Re:How long?

As people start getting past the immediate emergency/survival period, they may begin to choose a form of debriefing or other processing of traumatic responses. EMDR is one effective means of doing that and there is a protocol for its use in the near term (the protocol for trauma processing after a few months time is somewhat different).

We might all remember that all of us, not just those in NYC or Washington who have lost loved ones -- are at risk for post traumatic responses to one degree or another, whether it is a loss of previously held beliefs of safety, or the shattering of other assumptions -- even the notion that our infrastructure will stay put, that buildings stay erected.
For others, clearly, the trauma is much more profound. For some, far away from Ground Zero, this shakes up all there dormant unresolved traumata from prior events, sometimes early in life, sometimes later. The issues are often the same -- helplessness, grief, shame, terror, etc.

In short, for those with traumatic sequelae, EMDR can be of help at any time.

HAP, the Humanitarian Assistance Program, is currently planning to mobilize its own relief efforts of volunteers. Dr. Shapiro was working on that today when I checked in with her. Big job.

Peace,

Sandra Paulsen Inobe, PhD
Fair Oaks, CA

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