My Support Forums - View Single Post - those who have done emdr (because oei is unfamiliar to most)

geez · Oct 12, 2012, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by suzzie

thank you geez

its that way for me too. intense, strong feelings. but they quickly become too much. and i have to look away. for relief. are you able to keep doing it. until she is done. i could see it being helpful that way. but i keep breaking it off. and i cant follow her right. especially anywhere near her face. i think that disrupts it.

pfrog you are right. im not a good candidate really. i cant look at her. but she really thinks it will help me. i probably should explain to her its too much. but im too afraid to talk at all.

(((Suzzie))) Every therapist does there own version of EMDR. Some use the buzzers only. Some use tapping on the back of your hand (T1 does this where T2 only did the buzzers). T1 says there is no right or wrong way for clients to do EMDR. You have to do what feels most comfortable for you to help you focus. I close my eyes when I do it except for the part when I have to follow her finger movement. For me EMDR works the best with my eyes closed and her tapping the back of my hands.

However EMDR does feel like a workout! - a mental one! The last time I did EMDR we kept doing the tapping and 'digging' as I call it. I felt exhausted afterwords. It was like I was doing sets of sit ups in my mind... is it over yet!

On the subject of talking I'm either constantly trying to sensor myself or shut myself off from my emotions that are coming up. My T told me to not fight it and broke down. It was really hard to 'let it go'/'let it out' but I did it!

I hope you find yourself feeling better soon!

PS - I second what frog said and in addition to EMDR I also do a mix of talk therapy.