Big hugs to you! I am so sorry you know the pain like that. I hear you!
It does take courage because with EMDR we allow another human to witness that deep pain that is like a cancer eating us inside. We know the pain, but it is dangerous to allow others to see us injured. That is our protective animal instinct. So to do EMDR work takes a tremendous amount of courage and trust. We must know that when we are emotionally vulnerable, we are 100% safe.
Doing EMDR has been one of those difficult parts of my trauma work. But I was with my T 1.5 years before we started EMDR work. We have been doing that now for a year plus. The EMDR was like talk therapy on super steroids!
My recomendation is to make sure you use the TICES log between sessions. It lets you record the trigger, Image, Cognition, Emotion, and Sensation. That is very valuable to healing. Also drink a lot of water after the EMDR to flush the toxins the body releases.
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Originally Posted by jenluv
Wow, WePow, that is a great description and very helpful to know what to expect.
I wonder about your saying it is brave though. I mean, I keep hearing how hard EMDR is and that usually centers around how acutely one feels pain. I told my T that I'm used to feeling pain, bad pain, and being alone -- and while EMDR is "supposed" to be daunting I actually look forward to having someone with me in the crappy/painful places.
But it's even deeper than that, isn't it? That's the sense I get. That it's like nothing I've experienced before. That's so incredibly hopeful, and also scary as hell.
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