Hi Folks!
I suffered from PTSD for awhile as a result of an assault that happened. I turned to all sorts of unhealthy coping methods to try and help myself... I finally found a great therapist and we talked for a couple of years about that trauma and everything else that had happened in the interim. I felt like I got over it.
I got married and had a big trigger event the other day. I'm not sure how many details would be appropriate to post so I'm being deliberately vague... Anyway, I reached out to the same therapist. She said that she recently did her EMDR certification and thinks it'd be really helpful to revisit the original event and see if that helps.
I looked up EMDR and it sounds terrifying. I have NO desire to revisit those memories. I don't even know if I can remember what happened. I don't want to keep living like this but i am so afraid of getting stuck in those memories....
Is EMDR as bad as it sounds? Is there a way to lessen the fear and anxiety of going into it? Any tips? TIA!