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buzzer32Contributor
Hi
I read a lot how EMDR is good for those with trauma but after a year and many sessions i found no change. In fact in each sessions no matter if do eye technique or tapping or hand buzzers felt no change/nothing.
In term of therapies etc this would have to off been most useless and time wasting one i ever done
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amber22Senior Contributor
Hey @buzzer32
Oh I am sorry that EMDR isn't working for you at the moment. I haven't had experience with EMDR specifically, but I do know that sometimes you have to try a few different therapies to see which one works best for you. Is there anything else that you could try or have tried that might bring a little bit more relief?
Sitting with you,
Amber22
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Unknown userMember
@buzzer32 I was referred to therapist for CBT for childhood and adult trauma. In one of the early sessions my therapist said that there are variety of different therapies options that can be used to help with my healing and that if one isn’t working she will use a different option. so far we have been doing talk therapy.
do you feel you can talk to your therapist about using another therapy option?
is he/she aware that you are not finding EMDR any benefit for you?
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Jojo-DakotaNew Contributor
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buzzer32Contributor
@Former-Member Ive also done CBT, DBT, mbt, Schema, ACT over wide range if therapists but none them helped too
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Unknown userMember
@buzzer32 So sorry to hear
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