Posted by kate on March 22, 2000, at 8:34:44
In reply to EMDR, posted by Thomas W on March 22, 2000, at 8:08:31
Thomas,
i have done emdr once and am probably going to be
doing it again in the next few weeks. i found it to
be quite helpful although it was painful for me to
revisit past events that have caused me trauma. for
me, the experience was like being inside of a waking
dream (a dream that you have when you're concious
as apposed to unconcious.) it was very metaphorical
and symbolic but it did help me to gain access to
a good deal of anger that had been locked away in my
subconcious before. it was a very intense experience
for me. i would say that if you are going to do it,
make sure you are comfortable with your counselor.
also, each person's experience with emdr can be
vastly different from the next person's, so keep
that in mind. do you know the basic's of how it works
and what the purpose of it is? i'd be glad to explain
it as much as i can. have you been through some kind
of traumatic experience before? (what is the reason why you are concidering
the emdr?) you don't have to e specific. hope you
find that it helps you.~kate
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