I tried EMDR and it was quite helpful for the incident I used it for... I wish I could do more of it, but I moved away and am now out of work, so I haven't been able to find anyone to do it with... I would also say that you want to trust the person. It can be quite uncomfortable and scary... I would not have been able to finish the session had it not been with someone I trusted. It brought up a lot of stuff, and I trusted her to keep moving me through it if that's what it took. Like I said, it worked really well for that one incident.
I put it on pause before I moved because it was exhausting, and my brain went to mush after a while. If I were still there tho, I would continue it.
I wish you luck with it. I would also second the thought that it needs to be with someone that knows what they are doing... It has the potential to get you into a bad place. But it also has the potential to get you farther along in your therapy. Keep in mind that most people say it should not be done when you are in a vulnerable place because it tends to throw you for a loop, at least for a bit. The less stable you are, the harder it is to "recover" from the weird feelings (at least in my experience)...
Good luck. Hope it works well for you.
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