My pdoc was asking me if I was able to find a psychologist that was able to do EMDR for the treatment of my PTSD. I know a year ago just after the trauma happened, I was searching the internet to see what kind of help might work for my dealing with the trauma I had just gone through along with my Mothers death. In doing my searching for PTSD treatment, EMDR came up as one method of treatment. I read some about it, but over the internet, could only find anyone that used it about 2 hours from my home. I read a little about it & how it works, but didn't understand much about what I read. I don't know anyone who has been treated with that method, & was wondering if anyone here has been treated with EMDR?, how it works?, what the treatment experience is like?, how well it seems to work?, & any more information about it?

I am very curious because just plain talk therapy doesn't seem to be helping the PTSD that much. I am able to talk about it pretty well, but it seems like I need something more because it is something I just can't seem to get over. I feel frustrated because it feels like I need a switch to turn off that part of my brain that is constantly being triggered by stupid little things like misplacing things or having thing end up missing when I just had them (the RN was always taking things & then when I started looking for them & she started looking too, plop, there it would show up right by her. It is frustrating to have those simple things have such an effect on my life. Like there were several things that ended up missing at the ranch right under my nose just after I had used them. I knew that it was my trainers husband that did it because he told me where to look for the item (in the garbage can for example). I lost it looking for the thing & all he did was laugh when I looked in the garbage can & found it. I ended up moving my horses just to get away from that & situations like that are having quite an effect on my life.

I am just curious about others actual experiences with the EMDR method of treatment,
Debbie