Flashback & Coming Round In A Corner

[Jen12]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone has ever had this experience during therapy? Im currently doing EMDR with my T. We started with a memory which just spiraled out of control into a full blown flashback. I had no realisation that i was in the therapy room, i was conpletely back to the time of the trauma........
When the flash back eventually stopped, and i came back to the present i was curled in a ball in the corner of the therapy room with my therapist knelt at the side of me. My whole body was shaking violently, and i was freezing cold.

Im a little embarressed to how i ended up in the corner?! Has anyone ever found themselves in this situation or similar?

 

[joeylittle]

I've done that. I know it is confusing - I've felt very ashamed when it happens - but hopefully it was a learning experience for you and your therapist, about needing stronger grounding skills before you get into EMDR again.

 

[Friday]

In therapy? No. On my own? Yes. There's usually a part of me that's still aware enough of my surroundings that I'm not walking out into traffic because I think I'm in the woods or something (although I've run into traffic thinking now was then / the risk was worth it then, but not now kind of thing), and so I usually have some recollection of how I got from point A to point B, but not always.

 

[Jen12]

In therapy? No. On my own? Yes. There's usually a part of me that's still aware enough of my surroun...

Thank you for your reply! Its thd first time ive done it in therapy with my new therapist. At home i do it quite alot, ive even come round curled up in the bath (no water)?! I have no recolection of how i got there! I sometimes have injuries from the process of getting to where i end up.
Im pleased you have a small level of awareness which stops you getting hurt, especailly when it comes to traffic.