Lost after emdr

[Fayne Jane]

I had my 7th session of EMDR, a break through in recalling repressed memories of my attacker. Very painful but now I am numb. I feel nothing? What does this mean?

 

[Fayne Jane]

I need help please

 

[Deadman]

Feeling numb after EMDR is pretty normal. Its just the brain's defence mechanisms saying, "Thats it! No more! Call me back later!".

 

[Muted]

Is likely that a protective part took over. These parts are there to protecting you from more than you can handle at that particular point in time.

 

[Lucycat]

I had my 7th session of EMDR, ..

WHEN did you have the 7th session? I was advised it takes a week to recover from each session, so if you wrote that soon after then that is a reasonable response. If you wrote it more than a week later then I would suggest you contact your therapist for advice, as you may be 'stuck'.

Just to say I had lots of EMDR and found it very helpful - hard work and challenging certainly, but it gets results!

 

[Fayne Jane]

Thank thou I became numb the following day from the EMDR session, it is 2 days later and I see my therapist today for Stabilization. I didn't know if it was normal or not so thanks for the feedback.

 

[Hopefully]

Hi @Fayne Jane, I am glad you are back seeing your T today, feedback to them everything you have been feeling since. I am coming towards the end of a block of EMDR and from my experience there is no right or wrong way to feel afterwards, it is other different but normally I would say it falls into hyper or hypo aroused. Like the others have said numbness is usually a protective mechanism. You are dealing with really difficult memories, it's going to evoke some big feelings and emotions of which numbness definitely falls into the mix. Try not to judge how you are feeling and let it come and report back to your T what has been.

You are doing difficult work, be easy on yourself.

 

[Fayne Jane]

Thank you Hopefully, I usually feel irritable and cry the day after EMDR. So being numb was new for me and I wasn't sure if this was normal. I like your statement there is no right or wrong way to feel I will keep that in mind.

 

[Hopefully]

Thank you Hopefully, I usually feel irritable and cry the day after EMDR. So being numb was new for...

Please do, it's what my T keeps saying. There are no right or wrong ways here just follow what's happening, notice don't judge. Your brain know what to do it just need some guiding and that is what they are for, you are in good hands.

Keep with it, you are dong it all right.