Emdr Therapy Counsellor

[zooch1973]

Hello all,

Do you find that you are under pressure to get better quicker with your therapist? I had about ten sessions of EMDR now and am still suffering. Also my scoring at each session has not improved. My therapist expects for my score to improve next week giving me tasks I must do before next week.

 

[anthony]

10 sessions of EMDR is not going to fix PTSD or relatively scrape the surface of trauma, depending on the severity of the trauma. EMDR is only a part of the overall package required to treat PTSD.

 

[zooch1973]

Hello
It was a hate crime. Assaulted in eye by person know who I had eye impairment.

 

[anthony]

EMDR sounds right for the type of trauma... maybe you want to talk with your therapist about what you fear, which is likely provoking symptoms. Fear is not always based on the trauma... thus you can process the trauma yet still have symptoms, as fear feeds PTSD symptoms the most of all emotions, followed closely by guilt.

 

[zooch1973]

Hi

I think the fear is that the person lived near me. I fear it is going to happen again. This happened in the work place. When it was reported to the police I had bullying from other at work. So I left. This happened two years ago. Had CBT now Eye therapy. Is there any other treatment I can try? I am feeling pressurised from the counsellor to move on!

 

[anthony]

I think the fear is that the person lived near me. I fear it is going to happen again.

There is the problem it seems.

You said it happened 2 years ago, is this correct? Are you still in the same location now? Is the abuser still in the same location, living near you?

If you can accept the trauma, have processed the trauma cognitively, yet the problem is fear, then fear is combated via behaviour therapy, ie. Exposure Therapy. CBT is a broad term many say they use, yet only use the cognitive component from, maybe add the stress inoculation (relaxation therapies) into it, all within the confines of a therapy room. Nothing actual hands on gets achieved in a therapy room. That must be done in real life, you doing the work and cognitively reinforcing a confirmation or denial of evidence to reaffirm the actual facts related to your thoughts.

At that point, you then use that evidence to change your thoughts via repetition.

 

[zooch1973]

I am still in the area. I do go away every week for two days to get away from the area. I asked the therapist if moving will resolve my problems. He did not give me a straight answer. It happened two years ago. It feels like it only happen yesterday. My mind is racing every day. When I have the image of the assault. I get tension in my neck, sweat or cry and shake too. I feel sick. I was told the way I was treated afterward had a major impact on me. I cant sleep because the nightmare are real and afraid of hurting my wife. After waking from the nightmare I think my wife is the person so push her away and run out of bed. This makes my wife scared. After it happened I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Only last year i was diagnosed with PTSD. I get confused as different profession say different things to me.

 

[zooch1973]

and no I cannot come to terms with what has happened.

 

[zooch1973]

the person lives near me still and small town.

 

[anthony]

I do go away every week for two days to get away from the area.

Does that make you feel better? Do you find a reduction in symptoms when away from the location of abuse?

and no I cannot come to terms with what has happened.

Then you still have not cognitively processed the trauma, as you have not resolved acceptance of the trauma occurring.

the person lives near me still and small town.

That will play a role in your thoughts if you know this... consciously or unconsciously, it is a known and in the back of your mind. What do you think about in relation to them still being in the same small town as you?

 

[zooch1973]

When I am away the thoughts are still there. Maybe I am on edge knowing that I have to go back to my wife and children. My thoughts at the moment is trust no one. I know that people with disabilities are more likely to be assaulted that non disable people but for this to happen in the work place was a real shock to me. Before it happened I was a very strong person. It took me by surprised. HAd to go to hospital for treatment then few weeks later I just broke down and just went down hill.

 

[anthony]

You definitely need lots more sessions with your therapist then IMO.