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Hi all, It's been a long time since I posted. I changed jobs, quit traveling, and slowed down my EMDR sessions because I couldn't take as much time off. But we continued to work on EMDR when we could, along with CBT. And, like Iam, I no longer have a PTSD diagnosis and I "graduated" from...

lam - I was scared, but too, I don't know, proud, to let them think a cheating boyfriend would be my whole problem (I don't mean to belittle the pain of anyone who has had that happen to them; just for me, my issues are bigger and different). My T cried when I told her. I'm curious - do any of...

I've done maybe one or two more sessions, but we've dialed back a bit because it has really been bringing up memories and very strong emotions that I had "forgotten." Plus it's the holidays. But I'm still happy I'm doing EMDR and really had an amazing session related to one of my adult...

lam - that's wonderful news!! Thanks so much for sharing your success with us!!

About you is about me in many ways. It's hearing the experiences that are really helpful. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks to everyone for responding! This forum has really been very helpful to me working through these issues and if my experience can help anyone even 1/8 of what everyone else's experience has helped me, then it's good. I did wonder how many people were working. When I was first diagnosed...

KP and lam - thanks for the words of encouragement. Had my third session and felt good about the outcome, but still exhausted after. Took me two days to get back to feeling "regular" (whatever that is). And of course tonight I can't sleep - go figure. For those of you who have been doing this...

I am relatively new to EMDR, and because finding this forum helped me, I thought I should share my experiences in case they might be helpful. I am a 43 year old woman. I am also the child of an alcoholic mother and 3 out of 4 alcoholic fathers (real father, first step-father, live in boyfriend...