summeryoga, I'm very sorry about your dog. Good luck with the EMDR.

struggling, your EMDR experience sounds almost exactly like mine! I thought I was doing it wrong too. I use the tappers also. My T says the same thing about letting my brain go wherever it wants to go. I've never had a major memory or flashback when doing EMDR either. I'm also very tired afterwards.

I have noticed that some of the memories that we've processed aren't "there" in the same way anymore. I know that's supposed to happen. Yeah, EMDR is kind of weird but I'm getting used to it. My T says I've had years of talk therapy and this is different, so I trust her that it will help me.

I really liked Getting Past Your Past, but the cases showed people who seemed to experience that instant recognition and success that I never have had with it. I liked the exercises that you can do by yourself, and the lists of negative cognitions in the book. It was all clearly written.