EMDR: The Breakthrough "Eye Movement" Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma

"I'm only a quarter of the way through this book, but if the therapy holds all the promise portrayed in the stories this author tells, it could be a major breakthrough. For the book, it's an easy read, without a lot of technical detail, and does a great job of describing the therapy and the thought and research behind it in a light and readable style."
~ Written on 2009-12-23

"Excellent introduction and clear and competent explanations of theories, practices, cases, and scripts of EMDR. Marvelous science and even miraculous recoveries of serious varied cases. Greatly appreciated gift of Shapiro and other practicing psychotherapists. EMDR will become a household word. Highly recommended!"
~ Written on 2009-09-25

"I suffer from profound PTSD. In the hopes of getting off the cocktail of drugs I was on, I turned to this book, and a psychologist trained and highly reccomended.

For me, it was a waste of time and money. I strongly urge people suffering to avoid this pap at all costs, This stuff did not work for me, and was a waste of time that could have been used in better therapy.

I still have PTSD, and its getting worse. Please, people, don't repeat my mistake, this book and the theory behind it...is pure psyco-babble.

It is as though the book's sole purpose is to sell books, and hope,
without delivering on the latter."
~ Written on 2009-09-13

"I participated in a test volunteer group for people who wanted to experience EMDR for clinical studies. While I have not been in a combat situation or survived serious life threatening episodes, we were asked to choose a lingering event that caused enough upset and persisted through time. Most of us selected something that we didn't have much luck releasing on our own. So, when EMDR was administered on these memories many of us, including myself, reported relief. I still had the memory of an upsetting event but no longer had the emotions. It was like seeing a movie and having no reactions to it. The EMDR took about 2 or 3 sessions at most and researchers concluded its effectiveness."
~ Written on 2008-12-10

"Medicare needs to pay for this therapy - for all of us, and for all of our veterans with PTSD - can be cured in 3 sessions, on average - rather than 25+ years of suffering - pick one!"
~ Written on 2008-08-29