I'm reading a book right now about EMDR and trauma. In order to do EMDR with amnesia present, there is a long process to go through, to make sure the client is stable enough to manage the trauma memories, etc. I think you'd need to have someone who is extremely skilled in EMDR and DID both, in order to do this. My T is very highly skilled with EMDR and has no problem working with people who have DID (I'm in Canada). However, there are a list of issues that can happen when the t is not comfortable with the process.

You could end up switching, based on the eye movements, and whoever comes out may not be on board with the treatment. It would have to be explained too all the parts and they would all have to be willing to open up the past. EMDR can bring up memories that aren't being worked with that you didn't know about, it can make trauma seem real. Without someone who really knows what they're doing, you could end up doing what they call 'looping', where the eye movements just keep you locked in a memory. If this happened with someone skilled, they would know different ways to get you out of it. But if you were with someone who wasn't as sure, you could, potentially be retraumatized by the experience.

I don't know where you are in therapy or what memories you would want to work with. They focus a lot in the book on building up distress tolerance skills and other coping skills to be able to help yourself.

Not to scare anyone off. Any kind of therapy, if it's not the right kind for the right person can traumatize them. I was hurt by a counselor a few years ago who had no idea I had so many early traumatic memories, and she caused a lot of damage.

Could you ask your t what would need to change in order for you to benefit, or for some concrete examples as to how your situation does not fit the treatment? Perhaps she has a plan for you, or you have both decided on a certain way to address the memories and adding EMDR wouldn't help you?

I'm lucky with the EMDR because my T explains everything well, is skilled, and also becuase I have no amnesia when I switch, so it is not so complicated to treat.

Let me know what she says, I would be interested!
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