MANFIELD'S FLASH TECHNIQUE DEMONSTRATION 1/15/24
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- TAKING THE DISTURBANCE OUT OF DISTURBING MEMORIES:
A New Paradigm
Monday, January 15, 2024
The current paradigm for conventionally recommended "Evidence-Based Psychotherapies" (EBP's) for trauma and PTSD assumes that conscious exposure to the memory, even if titrated in small doses, is necessary,
While effective in some cases, such exposure therapy can be distressing, which creates problems with treatment acceptance and has potential for re-traumatization.
Four neurobiological research labs over the past 10 years have demonstrated that "Exposure" can be effectively delivered Non-consciously-and thus without causing traumatized or phobic people to experience distress. These results also shed additional light on consciousness and resilience.
Flash is now evidence-based and has been taught internationally since 2017 in 6-hour workshops by Phillip Manfield, PhD and Lewis Engel, PhD to over 13,000 EMDR trauma therapists, with 14 peer-reviewed and 2 RCT studies to-date.
See a brief discussion of the Flash Technique here:
• The Flash Technique:
Flash Technique discussion, Drs. David Bullard and Bessel van der Kolk
One person’s experience with the Flash Technique:
“I watched my beloved husband die painfully in the ICU. I have a very vivid visual memory and was concerned that I would not be able to carry the experience. I fortunately received a 30-minute flash therapy session a few days later to help process the memory. Surprisingly, one single session has helped tremendously. One can even feel it working immediately through the session as each time the memory is recalled it is less visceral. I highly recommend the flash therapy technique in addition to regular talk therapy for anyone who is processing a painful traumatic memory.”
Thanks also to the participating therapist.
This is super and exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Dr. Bullard.
Glad it was helpful!
When we are speaking of memory and establishing SUDS of it, can memory be somatic memory presenting in this moment? I am seeing many demos using what it seems chronological or explicit memory. I am asking if implicit memory can be used just as well.
At 4:32 you answer my question by stating "components of memory are physical...". So If my body remembers I can use flash on it. I noticed it should be rather of moderate intensity at most so that I can switch to pleasurable scenario rather quickly.
Glad to hear of your understanding and use of Flash!
He needs to let her talk more so she can focus on the image. He's interrupting too much imo. I think i would be more frustrated if I were his client.
You are absolutely correct that he (Bullard) should or could have spoken less. But it is also important to note that, in general, the idea is not just for the participant to be able to focus on an image or PEF. It has been found that a conversational style actually enhances the effect of the Flash process. This may not be true for everyone, but it seems the goal is more overloading working memory, than having the person be able to quietly focus on their own PEF. The conversational aspect clearly activates additional brain networks which all help to allow for memory reconsolidating to take place.....the correction of the perceptual error of the disturbing aspects of the memory can now be seen from the adult perspective, which in this case yielded more compassion and appropriate sadness for the younger self. My favorite part is what she wrote at the end.