sorry. not me. I am not even familiar with it- what do you think of it? Helpful? (sounds scary- everything does!)

I know I am just joining but right off I see this discussion. modified EMDR is the first treatment that has ever made since. and it is extremely intense and should only be performed or whatever you call it by reputable trained persons. but it is helping me and I can't even say why.

hi raewhere2now- welcome

I had this only one time and it was unbelievably cool. I was able to remember parts of my life I had no memories of.

Wow. We were not aware of this..... sounds scary but may be worthwhile if it helps. We are going to ask our t about that. Or perhaps the p-doc will know more? Who does this? pdoc or t? thanks!

I attended an inpatient program called WiiT that uses a technique similiar to EMDR called RRT - stands for rapid reduction technique. You may want to look into it. It assists you in moving traumatic memories from one side of your brain to the other. It works but the catch is that you have to have a memory available to process. It doesn't have any benefit in helping recover memories its purpose is to remove the emotional component from memories you already have. Dr. Tollefson is the creator of the technique and he has a book out about it.

We spent about 2 years in therapy using EMDR with a very well trained therapist. It was extremly intense, and required frequent sessions to help process the aftermath. However, it did help us process the worst of the abuse to the point where those memories barely bother us anymore.
It was an excruciating 2 years of treatment, but worth it in hindsight.
We can't stress enough the need to do this with a very well trained therapist that you trust completley.

therapists usually do it - it's not an uncommon technique in treating DID and other trauma based disorders. rapid eye movement isn't always used now, it is the desensitization that is important - or removing the pain from the memories, my t was just talking w/me about this tonight, but suggested using inderal (a beta blocker) which has had promising results apparently.

i'd say it's like anything else, worth a try if you have the courage - and if it doesn't work stop - and if you feel you can try it again in the future then go for it. i don't know if i've got the guts to try any of it - at least i don't want to think about it tonight.

Yes I have don EMDR. it was a very powerful experience that left us exhausted but not feeling better at the time. Perhaps if I had stayed with it I could have benefited from it. However, at that time We couldn't deal with it and discontinued the therapy.

The People,
My partner used inderal in the past in lieu of more intense treatments like EMDR and had excellent results.
In a sense Inderal combined with regular therapy helped her work "smarter, not harder" vs. us trudging throug numerous EMDR sessions.
Best of luck...
Lucy

EMDR can help and is useful for single traumatic events, it has to be carefully handled for DID and even then can be too much. I'd want to know the person had LOTS of experience with it.

Inderal has shown lots of promise for anxiety and helping with PTSD symptoms.

my therapist told me that EMDR is more helpful when you are further along in the therapeutic relationship and with your healing. I did EMDR a few years ago and it did not work.

hi, i have heard a lot about this on DS for many disorders and heard it can help with DID.
I am not aiming for integration, just cooperation and communication so we can function and have stability for the majority of the time. But for me i think it would be good to process the traumatic events that still haunt all of us.