The past few years have created feelings of unease and stress for many of us. Life was turned upside down almost overnight and, despite the uncertainty, many people focused their attention on their mental health – specifically, mental health at home. With a very simple strategy, one so easy that children can do it too, people were finding that they could calm themselves and wash away anxiety. How were people doing this? through a soothing technique, that you can do anywhere, called havening.
When my husband experiences stress, he can often be found rubbing his face with his hands.
Fix my mind provides rapidly effective, premium & personalised therapy to clients in london and nationwide. Below are some details about what exactly havening techniques® are & how they can work. *we have 25 years experience helping clients be more of who they want to be. David shephard is one the world’s most experienced master trainer’s & practitioner’s of nlp and is president of one of the leading bodies, the abh-anlp & sits on the board of another, the abnlp. James mallinson was trained by david, and is a very skilled master practitioner of nlp. So you will be in incredibly safe and capable hands.
What it’s used for
Havening, is an alternative therapy developed by ronald ruden and his brother steve ruden; it relies on "amygdala depotentiation" that purportedly can help people with psychological problems, particularly those related to phobias, post-traumatic stress and anxiety.
“havening, the transitive verb of the word haven, means to put into a safe place. ”
"havening touch" is claimed to elicit delta brain waves and to act directly on receptors in the brain where trauma is believed to be stored, to down regulate the emotional charge, mostly while the client is distracted. This means the client does not have to stay in, or talk about, upsetting events or feelings.
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Does it actually work?
This works well for a wild stallion feeling dread upon entering a box canyon similar to the one from which it narrowly escaped being cornered by a pack of hungry wolves four years ago. Best to exit both fast and furiously. But maybe not so much for the young account manager who inexplicably experiences intractable distress upon entering a generously proportioned dining room. Unfortunately for her the rectangular space with a large table and numerous chairs bares enough of a resemblance to the boardroom where she was mercilessly humiliated by a bellicose superior that it triggers the template carefully preserved to viscerally warn her of danger in such places.
We will first chat about the situation you would like to change, and see whether havening can help. Once we agree to work together, the painful memory is briefly activated, gentle touch is applied to the hands, arms and face and distraction exercises are used. This creates the necessary conditions in the brain to remove the receptors that trigger distressing emotions and physical content of a trauma-based memory. If you don’t feel comfortable disclosing some the content of an event, i do not need to know all the details. Take-away: you can be shown how to do self-havening at home whenever required.
Like every healing method, the havening techniques have possible side effects, especially if you are dealing with some severe trauma or a psychological disorder. If that’s the case, it’s recommended to use the modality only with a professional mental health care provider, fully trained and certified in the havening techniques. The side effects can result from bringing to the surface forgotten unresolved memories. Potential risks with using the havening techniques include: in-session crying, anger, and physical movements post-havening lightheadedness rarely a temporary worsening of symptoms or emotional numbing this said, in general, the havening technique is perfectly safe.
Every healing method has side effects and it is possible to experience negative side effects with the havening techniques. Potential risks with using the havening techniques include in-session abreactions (crying, anger, physical movements), post-havening lightheadedness and rarely, a worsening of symptoms or emotional numbing 3. These last two effects can be a consequence of bringing to awareness long since forgotten but biologically active memories 3. These should be treated by a qualified mental health care practitioner. In addition, highly traumatized individuals who use anger as a defense may become agitated by the premature removal of their protective anger and may increase their distress.