I did emdr about two months ago, my t asked me to think about something from my past that I found upsetting and evoked strong feelings. I did, we talked about it. I don't remember crying but my t said I did. She said that doing emdr on a specific event allows the mind to reprocess it and place in the proper perspective for this time in my life. It seemed to have worked. I used to have strong emotionally painful feelings when thinking of this event. Now I don't, The event seems to have become a memory which I remember was painful only without the strong feelings of pain associated with it. My t used an alternating sound that I listened to through headphones. I could never have had her touch me. That would have most likely been a trigger. At the end my t asked me what I was feeling but I wasn't feeling anything. Nothing, one of my protectors had stepped in to protect me from feeling. Once I grounded myself and my protector moved back, I was able to think about the memory and at that point I realized I wasn't having the emotional pain that usually accompainied it. I have asked to do it again to see if there are other results. I think it is worth a try but make sure your dr listens to your concerns and makes the changes you need to make the process viewed in a positive way.