EMDR therapy, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, is like a very special video game for your brain.
Have you ever seen a tennis match? You know how the ball goes back and forth, back and forth, from one side to the other?
EMDR is kind of like that, but with your eyes. Sometimes, people have bad and scary memories, just like nightmares, which they can't forget. And these memories make them feel sad, scared, or angry. EMDR helps these people to look at these bad memories in a safe way so they don't feel that bad anymore.
Think of EMDR as a superhero whose superpower is to lessen the power of these bad memories. The person doing EMDR will follow a light or a sound with their eyes from one side to the other (like the tennis game) while thinking about the scary memory. This helps change the way the memory feels, making it less scary.
In the end, EMDR helps turn those scary dreams into just regular stories. So people feel happier and it's easier for them to go on with their daily stuff just like going to school, playing with friends, or eating their favorite ice cream!
