A HOPEFUL NOTE TO THOSE CONCERNED WITH
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY FROM DR. DAVID GRAND

Do uneasy feelings of depression and anxiety follow you like a dark shadow? Have you, or a loved one, sunk so deep into depression that years, even decades, of talk therapy has yielded only limited results? Does medication offer some relief but leave you with a nagging feeling it isn't the whole answer? Does it seem sometimes that depression and anxiety will be your constant companions, holding you back from living your life to the fullest? Thankfully, there's a bright ray of hope for people living with the darkness of depression and the vise grip of anxiety. It is a powerful technique called EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprogramming) and is described in my new book EMOTIONAL HEALING AT WARP SPEED: THE POWER OF EMDR (Harmony/Crown, August 21, 2001) Far more than a theoretical book, I wrote this powerful text to serve as a door opener to introduce this process that dramatically speeds the healing of depression and anxiety. In this breakthrough book, the first comprehensive overview of EMDR written for the layperson and professional alike, I share stories of hope, recovery and healing. I share the wisdom of patients who, thanks to this rapid, effective, permanent healing technique, are living the rich, full lives they never imagined possible, filled with anxiety-free days and restful nights.

EMOTIONAL HEALING AT WARP SPEED: THE POWER OF EMDR tells the story of a new (discovered 14 years ago) therapy method called EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - please don't be put off by the name, it's actually quite peaceful and gentle) a fast, deep, effective therapy method that heals depression, anxiety and trauma conditions.

When I trained in EMDR 8 years ago, I was already a successful therapist of 17 years. From the first EMDR session I shared with my patients I knew I had found what all of us seek a shortcut to healing, the fast track to wholeness and health. I was, and remain, amazed at the changes I saw then, and still see everyday, happening in front of my eyes, sometimes in a single session! Even today, after working with thousands of patients with this technique it never ceases to thrill me when I see the speed and depth of the healing this work provides.

In EMOTIONAL HEALING AT WARP SPEED I explain, in simple easy-to-read language, just what EMDR is, how it works, the innovative applications I've developed for its use and, in short, how the impossible is now possible. There are countless, riveting stories of people stuck in misery, breaking free and healing at Warp Speed. Here are just a few:

Read about Philip the Lawyer (page 39) who, mired in the guilt, shame and anxiety that churned in his stomach, was trapped in a mental distortion that constantly told him he was "incompetent". In eight EMDR sessions he found what he had lost, a sense of self-esteem and feelings of competency. With his new found confidence he was able to let his chronic depression, hypersensitivity to criticism and sense that he was bad go from his life, for good for very, very good.

Follow how, in only six sessions, Polly the College Student (page 42) took back her power over her own life and walked away from a series of self-defeating relationships and her belief "I don't deserve anything good", moving on rapidly from years of guilt and shame. In a matter of weeks Polly turned her life around, finding herself speeding her way to a healthy new life, instead of constantly driving down one-way streets.

In Jim: Escape From The Pit (page 139) you will find out how Jim's childhood abuse led to a lifetime anger outbursts, inability to trust and fears of abandonment, which bore down on him and led him to fall into a "pit of depression". Three months of EMDR offered what decades of therapy had failed to accomplish a permanent escape from the pain of the pit, and a new life filled with trust, joy and security.

And find out how Stella, in Stella and the Primal Scene (page 134), finally broke through to discover the source of her lifelong panic and claustrophobia in 10 short EMDR sessions. Not only did Stella get in touch with her pain, she healed it, quickly and effectively, bringing her something shed only dreamt of a life of normal functioning and peace of mind.

It is truly my honor to share this healing method, and some of the countless success stories of people who have experienced it, through my book. It is my sincere desire that you too will find solace, healing and wholeness with this groundbreaking therapeutic method.

In health & healing,
David Grand

P.S. I look forward to hearing from you with any questions, comments, stories and ideas you might have about this powerful work. Please contact me at DGrand1952@aol.com and I will do my best to answer your queries as quickly as possible. If you'd like to arrange interviews, book signings, seminars or demonstrations please contact Laurie Delaney at Lauriedela@aol.com.

EMOTIONAL HEALING AT WARP SPEED:
THE POWER OF EMDR
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EMOTIONAL HEALING AT WARP SPEED: THE POWER OF EMDR
An exciting new book on healing depression and anxiety by David Grand Ph.D.