TIRCIA · E-book · English
What is wrong with me?
Maybe I’m just a bit cracked!
A booklet to read at your own pace, to understand trauma, the brain and the body, and how EMDR can help. Putting words to reactions that seemed incomprehensible often brings relief, and helps you find your way during therapy.
01 · Who it is for
For anyone who wonders “why can’t I just move on?”
For people whose reactions feel beyond their control: a fear that rises for no obvious reason, images that keep coming back, a tense or painful body. The booklet shows that these reactions have an explanation.
Written as a patient booklet, it suits people starting or going through EMDR therapy. Therapists can hand it to their clients, who can underline what speaks to them and bring their questions to sessions.
02 · Inside the e-book
Nine short chapters, to read gently
What is trauma?
What matters is the mark the event has left, and why every mark counts.
The brain’s alarm system
The smoke detector, the archivist, the conductor, and Daniel Siegel’s hand model.
The memory that was never filed away
Why the past can come back as if it were happening now.
The body remembers
The nervous system, its three states, and why the body can hurt.
My window of tolerance
The zone where you can feel and still stay present, and how it can widen.
When I “switch off”
Dissociation, an old form of protection, explained simply.
How EMDR can help
How EMDR is designed to help the brain finish filing a difficult memory.
During and between sessions
How therapy unfolds, and what can happen between sessions.
My toolbox
Six simple exercises to come back into your window.
03 · A look inside
Clear, airy pages, made to be read slowly
Good to know
This booklet offers bearings and goes alongside therapy and the care of a doctor. If you feel in danger, overwhelmed for a long time, or if dark thoughts appear, contact your therapist without waiting. Emergencies: your local emergency number (112 in Europe, 999 in the UK, 911 in the US). If you have thoughts of suicide: Samaritans 116 123 (UK and Ireland), 988 (US).
Read it at your own pace, and bring it to your sessions
Also available in French: Qu’est-ce qui ne va pas avec moi ?
Editorial direction: Marie-Agnès ThulliezTIRCIA
Turning information into concrete, immediately usable resources
