Sometimes I try to stay angry. When I'm angry I don't dissociate as much. During EMDR sometimes he'll make me keep my eyes open the trick with the EMDR is that you are supposed to have one leg in the past and one leg in the present in order for it to work. If I close my eyes I tend to go all the way back in the past then I dissociate an EMDR stops processing.

I also changed the chair I sit in so that I can't stare out the window staring out the window will put me down the rabbit hole faster than anything.

When I do dissociate he usually starts with making me say things I see feel and hear in the room then he makes me do 5 knee drops where I have to slap my hand slowly on my knees he usually does it with me and then deep breathing in between each set of 5. I absolutely hate doing it but it does bring me back somewhat. When I dissociate really bad he usually gives me a cold Coke can from his refrigerator the coolness usually helps bring me back. Deep breathing also helps.