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When he asks: "Are you ok?" NO. Why would I be here spending money and using my day off if I was OK? Hahaha He also is the king of the blank stare. He will just sit there waiting for me to be emotional or say things. I have said to him during those times - "You say stuff now." He...

My T does that too. Unfortunately, I usually can't remember anything we talked about at the end. I think I have become so good at functioning that we both think I'm ok. It is a learning curve for both of us. I have addressed other things with him like this and he is very responsive. I will...

Thanks for the advice and kind words. I think this is the first time that I have really dissociated in his office. He told me on my second visit that I had dissociated from emotions related to my past trauma memories, but we haven't really talked about anything current. He's a good therapist...

I have been doing emdr for about 6 months now for depression caused from ptsd. Some emotions that come up cause me to automatically dissociate. Anger is one emotion I do not have internal permission to express. We are working on that, but it's slow. There is sexual trauma involved along with...

Thanks Gizmo. I do have some Xanax, but I usually only take it if I just can't get to sleep. My therapist gave me a list of suggestions to help relax at night time. Fortunately, sleep is one of my escape mechanisms, so usually by bed time I'm more than ready to fall asleep. When I'm really...

Thanks for the replies. All of that makes sense. I am usually home alone with nothing but the tv and before therapy I could successfully shut my emotions down at the drop of a hat. Now that I'm dealing with my emotions, it's much harder to do that and I find myself getting really wound up at...

Hi everyone. I am currently 6 months into emdr therapy for depression caused by ptsd. My appointments are on Monday so it hits a few holidays. I usually just skip that week instead of trying to rearrange my schedule to go another day of the week. It's so strange how it affects me. I can be...

Hello everyone. I am 6 months into therapy with emdr. I am noticing some big changes for the good. However, no matter how good my day may be, the anxiety and sadness creep in during the evening hours. Does this happen to anyone else? Why?

Thanks for the response. It's so strange how it can be so exhausting watching someone's fingers go back and forth for 90 minutes. :)

Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum. I've been in therapy for nearly 6 months. I've been depressed and anxious on and off for many years. Eventually it was becoming harder to mask and function normally. I've suffered multiple traumas and my T is using emdr. It's been a difficult and...