I was introduced to TRE more than 10 years ago by my therapist. It was instrumental in the undoing of trauma and abuse on a physical level, though I needed to more work on other areas as well. The full story can be found on my website http://www.tomato-of-justice.com.

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I was asked to elaborate and tidy up this post a little, which I have. I'm adding some of the comments/questions that I received.

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- Occasionally it gets worse before it gets better. Powerful emotions and thoughts can come up.

Initially, sessions could go on for half an hour to an hour, and some could go on for even longer than that. If it goes on for too long, please stop first and continue later.

It's a marathon, not a sprint, especially if your history is as dark as mine.

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- also consider doing TRE in a room with others. you can then share notes, and experiences and be there to support each other. While I haven't found any huge difference in doing it anything too drastic. The shaking can be strong, but it should never be painful. Stop if that happens.

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- also consider doing TRE in a room with others. you can then share notes, and experiences and be there to support each other. While I haven't found any huge difference in doing it solo or with a group, as an energetic release, it is affected somewhat by the environment.

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I feel a low-level pleasant sensation most of the time and generally feel good. However, I've also done a lot of other therapy and work, so it's not only TRE - but TRE helped a lot. tension. As the sidebar says, it feels kind of nice.

I feel a low-level pleasant sensation most of the time, and generally feel good. However, I've also done a lot of other therapy and work, so it's not only TRE - but TRE helped a lot.

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- the body knows what to do. trust it - including if you feel you need to stop. if things start coming up for you, I would advise talking to a therapist. writing them down and recording them may help - remember that TRE can be used in tandem with other healing modalities.

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- consider using other trauma treatments such as EMDR and brainspotting. I can't guarantee that TRE only will be enough to effect a full recovery, I think it makes sense to cover all bases.

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I do feel all my trauma is gone now (though I've also done EMDR and VERY deep therapy) TRE is great, but it works differently for everyone, and some may not resonate with it. Let the body speak to you - it will let you know what works the best.

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I was asked to speak more about trauma being completely gone, so I will. I do not just believe trauma can be completely eradicated - I believe mental illness can be done away with completely (you can read my book above for more details) I fell ill when 12, and experienced complete recovery at 34. It was a long road, but not impossible. While I'm still human and feel happy/sad/worried etc, there has been no occurrence of anything that could be called an illness or disorder. My therapists all agreed I've made a full recovery.

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After TRE, all these symptoms and triggers steadily decrease in intensity and frequency until they no longer occur. I would deem that a full recovery. However, I would also like tological changes associated with trauma. Before I started TRE, I would still experience being triggered violently, hands would shake, palms become sweaty etc. Essentially, the limbic system would still be hijacked by stimuli and latent wounds in the parasympathetic nervous system.

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After TRE, all these symptoms and triggers steadily decreased in intensity and frequency until they no longer occur. I would deem that a full recovery. However, I would also like to reiterate that it didn't happen overnight - it took quite 8-9 years and doing it on a regular basis, sometimes more than once a day.

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I think this should be enough for a beginner's post. I recommend The Body Keeps the Score as a classic on trauma research for any interested parties.

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I wish all living beings healing and peace.

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