Marked alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with the traumatic event(s), beginning or worsening after the traumatic event(s) occurred, as evidence by two (or more) of the following: Persistent inability to experience positive emotions (e.g., inability to experience happiness, satisfaction, or loving feelings).Į.

Feelings of detachment or estrangement from others.

Markedly diminished interest or participation in significant activities. Persistent negative emotion state (e.g., fear, horror, anger, guilt, or shame). Persistent, distorted cognitions about the cause or consequences of the traumatic event(s) that lead the individual to blame himself/herself or others. Persistent and exaggerated negative beliefs or expectations about oneself, others, or the world (e.g., “I am bad,” “No one can be trusted,” “The world is completely dangerous,” “My whole nervous system is permanently ruined”). Inability to remember an important aspect of the traumatic event(s) (typically due to dissociative amnesia and not to other factors such as head injury, alcohol, or drugs). Negative altercations in cognitions and mood associated with the traumatic event(s), beginning or worsening after the traumatic event(s) occurred, as evidenced by two (or more) of the following: With patience and a gentle approach, this modality creates a calming shift in a brief amount of time.'ĭ. I am pleased with how quickly symptoms reduce or vanish entirely with my clients - I am a daily EFT tapper.ĭo not start with traumatic events directly but rather with emotions, bodily sensations, and tap on those. It's been an authorized treatment for war veterans with PTSD, and it's demonstrated some benefits as a treatment for anxiety, depression, and physical pain. Avoidance of or efforts to avoid external reminders (people, places, conversations, activities, objects, situations) that arouse distressing memories, thoughts, or feelings about or closely associated with the traumatic event(s).ĮFT tapping is used to restore balance to disrupted energy. Avoidance of or efforts to avoid distressing memories, thoughts, or feelings about or closely associated with the traumatic event(s). Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumatic event(s), beginning after the traumatic event(s) occurred, as evidenced by one or both of the following: Marked psychological reactions to internal or external cues that symbolize or resemble an aspect of the traumatic event(s).Ĭ. Intense or prolonged psychological distress at exposure to internal or external cues that symbolize or resemble an aspect of the traumatic event(s). (Such reactions may occur on a continuum, with the most extreme expression being a complete loss of awareness of present surroundings.) Dissociative reactions (e.g., flashbacks) in which the individual feels or acts as if the traumatic event(s) were recurring. Recurrent distressing dreams in which the content and/or affect of the dream are related to the traumatic event(s).

Recurrent, involuntary, and intrusive distressing memories of the traumatic event(s). Presence of one (or more) of the following intrusion symptoms associated with the traumatic event(s), beginning after the traumatic event(s) occurred:

Note: Criterion A4 does not apply to exposure through electronic media, television, movies, or pictures, unless this exposure is work related.ī.

Experiencing repeated or extreme exposure to aversive details of the traumatic event(s) (e.g., first responders collecting human remains police officers repeatedly exposed to details of child abuse). In cases of actual or threatened death of family member or friend, the event(s) must have been violent or accidental. Learning that the traumatic event(s) occurred to a close family member or close friend. Witnessing, in person, the event(s) as it occurred to others. Directly experiencing the traumatic event(s).

Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence in one (or more) of the following ways:

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