Evan Rachel Wood Says This Unique Trauma Therapy Has Been "Absolutely Fantastic" for Her

Allie Strickler
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The Westworld actress opened up about her experience with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.

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More and more celebrities have been advocating for mental health awareness, including Evan Rachel Wood. Last year, the Westworld actress gave a moving testimony to Congress about her experiences as a victim of sexual abuse to show her support for the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights Act. Then, in January, Wood wrote an essay about what it was like to check herself into a psychiatric hospital in her early 20s, and how her mental health journey has progressed since that time.

Now, the 31-year-old actress is sharing her experience with a unique form of psychotherapy, called eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR. (Related: Ariana Grande Shared a Brain Scan Showing "Terrifying" PTSD Trauma)

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I just started #EMDR. ( Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Its a kind of trauma therapy and I must say, is absolutely fantastic. Crying has never felt so good. For people struggling with their past traumas and have the means to do so (which everyone should and it pisses me off that mental health is a luxury) I highly recommend this intense but very effective treatment. This is what I look like after a session. Been through a lot, purged a lot, but my eyes are clear and hopeful. Also, NO. SHAME. IN. GETTING. HELP. ]]>💜🏻