Re: Thanks for your replies; a few more thoughts on EMDR

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Hey ,

You know, you could look at it another way. That therapist gave a

guy a 5-hour session when he relived a psychotic break. A lot of

therapists wouldn't...or couldn't!

I agree with most of what's been said. A big risk in EMDR is not

that it won't work, but that it will, very dramatically, and you

need to be with somebody who can deal with it when it works!

I think that this is especially important in the case of " complex

PTSD " (i.e. PTSD rooted in long-term childhood trauma), because in

those cases the clients usually don't have as solid a sense of self

as somebody who had a relatively normal ( " normal " is always

relative, eh?) childhood, and then was traumatized by an isolated

experience later in life. We are more vulnerable, because our

wounds are deeper. So there's a lot of accurate perceptiveness and

sanity in your apprehension.

However, one of the deep truths of life, and one that especially in

this culture we have trouble accepting, is that there is no such

thing as change without risk. However the difference between our

lives now and our lives as " captive victims " of BP parents, is that

now we have a lot more choice about the risks we take, and the risks

we walk away from.

I have tremendous confidence that you'll make the choice that's

right for you, right now.

Hugs,

>

> Thanks so much to all who replied, I really appreciate the

feedback. I

> got some good suggestions and information and feel less stressed.

I

> have had two dreams where I am in therapy and remember something

that

> was repressed and I sort of freak out like someone who has seen a

> monster. In the dreams I feel horrified and scream in terror, but

I

> live through it. I don't know if this is just my fear of the

unknown

> or what. Hopefully it isn't a premonition.

>

> Have any of you who did EMDR uncovered a traumatic memory that was

> completely suppressed and if so, how did you react? The therapist

told

> me that she spends a lot of time gathering info, many sessions. I

> asked her if it was necessary to take that much time and she

> said 'yes, that one guy she treated didn't divulge enough of his

past

> and remembered/relived a psychotic break he had as a child and it

> turned in to a 5 hour session.

>

> I think that kinda freaked me out a bit. I just imagine that I

will

> remember something so horrific that I will completely freak. Maybe

> that is just projecting.

>

> It's scary to face the unknown and actually the known stuff isn't

a

> walk in the park but I feel it is necessary at this point in order

for

> me to move forward.

>

> Thanks again everyone!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I've never heard of this before, but your post has me intrigued. I

live in a city that has one of the best clinics in the country for

treating personality disorders and they have done some of the best

experimental testing of EMDR when I searched on yahoo for EMDR. Maybe

some day I'll check it out too. Please keep us posted. I'm not sure

if it would be helpful to me or not as I don't think I've got a lot

left that is supressed- though who knows.

Kerrie

>

> Thanks so much to all who replied, I really appreciate the

feedback. I

> got some good suggestions and information and feel less stressed. I

> have had two dreams where I am in therapy and remember something

that

> was repressed and I sort of freak out like someone who has seen a

> monster. In the dreams I feel horrified and scream in terror, but I

> live through it. I don't know if this is just my fear of the

unknown

> or what. Hopefully it isn't a premonition.

>

> Have any of you who did EMDR uncovered a traumatic memory that was

> completely suppressed and if so, how did you react? The therapist

told

> me that she spends a lot of time gathering info, many sessions. I

> asked her if it was necessary to take that much time and she

> said 'yes, that one guy she treated didn't divulge enough of his

past

> and remembered/relived a psychotic break he had as a child and it

> turned in to a 5 hour session.

>

> I think that kinda freaked me out a bit. I just imagine that I will

> remember something so horrific that I will completely freak. Maybe

> that is just projecting.

>

> It's scary to face the unknown and actually the known stuff isn't a

> walk in the park but I feel it is necessary at this point in order

for

> me to move forward.

>

> Thanks again everyone!

>

>

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