12birds
Confident
Hi all,
I began EMDR about a month ago. We have not made it to the trauma processing part yet, we are still "setting up". I am trying to practice visiting my safe place as advised, but honestly it's not coming through clear. I just get a lot of nothing. Perhaps this is because I did not pick the right place or maybe because I feel extremely silly trying to go there in my mind. When we did the initial visualization right in the office it felt fine (if a bit distant), so I don't know what the difference is.
Any advice on making it stronger/feel more real/etc? I will mention it during my next session, but I was curious if anyone had thoughts.
I began EMDR about a month ago. We have not made it to the trauma processing part yet, we are still "setting up". I am trying to practice visiting my safe place as advised, but honestly it's not coming through clear. I just get a lot of nothing. Perhaps this is because I did not pick the right place or maybe because I feel extremely silly trying to go there in my mind. When we did the initial visualization right in the office it felt fine (if a bit distant), so I don't know what the difference is.
Any advice on making it stronger/feel more real/etc? I will mention it during my next session, but I was curious if anyone had thoughts.