Hi stormgrl101,
There are many forms of Neurobiofeedback therapy. Some measure your pulse, some measure your perspiration, some your muscle contractions or blood pressure . These days with increasing sophistication, some are using imaging techniques. I guess the whole basis of it is to allow the participant and the therapist to “see” if the body is responding to thoughts that the person is having.
The body is a pretty honest judge of whether someone is anxious or upset . So very basically if you are trying to think thoughts to calm yourself down or not take a thought seriously then you can see if its working.
I dont know your exact situation but my feelings are that this is not a dangerous or risky process. You may not get a whole lot out of it but it is unlikely to harm you or upset you. I think the biggest risk is that you invest too much in the technology and have too high an expectation .
I dont think the magic is in the images or the biofeedback machines. The magic is still in the ability of ones own mind to be able to mange the anxious thoughts and be mindful of how we do that. the machines just allow you to have some ability to “watch yourself’ doing it!
