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EMDR treatments ????

csand
csand
How long did anyone who took EMDR treatments take them for. Is it a continual thing? Do you start again when you need them? How will you know if they are working? My therapist keeps asking me what I want her to do for me. I want to stop my disassociation shutdowns!
csand
csand
Thank you UnsoundMind..Oh for the day I don't have to take meds...and I can have an occasional wine cooler instead LOL! when I am streesed.
deleted_user
deleted_user
While I can't say how long EMDR takes, I would think it all depends on the individual and how much trauma you've experienced. I had a session on Tuesday and what I don't like is how EXHAUSTED I am afterward. I'm just beginning to feel better today, and will go to bed early again tonight. The dissociation scares me, too, because a few years ago, I had a car accident while dissociating. It was like driving in a dream. I wasn't as aware of when I dissociated then, but now, I am. Make sure your therapist and you talk about being aware of when you're beginning to dissociate -- especially for your safety. ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, I feel that the work I've done with my therapist in the past few years has definitely helped. Now, I can tell when I'm beginning to dissociate and I'll say, out loud, if appropriate, "I'm being triggered!". Then, I try to "center" myself.

I have real hope for this method. On Wednesday when I even TRIED to think of the event my therapist and I did EMDR on, no flashback memories came to mind! In all the time I did "talk therapy" about this event, the memories, fear, and helplessness could all be felt if I began to think about it. Apparently, my mind has processed the event in a healthy way.

I hope this helps. I know it stinks to go through this stuff for so long...I know SO well! God bless...
deleted_user
deleted_user
i'm not really sure how long emdr takes. i see my therapist 3x a week so it's pretty intensive and leaves me tired which is good. we don't have to repeat the emdr. i do it each session for the whole session
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