Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) is a rapid method of effectively reducing traumatic stress from emotionally and/or physically painful events in the past. It involves re-experiencing past traumas in a completely safe environment, free of distractions, judgments, or interpretations. TIR allows the client to confront and experience the pain in an effort to avoid or stop the blocking of awareness. Once the person processes the experience it becomes a past incident and often frees the individual of the symptoms and the emotional charged impact.