The EMDR Workbook for Complex PTSD (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Discal Srl, 2026
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Paperback. Are emotional flashbacks and chronic shame quietly running your life?You may look functional on the outside, yet inside you feel braced, overwhelmed, disconnected, or ashamed for reasons you cannot fully explain.Maybe this sounds familiar: - You feel like something is fundamentally broken inside you.- Emotions hit fast and take hours, or days, to settle.- You were told it was anxiety or depression, but the label never fully fit.- You lose yourself in relationships, either clinging, pleasing, freezing, or pulling away.- Your childhood feels distant, but your body still reacts like you are back there.- You understand your past intellectually, yet your nervous system still acts as if the danger is not over.That gap is exactly where this workbook begins.Talk therapy may have helped you understand your story. Medication may have softened the edges. Breathing exercises may work until a real trigger appears. But Complex PTSD often lives deeper than insight. It lives in the body, in survival responses, in shame, in dissociation, and in the nervous system patterns that formed long before you had words for them.EMDR, adapted for Complex PTSD, works where trauma is stored: not only in memory, but in the body's alarm system.This workbook is not for passive reading. It is for people ready to slow down, notice what is happening inside, and begin working with the roots of their symptoms instead of only managing the surface.Inside, you will learn: - Why C-PTSD is often mistaken for anxiety, depression, or personality issues- What chronic trauma does to the developing brain and nervous system- How the four survival responses shape identity, relationships, and self-worth- Why shame is not a flaw, but a defense your system learned to use- How emotional flashbacks pull the past into the present- How to use grounding tools when your body feels hijacked- Why your window of tolerance may feel narrow, and how to widen it safely- How internal parts can block healing, protect you, or carry old pain- Why EMDR target selection matters so much in Complex PTSD recovery- What complete processing can feel like when a traumatic memory begins to resolveThis book is for you if: - You have spent years in therapy but still feel stuck underneath- Fawning, freezing, or people-pleasing feel automatic- Shame feels like something you were born with- You struggle to know who you are outside survival mode- You want practical trauma work, not vague inspiration- You are ready to stop living in the past your body keeps replayingHealing from Complex PTSD is not about forcing yourself to "move on." It is about helping your nervous system finally recognize that the past is over.Imagine waking up without constant dread. Feeling anger, sadness, or joy without being swept away. Choosing relationships from safety instead of survival. Meeting the wounded parts of yourself with steadiness instead of fear.You are not broken. Your system adapted. And with the right tools, it can learn something new.Start working with your trauma at the level where it lives, and begin becoming yourself again. Stop managing symptoms and start healing. This interactive guide uses targeted EMDR exercises to help your body finally release the trauma your mind can't forget, and reclaim the person you were meant to be. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- The EMDR Workbook for Complex PTSD (Paperback)
- Author
- Gary Turner
- Publisher
- Discal Srl
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1806478544
- ISBN 13
- 9781806478545
Are emotional flashbacks and chronic shame running your life without you even realizing it?
Does Any of This Sound Familiar?- You feel like something is fundamentally broken inside you, not around you.
- You're always braced for something to go wrong, even when everything is fine.
- Emotions hit without warning and take hours, or days, to settle.
- You've been told you have depression or anxiety, but the label never quite fit.
- You lose yourself in relationships, either clinging or pushing people away.
- Your childhood feels distant, but your body still reacts like you're back there.
- Talk therapy helped you understand your story, but the triggers kept firing anyway.
- Antidepressants softened the edges without reaching what was underneath.
- Breathing exercises work until something real sets you off.
- EMDR, adapted specifically for Complex PTSD, works where the trauma actually lives: in the nervous system.
But First, a Warning
This workbook is not for people looking to read about healing without doing any of it. The exercises here ask for honesty, slowness, and courage. If you're ready to stop managing symptoms and start moving through the roots, this is the right book.Here's what you'll finally understand:
- Why you feel like more than one person inside, and the dissociation theory that explains it (Page 35)
- The four survival responses, including the one nobody talks about, and how yours became your identity (Page 29)
- What chronic trauma does to the developing brain and why thinking differently was never going to be enough (Page 23)
- Why C-PTSD is often misdiagnosed as anxiety or a personality disorder, and how that kept you from the right help (Page 20)
- How to use the COPS grounding protocol when the past suddenly feels like right now (Page 74)
- The counterintuitive reason your window of tolerance is narrower than it should be, and how to widen it safely (Page 49)
- The Loving Eyes Protocol for making contact with the internal parts that block your healing (Page 77)
- Why EMDR target selection is the most underestimated phase of the entire protocol (Page 85)
- The cognitive interweave technique that unsticks processing when your system shuts down mid-session (Page 118)
- What complete processing actually feels like, and how to know a traumatic memory is truly resolved (Page 107)
- The real reason shame is a defense, not a flaw, and how EMDR reaches it where talk therapy cannot (Page 127)
- How trauma organized your relationships and what renegotiating closeness looks like in practice (Page 141)
This Book Is For You If...
- You've spent years in therapy without touching what's underneath.
- Fawning, freezing, or people-pleasing feel more like reflexes than choices.
- You struggle to know who you are outside of survival mode.
- Shame feels like something you were born with, not something that happened to you.
- You're done reading about healing and ready to actually do it.
- You want to stop living in the past your body refuses to let go of.
Ready to stop surviving and start becoming yourself again?
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