult emergencies: his mother was admitted to the hospital with heart problems, and a son-in-law was found to have a brain tumor. My head is running a hundred miles an hour,” he claims.

It’s chaotic, a lot of problems are converging, and it’s difficult to get a good night’s sleep. When I am really exhausted, I use medication and self-medicate.

That is what I refer to as “overwhelm,” and it is common of many insomniacs. I provide some solutions for this in a blog article on “overcoming overload.” I believe it will likely take care of it, especially when used in conjunction with the lowering pace technique for anxiety. I’ll check in with him later to see what we can do to help him resume his normal sleeping patterns.

Transforming a Troublesome Internal Voice (Video 12)

Internal critical voices are a major aspect of schizophrenia and a trigger for a variety of issues, including poor self-esteem, despair, and addictions. Most individuals strive to tune out voices or to silence the “chattering monkey mind,” but these efforts are rarely fruitful or long-lasting.

On the other hand, if you pay close attention to the voice and learn more about it, you may get to know it and turn it into a helpful ally. The method used in this example is a thorough approach to do it. (This technique is also seen in the program Releasing PTSD: The Client Sessions with an Iraq veteran.)

3 months after:

“I have observed a significant difference in the once critical inner voice. I’m feeling much more loving and accepting of myself. My body image has altered significantly, and for the first time in as long as I can remember, I feel content with my body just the way it is.
So many things that used to have a “hook” on me are just gone; I truly feel like a different (and happy) person.

Resolving Anxiety Temp Shift in Video 13

Video 14: Aligning Perceptual Positions to Define Relationships

Sorting out our experience and making relationships clearer may be done by aligning our perceptions.

In each engagement with another person, we can adopt one of three basic stances. We can adopt the Self position, where we are looking through our own eyes, the Objective Observer position, where we are looking at both ourselves and the other person from a distance, or the Position of the Other person we are connecting to. These jobs are all useful in various ways.

In the Self position, we are completely aware of our own needs; in the Observer position, we can objectively discover how we look to others; and in the Other position, we can significantly increase our awareness of what another person is experiencing. If we can swiftly change our positions, we may benefit from the knowledge we get from each one and respond to the situation with balance.

Even while we can all naturally occupy all three positions, our usage of each one might not be equally balanced.
Spending too much time in the Self stance might make us haughty and unsympathetic. Spending too much time in the Observer posture might cause us to become emotionless and robotic. And if we overspend

Spending too much time in the other person’s shoes can cause us to lose touch with our own wants and feelings, which is frequently referred to as becoming co-dependent or intertwined with someone else.

Even worse, we could find ourselves a little confused, taking into account other people’s emotions in our own, passing judgment in our role as observers, or even hearing our own voices in other roles. It is quite challenging to settle disputes and deal with ordinary occurrences when our experience is even somewhat jumbled in this way.

Aligning Perceptual Positions is a strategy for organizing our experience to make relationships and who is who in it clear.

3-Month Review

“I see that I am more inclined to take a step back and evaluate my interactions with people after the treatment. When engaging with people, I am less prone to get caught up in my own issues, and the distortions that I discussed in the session are less frequent. I am more likely to picture coming face to face with individuals because of the lack of distortions, or at least the comparative lack of distortions.
Despite the fact that I haven’t spent much time with my brother, I am more likely to recall that this is just who he is since his image is no longer inflated. I appreciate the wonderful experience.

Setting Perceptual Positions in Harmony

Forgiveness: Conquering Anger in Video 15

Anger resolution follows a similar path as sorrow resolution. The individual will have a full-body experience of forgiveness when the picture of what makes them angry is placed in the site of an experience of forgiveness. However, the main challenge is to address these concerns because most individuals have several, and occasionally very severe, objections to doing this.

Anger is a defense mechanism against the hurt being done again. Whenever someone objects, they invariably mention the necessity for protection if they were to let go of their rage.
For example, “If I forgave him, then he may hurt me again.” or “If I forgave her, it would suggest that I’m a wimp, or that I condone what she did.” are common objections.

If someone wants to get forgiveness, they must address these obstacles, even if it is often exceedingly difficult or even impossible to do so. You may read this free essay on forgiveness for further information on the procedure, including how to address concerns.

Resolving Shame: Discussion in Video 16

I had chosen as my demonstration subject a woman who had experienced sexual assault as a youngster and was ashamed of it.
We had a brief phone conversation during which I had made it obvious that we would be working in front of the group and being recorded. But it soon became clear that she hadn’t imagined how being so openly scrutinized would bring about the same humiliation we would be coping with.
When she first entered the room from the back, even before going up to the front to work with me, someone later remarked on how horrified she appeared.

I worked with her for around 23 minutes before granting her request to end again after understanding that it was difficult to continue in the public setting. In the past, I have easily displayed the humiliation process in front of others, but in this instance, her emotions were too strong. I am unable to share this section of the video because she did not sign a release form.
A verbatim transcript of a session with long-term follow-up is available for free in a free article on my website, and there is a video of snippets from a public demonstration on YouTube as an alternative.
There is also access to the video from which this transcript was derived.

I then had a discussion with the group about what had transpired.

Video 17: Getting Rid of Guilt

Guilt occurs from going against your own morals in a way that negatively impacts another person. (In contrast, regret occurs when you act in a way that goes against your own principles and causes you suffering.)

It’s critical to recognize your errors so that you can move past them and prevent hurting others in the future. However, a lot of individuals choose to wallow in their negative emotions and remember the past rather than drawing lessons from it to improve themselves moving forward.

Self-forgiveness is another way to explain resolving guilt. The ability to commit to taking remedial action in the future may be built on the basis of balance and acceptance that everyone always makes the best decision that is available to them at any given time (no matter how poorly that decision turns out to be).

The Brooklyn Project, a thorough program created by Rick Gray for dealing with drug and alcohol problems, was mentioned during this session. Email RM****@fd*.edu for a free copy of this software.

Video 18: Juggling Remorse

It is difficult to live a life free of regret because every time you make a choice between two options, there is a chance that you may later regret it. And regardless of how fantastic a choice ends up being, you can always think about how an alternative choice may have been even better.
While some people torture themselves with regret, others are often at ease with the outcomes of their decisions.

Regret can be expressed for either actions you took or ones you refrained from taking. In most cases, regret about what you did is quite precise because the results are already known.
However, since the results are far more speculative and unpredictable, regret about what you didn’t do is more likely to be less explicit.

Every regret is really about both what you did and didn’t do since once you pick one option, you have to give up another.
Even when we concentrate on one, the other is constantly in our peripheral vision.
Achieving balance requires paying attention to the effects of both your actions and inactions.

3 months later:

“The decision-making procedure was nice, but before I could act, I had additional problems to address. I appreciate everything, and I had a great time during the seminar.

Salepage : Steve Andreas – PTSD Full Training