My therapist is very good. She took several sessions to teach me calming and coping techniques that I used at home during my daily stressors. Then I took those techniques back to the therapists office and use them to navigate and manipulate my trauma. Then, I use them again to calm myself before I leave the office. I agree it is extremely intense. You must be mentally strong to do this, but it is so worth it. I have seen dramatic permanent relief from my childhood trauma!

You must read up on EMDR before you start. You must be prepared, like you said, to experience total recall of your trauma. I have years of abuse that I am sorting through. The main childhood trauma that I am talking about is one that I am approaching slowly and methodically because it is so graphic. That is why I am deciding right now to go in just enough to have a voice to say NO!

I need this really badly, because it is keeping me from progressing in life.