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Originally Posted by growlycat
I always thought--and still kind of suspect--- that EMDR is a bit of a fraud. But my main T surprised me and when asked, said that there is some evidence/some studies that actually support its effectiveness.
I am curious if this works for you and others--if so, go for it. I'm still a bit of a skeptic.
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I was a skeptic but my T believed in it. I thought it was weird but I did it anyway. I think it helped me to light matches (I have always been afraid of fire) but I don't think it changed my brain, as my T said it would.
I think she still does EMDR with other clients, but not with me. She said it got me in my head too much (I think it made me think about HER too much) and SE was better for me, because that's about what I'm feeling in my body, not in my head.
There IS something to that alternate stimulation, I think. There is a lot we don't know about the brain, and a lot that we are learning. I want to ask my T what she thinks about EMDR now. The last time I asked she still used it, in collaboration with IFS and SE.