Hmm trauma. From minor to major....the thing about trauma is that it is not necessarily the magnitude of the event itself that is necessarily traumatising, but the associations one may have to that event or signifier or whatever it is. The original traumatizing event or accumulative trauma can actually expand or decrease if left to own devices, depending upon ones general health and approach to experiences. Therapy can help, hinder or even re-traumatize.

Hypnotherapy can help to move through and beyond a trauma or....re-traumatize. The latter is something one wants to prevent at all costs which is why it is best to ascertain areas of trauma as much as possible before working with/on a person.

As far as sadness trance however, if left unchecked it can turn into depression. Trauma trance is another thing again, a very interesting topic, warrants a topic post onto itself.

I find this very interesting, don't know a lot about it, and would like to hear how it is going over the next couple of weeks.

Things that get reactivated as Bella mentioned in the original post, seem more along the lines of "trauma."

To me sadness is not so bad, not something to avoid. Trauma? Yeah we should avoid that. lol

more threads? more thoughts?

I am very interested in learning more about this. Does the therapist talk you through the experience as they are having you do certain eye movements. Does this corresspond with the NLP interpretations of what the eye directions mean?

Also, does this involve tapping, or am I thinking of something else? (Supposed to be immediate release technique)

Hmmmm...I do recall a Chiropractor (who did other treatment in addition chiropractic) who addressed trauma, and eye movement was a part of the process.