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Negative beliefs are thoughts that you have about yourself, others, or the world that are not based on reality.

Emotional distress is a term that describes the psychological suffering caused by a traumatic event or situation.

Sensory cues are signals that our senses perceive from the environment or from our own bodies.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy method that aims to help people heal from trauma and other distressing life experiences.

Bilateral stimulation is a technique that involves stimulating both sides of the brain alternately

The Validity of Cognition (VOC) scale is a measure of how strongly a person believes in their thoughts or beliefs.

The Subjective Units of Disturbance (SUD) scale is a tool for measuring the intensity of emotional distress.

The parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) is a part of the autonomic nervous system that controls the body's functions when it is at rest or in normal situations.

Alters are different identities that a person with dissociative identity disorder (DID) may experience.

Marsha Linehan is a renowned American psychologist and author who developed dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)