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The Rewind Technique!

Treatment for PTSD, Phobias and More.

I decided to invest in this qualification for my clients because when I came across the course I was instantly curious as to how you could potentially treat PTSD in one session.

And yes, though some more conventional therapists would say you can’t treat PTSD that quickly, you actually can. After all, how long does it take to become traumatised? A split-second in some cases. So why shouldn’t the reverse be true? Because we know that your brain really is that smart, and it learns fast, bad or good.

With RTT, we are advised that PTSD will generally take around 3 sessions, depending on the complexity of the problem. Remember, RTT works mainly on the concept that feelings/habits/behaviours follow thought for most issues. And it works exceptionally well, and quickly, for most people.

It shares some similarity with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in that sense. The principle of the method is on diverting/changing/interrupting the faulty thinking.

But the Rewind works on the theory that in PTSD and phobias, there is a feeling or emotion before there is a chance for a conscious thought.

Basically, the amygdala in the brain has issued a threat alert with not a moment’s notice, and it believes a feeling or action is vital to your immediate physical safety before you can even think about it.

Faulty Pattern Matching in Trauma

Basically, your amygdala is making a faulty pattern match based on a memory that should have been safely filed away in the neocortex, but instead is being kept close at hand, like a fresh memory happening every time. A faulty pattern match would be a car back-firing and being mistaken by the brain for a gunshot, for example. It’s a similar noise but a very different reality.

In trauma, you are hyper-alert, hyper-vigilant, because your brain is always anticipating that threat. That memory is stuck fast there in the feeling brain. So what we need to do with therapy, is find a way to move the traumatic memory or experience from the amygdala (part of the limbic system which is responsible for threat, memory, and survival instincts) to the neocortex, where that same memory will be correctly catalogued as something that happened in the past. That can be reflected on with curiousity, as something that once happened to us, but won’t necessarily ever happen again.

Or if we do encounter a similar scenario, such as a phobia, that we will have a different response, something leaning closer to ambivalence; be aware that it was something that once affected us in a certain way, and how interesting that now it doesn’t?

When I was doing the course, I couldn’t help but think of the end of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The battle to the death with the Basilisk, Ginny passed out, Harry poisoned by venom, and still managing to despatch Voldemort’s school-age Tom Riddle horcrux, which had been trying to escape from the pages of a diary. And Harry luckily being cured by Phoenix tears, with not a moment to lose.

Harry looks at Ginny Weasley and says with finality, ‘It’s alright Ginny. It’s over. It’s just a memory.’

I don’t mean that analogy flippantly. But the ‘it’s just a memory’ struck me. You have already done the hard part, you have done the surviving, even if it was an unbelievably terrible experience. You have already beaten it. Now you just need to stop the suffering.

Embedded Trauma

‘Just a memory’ in a decisive, I dealt with that like a boss way, is what you have the right to feel like after a period of time following trauma, but we all respond differently and some people will need help to resolve these issues.

There is nothing to be ashamed about if you are suffering from PTSD or a phobia, or even prolonged grief, and no comparison should be made with anyone else who has dealt differently with the same situation.

When something traumatic happens, being debriefed immediately can embed that terror into the brain. Especially if someone is being bombarded to express how they feel in that moment.

What is better is if after the event, they are encouraged to say what happened, in a more matter-of-fact dissection of the scenario, rather than focusing on the feelings they felt in the thick of it. Focusing on the feelings and the level of threat they felt can actually be re-traumatising.

Where CBT might not be the best course of treatment

CBT is not the best course for treating PTSD and phobia because it relies on you having a thought about the situation first, and that is not what is happening. You are having that immobilising, fight/flight/freeze and even fawn - bodily sensation first. Google fight/flight/freeze/fawn if you want a full explanation. They are all responses to threat or the need to survive.

The Rewind Technique works on dissociating that memory as being something that is fresh and happening now, instead sending it to the recesses of the past where it belongs.

It is gentle, non-invasive. We don’t even need a full rundown of all the details of the problem in order to be able to help you. We just need a brief framework and a number from you, on a scale of one to ten, what thinking about that situation, for just a few moments, leaves you feeling like.

How do I experience the Rewind Technique?

You experience the technique from a place of deep relaxation, a place of your choosing where you know you can stay calm and relaxed, a place that is special to you, and from there you get to view the memory like it is happening on a television set in the distance, and you are safely distanced while we guide you through the process to achieve the outcome you want to have. To rewind that trauma or fear for you.

There are some statistics on its effectiveness that you may want to view on The Rewind Spell page. For some clients, it may even work hand in hand with RTT to great effect. I am currently figuring out what a combined package of therapy would look like. But I am very excited to be offering both.

I feel together that they offer a really broad spectrum of help that I can now offer to you with total confidence.

If you are interested in both therapies and not sure which is the right fit. (the rewind can even be used for things like depression and long-standing emotional abuse) then either give me a call on 07977 600288, book a free 30 minute, Your Time, My Magic Call, or drop me an email via the contact page or just plain email me at anna@charmedlifetherapy.co.uk So many ways to get some great free advice!

I can’t wait to see what results I get for my clients from this brilliant new offering.

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About Me

Hello, I’m Anne-Marie. I am a RTT Practitioner, Romance Author, Championship Dog Show Judge.

I have a lot going on! But my primary focus is helping people achieve their personal and professional goals, whatever they may be. If you’re struggling, I am the kind of person you want in your corner.

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