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Traumatic Incident
Reduction Therapy
| What
is TIR Traumatic Incident Reduction Therapy?
Traumatic
Incident Reduction (TIR) is a new method of
psychotherapy that was developed by Dr. Frank Gerbode, a California psychiatrist.
TIR Traumatic Incident Reduction Therapy is a
procedure that allows a person to desensitize
painful experiences and reduce or eliminate the
negative impact of traumatic, overwhelming events.
How
effective is TIR Traumatic Incident Reduction
Therapy?
TIR Traumatic Incident Reduction Therapy
has been shown to be highly effective in easing the
pain of intense emotional experiences and in
resolving related mental and emotional stresses with
a wide range of people. TIR Traumatic Incident
Reduction Therapy's effectiveness has been
illustrated in a number of research studies (Bisbey,
1995; Figley, in press; Figley & Carbonell,
1995; Gerbode, French & Bisbey, 1993; Gerbode,
French & Van Aggelen, 1990). Research results
indicate that TIR Traumatic Incident Reduction
Therapy is more effective than Direct
Therapeutic Exposure, which is the most
well-researched treatment among traditional methods
for dealing with traumas (Bisbey, 1995).
How
does TIR Traumatic Incident Reduction Therapy help people who have had painful or
overwhelming experiences?
When a
person has a traumatic experience the mind-body
system becomes overwhelmed. The mind begins to
block-out the event in an attempt to moderate the
pain. Then, there is a need to continue keeping the
painful memories and associations blocked-out of
consciousness. This is because the painful event has
not been adequately processed. Since the mind never
processed and defused the experience it remains raw
and sensitive. Anything that reminds a person of
such a painful experience then reactivates the pain
that is connected to it. This is like knocking the
scab off a wound. What is needed in such a situation
is not further avoidance but some means by which the
overly sensitive experience can be desensitized.
When the sensitivity and pain ease then healing can
take place. The mind can review and reprocess the
event. It can gain new perspectives, awareness,
insight and at times bring new meaning to the
experience. This is the goal of TIR Traumatic
Incident Reduction Therapy. This process
can help people resolve their traumas and regain the
comfort that they had prior to their traumatic
events. |
How
does TIR Traumatic Incident Reduction Therapy work?
TIR
Traumatic Incident Reduction Therapy
involves a very specific but fairly simple procedure
that helps people resolve painful incidents. The
first step is to identify a traumatic incident.
Next, we identify when it happened, how long it
lasted and where you were at the time. Then you will
be asked to imagine going to the start of that
incident. The starting point is that moment just
before the upsetting event began. Once at the
starting point you will close your eyes, report what
you are aware of and then imagine moving through the
incident until it is over. At the end of the
incident you will open your eyes and report what
happened as you moved through it.
After
the therapist makes a few notes about what you
experienced, you will be asked to repeat the process
of going back to the beginning of the incident,
moving through it in your mind to the end and
reporting what happened. You will repeat this
process of reviewing the incident multiple times
(often 5 to 25). With each subsequent reviewing:
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you will notice or remember different things,
- you may release pint-up emotions,
- your feelings and sensations will start to change,
- the incident will become less disturbing
- you'll gain a deeper insight into the experience
- and ultimately you may revise the meaning
associated with the event.
This
method of reviewing the trauma facilitates the mind
to desensitize the pain, reprocess the event and
enables you to move toward recovery. By the end of
the process you should be able to talk about the
incident and either feel completely comfortable or
much improved.
TIR
Traumatic Incident Reduction Therapy can
also be used to work with a general theme such as
"feeling emotionally abandoned". In
thematic TIR Traumatic Incident Reduction Therapy, incidents related to the theme are
identified and resolved one by one until you work
your way back to the root or core incident. Once the
core incident and anything else that triggers the
pain are treated, the theme no longer has power over
your life. TIR Traumatic Incident Reduction Therapy is a proven method for bring relief
and healing. |
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