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Hi Community. I haven't been on these boards for quite a while. A couple of weeks ago, my therapist announced to me (and others I know) that he is taking a "break" for a couple of months and by then will make a decision if this break is temporary or permanent. We have been working together...

Hi everyone. I have been working on sexual assault trauma for nearly 4 years now. Been doing EMDR. I feel like it has been pretty successful, but very hard work. My T says that I'm angry underneath it all. He has said this about me from day one, but we have been unsuccessful at bringing that...

Ok - this is the only place I can air this out. First let me say that I believe in meds. I've been on Zoloft now for about 4 years. Everyone who needs them should take them. I personally don't like taking them, but I've done it to survive my trauma therapy and keep my job. Starting about 2...

So, I've been in emdr therapy now for almost 4 years. My therapist and I have been through hell and mostly back together. We have discussed body memories in places I would never discuss with anyone else, and, you know done the therapy thing for a long time. We have been working through a...

Hi everyone. It's been a while since I've posted here as sometimes it was too triggering to read the struggles of others. I'm back today looking for shared experiences. I have been in emdr therapy for PTSD for almost 3 years now. We've worked through several traumas, but have uncovered a...

Hi. I'm wondering if there is anyone out there that grew up in a Pastor's home and experienced trauma? Not necessarily sexual trauma, but living in a fishbowl, feeling unloved trauma?

Hello friends, I try not to whine too much on this forum because I often come to it for comfort and healing and to not feel so freaking alone with everything we deal with. But this week has been the worst for me in a long time. I am two years into my journey of therapy to help my PTSD. There...

I have been doing emdr now for two years. I have multiple traumas that begin in childhood. The most damaging ones occurred when I was a young adult and in a relationship with a sociopath. Those memories came up first in emdr and we painfully worked through those and actually remapped my brain...

Just wanted to throw this out for a little fun dream interpretation. I often dream about my therapist. Never in a sexual way. Usually I'm dreaming that I can't get to him in some way. Alot of times, his wife (who I know) will show up in these dreams. Last night was a little different. In...

I didn't want to highjack an existing thread about this, so I started a new one. I have been in emdr therapy for almost 2 years now and we have reached the phase of installing positive cognitions to replace the negative ones in the trauma memories. My father passed away in 2002 and I miss...

I live in a 6 unit apartment building. It is cleverly designed so the only wall I share with my upstairs neighbor is the bathroom. I honestly never hear my neighbors at all. I live upstairs from a 74 year old woman who is the sweetest thing ever. She has cancer but just keeps on going...

I was diagnosed with delayed onset ptsd. Almost 3 years ago now we had to place my mom in a nursing home due to crippling arthritis in her spine and dementia. This event seemed to trigger the ptsd for me. My employers offered that they would pay for me to see a therapist if I needed help...

Hi. I have been doing emdr now for 19 months. I have had some wonderful successes, but recently have been triggered by some things that have brought up old memories again. I am so tired and depressed tonight. I had a session today and I just felt like I couldn't get what I wanted from my T...

I have been working deep in EMDR for a year now. We are finally down to my identity and the parts of myself that are holding me back or I'm holding them back. I was sexually and emotionally traumatized as a young adult and that part of me is so hard to reach. This is going to sound bonkers to...

Hi everyone, I've been up and down for a while now. Had to cut back on therapy due to finances. I'm only meeting my T every other week now for an hour and we are trying to hold off on emdr while I move, sell my house, etc. Lots of stressful things happening - trying not to add more by doing...

Hi, I have just worked through a set of traumatic sexual assault memories. It took me a year. I felt really good for a couple of weeks and then we went onto another set of memories concerning childhood - not sexual abuse - but trauma nonetheless. I have been really fighting depression. I'm...

I have had a tough weekend. Parts of a flashback that I thought I had worked through resurfaced and it has set me spinning. My T has told me to call him when I need some extra help in between sessions. I have left him messages before, but I've never come out and asked him to call. So he...

I'm somewhat discouraged by the ups and downs nature of therapy. We work really hard to progress through trauma work only to be met nearly immediately by the next thing that your brain wants you to fix. On one hand it's encouraging that your brain wants to continue to heal, on the other hand...

Hi all. I have been in therapy for 1 year now. Happy anniversary. :) I have had different levels of flashbacks, nightmares and triggers throughout my emdr process. I have not suffered much with these things since starting on Zoloft in November of last year. My therapy has been progressing...

Hi everyone. Had my usual emdr session today. First one back after the 3-week holiday break. I had a good break, very little intrusive thoughts or flashbacks. I felt good about that. We were able to pick up right where we left off before break. I am stuck in a memory right now about a...

I've had a couple of dreams now that things are keeping me from getting to my therapy appointment and by the time I get there he is gone. Any thoughts on what that means? Samson

Hi all. I have had a really good week. I have felt strong and "normal" and able to take care of myself in every way. This follows an extremely painful emdr session in which I felt awful at the end and left my T's office feeling angry at him and ready to quit. Emdr is so strange. By 7:00 pm...

Hi there. For a few months now I have been hearing a noise that sounds like someone is opening the gate near my bedroom window to enter the driveway/garage. I have looked out the window and even gone outside to check. Nothing. No wind - nothing. I have awnings on my windows and just assumed...

Hi everyone. I'm struggling a bit on my journey. Had a bad panic attack a couple of weeks ago at work and I feel like it has set me back. My T and I have spent two sessions now just talking about the fallout at work and trying to stabilize. I started Zoloft because of the incident and I'm...

Hi all. Have any of you ever had to work people who trigger you? I am experiencing this now and on Friday it reached critical mass. I had the worst panic attack I've ever had in my life. I work in a small office. How can this be avoided without bringing unwanted attention to my issues. I...