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This is something I haven't heard of but interested to learn what it entails 🥰
@jesusredeemedme2425
I have heard of it but I'm unsure about the details so looking forward to learning more
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I hope you find some helpful insights here 🍀🤍
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just started EMDR one i am doing is safe EMDR so far i found it helpful. at first was scared to try EMDR, but now glad am. my therapist told me that could get worst before better. this due to bring up the memories to work through them.
so far she helped us bring up one memory. yes the first session of doing this was hard. but on 3rd one and i feel better less emotional when connected with that memory.
i would say it worth a try see how first few sessions go. therapist i have said i can stop at any time. if you try the EMDR make sure one doing it is giving you that option to stop at any time if you need too
What’s a session like?
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there different ways to do them but one i doing now is the therapist move her finger slowly back and forth as i follow her finger first before that i pick out a memory that is like very uncomfortable and after she move her finger back and forth so many times she ask what i feeling then she say go with that repeat the finger movement for so many times then ask again if still feeling the feeling the same or less then if it a different feeling she say go with that she do that until either better as far as discomfort with memory or close to end of session then at end she do with me a form of putting the memory in a container and when feeling safe that it in container that be end of session can work on one memory for some time she said depends on different things and person
i only did 3 sessions so far but seems to be helping so far she did tell me could get worst before better too
@jesusredeemedme2425 I have heard great things about EMDR!!! Especially when working towards healing parts that need support past traditional talk therapy.
I did a course of EMDR. My therapist at the time was learning how to use it in the practice and asked if I’d be willing to be the first person to use it with them. I can’t say that I felt it to be of much therapeutic benefit, other than an interesting experience. I wouldn’t use my results as meaning anything, though. I’m infamous for having paradoxical reactions! I know others who claim that it helped them immensely.
I know that it's really useful to rework past traumas and it permits to neutralize the negative effects of the trauma itself. I suppose that it's a really good instrument to work on yourself.