Afterburn (psychotherapy)

Afterburn is a type of therapy that helps people heal from traumatic experiences. Imagine that your brain is like a library with lots of books. When something scary or traumatic happens, a new book gets added to the library. Sometimes, these books can cause problems for us, like making us feel sad, scared, or angry.

Afterburn therapy helps us deal with these difficult books in our brain. It does this by helping us talk about what happened, and how it made us feel. Just like when you talk to a friend if you're feeling upset, talking it out can make you feel better. But, afterburn therapy also uses some special techniques to help us feel more safe and in control while we talk about our traumatic experiences.

For example, sometimes people are afraid of things that remind them of what happened (like loud noises, or being around a certain person), and afterburn therapy can help them feel less afraid of those things.

Afterburn therapy is like a superpower for our brain. It helps us control those difficult books in our brain so that they don't control us. By talking about what happened, and how we feel, we can start to feel better and live our lives without being weighed down by scary memories.