Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of therapy used for PTSD sufferers which links eye movements to how the brain process memories. Photo: Shutterstock Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of therapy used for PTSD sufferers which links eye movements to how the brain process memories. Photo: Shutterstock
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of therapy used for PTSD sufferers which links eye movements to how the brain process memories. Photo: Shutterstock
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How EMDR got a cancer patient through chemotherapy worry-free – in fact, she almost looked forward to sessions

  • EMDR, or eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing, is a relatively new form of therapy used for PTSD sufferers
  • Breast cancer survivor Priya Menon says she felt no fear nor anxiety throughout her course of chemotherapy thanks to the therapy

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Yasmin Hingun
Yasmin Hingun

Updated: 10:14am, 13 Jul, 2020

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Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of therapy used for PTSD sufferers which links eye movements to how the brain process memories. Photo: Shutterstock Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of therapy used for PTSD sufferers which links eye movements to how the brain process memories. Photo: Shutterstock
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of therapy used for PTSD sufferers which links eye movements to how the brain process memories. Photo: Shutterstock
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