Performance AnxietyEMDR is effective for performance anxiety. It helps to release negative imagery and thinking which becomes tied to performance anxiety. How one experiences the act of performing is influenced by early experiences dating back to childhood which formed the foundation of later performance experiences. Early difficult social experiences with young friends and in school are key to creating performance and social anxiety. When things go wrong with emotional interactions with parents and in early group experiences at school and in play groups a template is created for how one perceives oneself in relation to others....
As EMDR addresses present day performance anxiety the client often brings up humiliation memories or other memories of negative responses from care givers. The bilateral movements, memory taxation techniques and verbal processing help to neutralize the negative identifications . |
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