EMDR & Intense physical sensations in places I don’t remember being assaulted

[confused222]

Hi guys,

I did an EMDR intensive and on the last session (in the last thirty minutes too) I got these intense physical sensations, I felt insanely sick, nausea, scared and I got these physical sensations in my genitals. I have no memory of these physical sensations but I’m worried I have been abused. Could this be a sign?

 

[Friday]

I’ve injured my genitals more times than I can count. Totally not related to any kind of sexual assault. Just landing badly, in various ways, for the most part. Another time during a demonstration on why it’s just as useful to punch a woman in her genitals as a man, if you’re trying to swim them to safety (blinding stars, doubled over, puking, whole helluva lotta nerves down there! And I though spreadlegging a balance beam when I missed by backflip was bad).

I’ve also been sexually assaulted. Many/most of which were less painful than any of the above, as well as less painful than
- misc surgeries on my cervix
- a particularly gnarly yeast infection
- childbirth.

So, sure. Genital pain MAY indicate sexual assault.

Or it may not.

 

[Flying Dove]

I am doing emdr as well. Not experieniency physical sympt9ms but old memories are coming up. Some I did not remember,

 

[Freddyt]

Physical sensations? Yes it can happen. As much as that though the extremes we end up in dealing with memories cause us to magnify stuff too. Then rumination helps us work ourselves into a frenzy for nothing. Look for threads on rumination here - there are lots of them with a lot of help for moving your focus and stopping the "spin cycle".
Reality is - let the therapy do its stuff. Biggest thing is realizing it adds to your stress levels, and leaning to deal with that.

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/because of the nature of therapy it stresses us and closes the "window of tolerance" or as I called it when we were dealing with trauma "the mail slot of tolerance". We are so used to the stress we don't notice the increase. Learn how to manage the stress cup and you will be able to work your way through therapy a lot more easily.