BIgLittle

Hi, I've been doing EMDR for 6 months now and I am flabbergasted by the ammount of yucky stuff that I've repressed during almost 4...

i haven't done EMDR, but i have experienced this phenom often on my recovery road. the name i like for ^it^ is, "body memories." when it...

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I am writing daily and that helps. What am I to do with new knowledge that my father and gedateerd were part or sustained a pedophile...

I would recommend writing them down in a journal/diary so that you can reflect on them at will.

When I get overwhelmed I have to take a step back. And anything important must be written down.

Hi everyone, How do I deal with the constant flow of new insights? Lookinh forward to feedback

For me, it would be obvious. But I’ve lived through floods, worked both floods & sinking watercraft, and been drowned several times in...

I’ve read that floods represent emotional overwhelm and repressed feelings.

Hi, Yes thank you for this. It all makes sense now how I tried to save my father marriages and how I tried to save my mother from...

Hi, My dreams are as follows. I am tryng to save my mother and/ or my father. Fighting agains so called friends and aliens. All the...

I'm glad you're so open and honest about the situation The key is the RIGHT counselor/therapist. And to be honest with them how you...

the theories on parenting your inner child helped me, tremendously, not only in my personal healing, but in healing children, as well...

What a huge step for you @BIgLittle! Be kind to yourself over these next days as you listen for more feedback.

Hi, Today I sensed the Original Me. 2 days ago had a EMDR session where I saw my father choking me when I was crying at 2-3 years old...

I feel like I need a career change. I currently own my own business and enjoy it well enough, make decent money and am good at it. I’m...

Is it wrong to create something big scale and raise capital?

I switched. Was a park ranger (sort of) that got promoted into more of a management job. Was in that park service type field for 20+...

Thanks for the feedback. For me it feels that I am finallyh tapping into something special. Sorry if you don't like ballet ;) Thanks...

Oh, that sounds fantastic, @somerandomguy!

Totally. Find what makes you happy, gives you meaning, and then follow that. Was a lawyer. I now split my time across several...

I kinda switched. Was a nurse, then export coordinator, then worked in customer service as a team lead for an imaging company, now a...

Thank you for this. How does contribution to this app/website/ community works? Thank you.

Yeah, I'm currently a publicity guy, but I'm about halfway through school for a switch to counseling. If you have the passion for it...

Made the decission to enroll into new education bachelor degree flowing further in Master and probably PHD. Are there others who done...

Hi, That's good that your T is trained in Trauma. I did a few sessions maybe 6 years ago then started Trauma stabilizing therapy...

Stepping back from the situation I agree that she wasn’t doing things intentionally. And she isn’t to blame for my emotions being...

Ahhh, I hear you. I feel I could have written (and did!) Very similar to you. Your T has your back. Might not feel like that at all...

I'd say "don't give up". I think that your therapist acted in your best interests in calling her supervisor because she was concerned...

If I'm being completely honest I want to spiral. I recently had a session with my therapist. I was somewhat quiet and uncomfortable due...

What everyone else said: talk to your health care team. Sleep is critical to healing, and necessary for the EMDR to work properly.

Major distress as a result of EMDR is normal, and the reason therapists typically ensure patients have a strong catalogue of distress...

Hi Equinox, Thank you for sharing your thoughts and story. A good psychologist/psychiatrist/therapist can be your guide through your...

Hi Few Time, Welcome here and thank you for sharing. The body keeps score of traumatic events even if you don't remeber them. Since...

Do you have a therapist? If you do, definitely talk to them about the diagnosis. If not, it might be worth pursuing As far as the car...

Hi, So my doctor recently said that my symptoms line up with ptsd. I had never considered it because the events were over 10 years ago...

People can be traumatized but not fit criteria for a PTSD diagnosis. PTSD is one very specific diagnosis and sometimes even...

A flashback is like, your in a restaurant with a friend and you smell the same perfume/aftershave on someone sitting next to you and...

Flashbacks come in all sorts. Have you heard of emotional flashbacks? That's where the emotions from back then are triggered because of...

That's a shame though. There are plenty of good therapists that don't use religion and it sounds like you could use the psychological...

Hi! Yes..marines are nuts (says the chair force girl! 😀) Did the military thing, it was a shitshow, came home, went to work in 911 for...

I was doing fine until last year when i had a bad accident, things started changing then in january sonething triggered me and I...