I am having my first EMDR session this Tuesday, from what I have heard it is quite helpful. There is lots of information on it if you google it. I can post more after my first session to let you know how it went.

Please let me know how you do with this. I'm leaning toward doing it but am a little afraid. From what I've read on the internet it can be quite beneficial.

What does EMDR stand for?

i went through EMDR....i thought, well it's worth a try...i didn't see much difference at first, and i didn't like all the journaling, but a few months after my therapy i was much better, i felt better....in retrospect, am very glad i did it....

EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

i journaled past experiences, and when i went to my psychotherapy appt, my therapist read my journal and i followed the movement of his hand. he held is hand up and moved it in a back and forth motion at different speeds, depending on what he was reading in my journal....if it got too much for me, i could ask him to stop and take a break.....

I figure I have nothing to loose by trying it and if if means I might be less anxious in the end then I am willing to try it.
From what my therapist has told me, it will help you deal with your anxiety triggers and help you replace the negative feelings you have with more soothing relaxing thoughts and feelings.
Will post more on Tuesday after my first session!

I have just come home from my first session of EMDR and I am very tired. It takes a lot out of you! I was very nervous going into the session but there is nothing to be afraid of. The thoughts will just start to flow out of you and if there are any painful memories you just let them come out. I have to keep a log of any thoughts or feelings and dreams that I have over the next week before my second session. I feel very calm right now which is a first for me in a very long time. I found this session to be a bit healing and it definitely has made me more aware of how negative of thinker I really am. Not sure if any of this helps you or not but please do try it, you have nothing to lose and maybe after a few sessions you will start to feel like yourself again.

Thank you rklaurend for sharing your experience with me. I think I will tell my therapist that I will try it when I go on Friday. Although I am feeling almost 100% better than I did, I just don't want to ever feel the way I did some months back again. There is something that definitely is a trigger and I need to learn how to deal with it. There has been so much pain in my life.

I went for my first EMDR session today and I think that there is something to this. Recalling certain things in the past was very painful but some how I feel better. I hope it continues.

so glad to hear it was positive for you :)

Is this type of Therapy geared towards anxiety that maybe be linked to a particular stressful event?

Oh my gosh...it's so fantastic! I could tell you my story but it would take forever. I hope you try it!

My anxiety has a lot to do with the death of my parents when I was little but from what my therapist tells me EMDR works on pretty much everyone even if you can't figure out what your trigger is.

Eileen I am so glad you went to the session! I have felt great since my session on tuesday, I have felt very calm which I haven't felt in a long time! I have another session next friday and I can't wait.

My anxiety also has a lot to do with the death of a parent, my father, when I was very little (7). I witnessed him dying. I cried and cried after my first EMDR session but it was very cathartic and I look forward to the next one. I really want to get to the root of this so I can deal with whatever triggers my severe anxiety every so often.

I have gone through my second session of EMDR and since my first session 2 weeks ago I feel more calm and less afraid. The last session was a bit difficult as it made me see some things I did not want to face, but I know I have to in order to overcome my anxiety. I have another session in 2 weeks and before I go again I have to keep track of my thoughts and feelings so the therapist can help me find some triggers with my anxiety. I am really glad I have gone and actually feel a bit more confidant about my self and my anxiety!