Emdr

[jojo45]

I am going on my second visit with my therapist and she wants to do the EMDR I am unsure if I wants this if I do this if there is something I don't want her to know will I tell her.this is all new to me.

 

[Mercy]

Hi JOJO, I have been going to a therapist who does both talk therapy and EMDR. The EMDR has been wonderful for me. It has cut my panic attacks in half. Because our brains store information in the different halves of The brain, EMDR works to unite the information stored in different halves like sight and hearing for example. I can put the incidents of severe abuse together. This has clarified much that had been triggers for me.

 

[jojo45]

Hi JOJO, I have been going to a therapist who does both talk therapy and EMDR. The EMDR has been wonderful...

Does the EMDR make you tell the therapist everything. It's just there are things I'm not comfortable telling the therapist yet

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I was READY. It changed my life for the better and i am no longer haunted and tormented by the bad memories.. So much truth and reality came into my heart and it totally changed my life. I am not having the bad dreams or nightmares anymore. I still get the occasional nightmare but i can deal with it better now.

If you are not ready, I would not advise you to go through this at this time.

I was terrified when I started but it really is worthwhile to me. It is different for everyone, but I am concerned for you if you are not ready. If I was you, and not sure about doing this, I would trust my gut instincts. It really is a invaluable experience for you when you are ready.

I found it quite painful to talk about the bad memories and was uncomfortable with that, yet I did it and i never have regretted it. i wish you the best in your decision.

 

[jojo45]

It's just the last time I seen the therapist she said I was unstable and not ready cause it can cause me more mental illness than I already have then when I went back and seen her she was like our next visit she wants to do it and it is only a week and half since I seen her last I have not even got my medical evaluation done yet. I'm just scared because of what I went through when I was young and I did things at the time I didn't even know better even though I was old enough to know better but I think it's because what happened to me and I'm scared she would looked and feel different about me. Does that make sense? I have low self-esteem and I cry a lot with terrible nightmares and dreams dreams about the person who should have protected me as a child can hurt me.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

She wants to do emdr now/soon? Or in the future?

 

[jojo45]

She wants to meet in two weeks

 

[Lucycat]

Does the EMDR make you tell the therapist everything.

No! You are in control all the time. It is not like hypnosis at all. You can choose what you want to talk about and how long you are comfortable speaking for. I now it is scary when you start and don't know what to expect, but once you have had a session or two, you will realise just how 'simple' the whole thing is, although it is also really hard work. Please do tell your therapist just how scared you are and hopefully she will be able to reassure you.

 

[redstone]

In my experience EMDR is a very effective adjunct to an attuned and established therapeutic relationship. I wonder if doing EMDR on the second visit with a new therapist is even in the protocol. My therapist and I establish EMDR targets and parameters well before we have an EMDR session.