Posted by Susan47 on April 6, 2005, at 21:15:19
In reply to Re: I have a question » sunny10, posted by Poet on April 6, 2005, at 18:57:56
My experience of my messed-up self is as Poet describes a traumatic memory to be; I knew I was messed-up but at the same time I continued to be that because I denied I was that. I knew it, denied it. Knew it, denied. Denial was completely automatic after a time; I don't know when, but quite young in life, I do know that.
I'm realizing, lately, that there's memories I have that I look at once in awhile and I know there's something about them, there's a reason they keep coming up, the same car ride, the same conversation, the same tantrum, the same .. something. And there's memories that're good, and there's ones that I can't describe the flavour of, except that it has fear involved, and I know it's there but not why, and I don't really need to know why either. That's why I think I'm a good candidate for EMDR and from what you've told me about yourself I think you might be as well.
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