Has a car accident left you struggling with overwhelming anxiety? The aftermath of such a traumatic event can take a toll on your mental and emotional well-being. If you're dealing with:
Living with post-car accident anxiety can be like carrying a heavy burden. It's as if every aspect of your life is overshadowed by the traumatic event. Avoidance behaviors can limit your freedom and isolate you from the world. Extreme mood changes and detachment from loved ones can leave you feeling like a stranger in your own life. Flashbacks can transport you back to the terrifying moment, robbing you of peace and joy. And the frustration and anger can become all-consuming, adding to your distress.
Imagine a life where you:
At Long Island EMDR, we specialize in evidence-based therapies, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), designed to help you overcome post-car accident anxiety. Our experienced therapists offer EMDR intensives, allowing for more rapid results and flexible scheduling to accommodate your busy life.
Our brain likes to "code" things. If we experience trauma our brain codes that experience and all things associated with it as threats. There are some problems with this coding though. For example, let's say you were hit by a blue car. Now every time you see a blue car, you get muscle tightness, and begin experiencing anxiety- but blue cars in and of themselves are not threats. EMDR takes the traumatic event stored in the "emotional" part of our brains and assists in making connecting with the "logical" reasoning part of our brain. This way the memory is stored more accurately and we do not experience the physical anxiety symptoms that occur when the memory is stored and processed inaccurately.
Don't let the trauma of a car accident continue to control your life. You have the power to heal and thrive once more. Reach out to us for a consultation, and let's begin your journey toward a life free from anxiety and PTSD. You deserve to live without fear and embrace the peace and joy that awaits you. Take that courageous step towards recovery today.