How were you diagnosed before the traumatic event?

I think the dsm says a person cannot be dxed ptsd If the symptoms post trauma.are an exasperation of preexisting traits or conditions. This is meant to protect people from being retraumatised by ptsd treatment that presumes a healthy enough fully formed adult at time of trauma.

I wouldn't try emdr on "Big T Trauma" anyway. A lot of practitioners think they know ptsd from working with victims of divorce and mail fraud. They will assure you they know ptsd, but panic when they see the first sign of the hyperarousal that accompanies threat to life trauma.

Most therapists are crap. A bright young social worker told how groups that in hospital. These folks work for money. Ive seen the most shameless acts to promote themselves to the ptsd market. Like one emdr provider local to.me solicits donationss to provide a session to a vet. Isn't that clever? Vets wont see her but others with "little t trauma" will give her money feeling solidarity with vets. Its income for her and the promotion Implies she works with military veterans. She probably thinks she is qualified to work with life threat trauma or combat trauma. These people can be dangerous.

Follow your intuition, Hellion. If your gut says dont do it, then dont.

Remember all, therapists get paid by the hour. They have a conflict of Interest when asked If they think you need or would benefit from their services. Its a hard economy. People push their erhics.