Posted by Sabina on January 6, 2004, at 21:54:54
In reply to Re: Has anyone tried EMDR treatment? » vwoolf, posted by antigua on January 4, 2004, at 16:16:18
i have only been in regular therapy for about a year now (for the first time in my life) with a really great woman. i feel that due to certain factors (my age, planning to become a mother) that i need to address some ptsd issues stemming from religious and other abuse as a child. fortunately, my therapist is also trained in emdr. i saw this as a plus since i wasn't at all keen to establish trust, familiarity, etc. with a new, second person when she and i already have such a great rapport (and yes, i know how lucky i am in that respect).
during the course of today's regular session, we spoke about the possibility of trying it. she wants to make sure that i'm in a relatively steady period, mood-wise, so i'm going to go back in two weeks for a kind of briefing about the process and then in another two weeks for an actual session. it seems to me that she's taking it all terribly seriously, but i would certainly rather see that than the opposite. she doesn't want me to get home afterward and have a meltdown, setback, or something. i don't really know what to expect, i suppose, even though i've done a fair amount of online research. she says that some peopl have great success with it and others not such a dramatic change. we'll see.
i'm not really adding anything of substance to the thread at this point, other than to say, i plan to try it soon, too. good luck to us all.
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