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EMDR - Has anyone done this

DogloverSenior Contributor13 July 2019, 11:53 am AEST

EMDR - Has anyone done this

Hi all, i have had 1 session with a new psychologist who i like, but she has suggested we do a number of sessions of EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprogramming. Apart from the cost factor which i rly cant afford, im pretty nervous about the whole thing. Supposedly it desensitises u to past trauma and its affects but things like this rly scare me. As any of u that i hav bn communicating with know i am going thru an extremely difficult time right now and im not sure that digging up or re-experiencing past traumas is the best way for me to go right now, even if the idea is to reduce the traumatic nature of those events. Im scared enough of the trauma and torture im going through right now! Id rly appreciate any feedback from anyone that has had this type of thereapy. I am seein her on monday and we are supposed to be devising our treatment plan so i need to make a decision by then. I have tagged some of my forum friends in but please feel free to tag anyone else in that u think might be able to provide some feedback.

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Thanks all and sorry any i missed!

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Gazza75Senior Contributor19 Sept 2019, 1:53 pm AEST

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Hi @Former-Member , thanks for the update. Its really great that EMDR is working for you 🙂

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UsvexiCasual Contributor19 Sept 2019, 4:06 pm AEST

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Hi. I have done EMDR for PTSD on multiple occasions.

For me it had worked pretty well. If you have a good psychologist doing this therapy you aren't pressured and there is no wrong or right way to do it.

You let thoughts come and go and just notice them and eventually your brain leads you on all crazy thought patterns that aren't even to do with your trauma.

Your therapist doesn't need to do eye movements either, tapping on either side of palms or knees for example, anything that's bilateral.

It is far less traumatic than having to relive through your trauma and often has faster results, I know a few others who have tried it.

I no longer have triggers or memories of people (seeing someone that looks similar) or constantly being on edge.

Of-course it's going to be different for everyone. Share with your therapist your concerns about doing it and I'm sure they will accomodate for you. At first you usually do shorter intervals and short sessions to get the hang of it as it can be a little exhausting sometimes.

Good luck with it all.

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ethSenior Contributor19 Sept 2019, 4:36 pm AEST

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Hi @Former-Member and @Usvexi (welcome to the forums) . You both do such a good job of describing how EMDR works. It's working like that for me too.

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Unknown userMember19 Sept 2019, 5:08 pm AEST

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@eth

@Usvexi

So glad ur both getting it too.

Im actually looking forward to this. I trust it 100%!

Results soooooo fast.

It feels like im hypnotized whilst im somewhere releasing the emotions.

Its so brilliant. It erases the emotional connection to the trauma.

When i look back at the memory now i can hardly visualize it & it seems sooooo far away now.

Cause it is so far in my past.

I honestly believe its all trauma with me.

So ill just keep going back to erase the emotions so i get free from it.

I feel i need to go slowly after it cause my brain feels foggy like i have to really think about what im supposed to b doing & where im meant to b for the rest of the day.

So i dont do anything more than i have to. I just accept that itll pass & just take it easy.

Anyway im over the moon with it.

Psychologist keeps telling me ive done the hardest work with writing it all out tho & yes hes right. That was hard.

Im just letting it flow out now.

Loving no homework & no more preparation needed.

It just comes to me so fast at the next session. Must b just meant to be for me. Right time for me to have this done thats for sure

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UsvexiCasual Contributor19 Sept 2019, 8:30 pm AEST

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@Donna It's also normal for 24-48 hours after the session for your frontal cortex to process trauma and other information rationally.

So if you experience any negative thoughts just remember it's part of the healing process. Most therapists will try to always end the EMDR session on a good positive note and guide it to that direction.

Good luck with it all

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Zoe7Senior Contributor20 Sept 2019, 5:19 pm AEST

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@Doglover It has been nearly a week since I have seen you around Hon and suspecting that it is still really difficult for you. Just wanted you to know I am thinking of you and sending you some love and hugs

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DogloverSenior Contributor20 Sept 2019, 9:12 pm AEST

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Hi @Zoe7 @ , thanks so much for ur post and for thinking of me. I don't even know what to say, things are crazy out of control here. Restlessness and agitation- thru the roof. I can't sit down, I can hardly sleep and thats with meds, in a state of fear and panic. I have burning sensations throughout my whole body and head, and my mind is racing out of control. I'm in such a bad way I just don't know what to do. The specialists don't know what to do with me either. It's just awful, I'm so scared Zoe.

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Unknown userMember20 Sept 2019, 9:27 pm AEST

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Hi @Doglover,

Things sound really overwhelming right now. I'm so sorry to hear you're going through this. I'm sending you an email to check in.

Take care,

Tortoiseshell

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Zoe7Senior Contributor21 Sept 2019, 6:21 am AEST

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@Doglover I thought you may be still feeling much the same from your absence Hon. Hearing you and feeling very much for you.

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ethSenior Contributor21 Sept 2019, 9:54 am AEST

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Warmest wishes from me too @Doglover Great to see you are still here on the forums. I've missed you and wondered how you are doing. Sorry to hear the struggle continues. Take care

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