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Originally Posted by Shotokan
@ Toughcooki,
First of all, thank you very much for your service.
I am so sorry for what you are having to go through. You know it SUCKS the way the VA treats their soldiers. It really does. They are so disrespectful.
That's good that you cancelled him. Save your money.
Now that you are going outside the VA, I should tell you that many psychologists do EMDR. There is good research that supports this treatment. I have been having EMDR treatments for years for the trauma that I have experienced. He has also worked used this technique with military veterans.
My psychologist told me that the more traumatic the experience, the faster you are able to access the negative feelings. When this happens, the faster the technique works.
Just make sure that the psychologist is following the Francie Shapiro, Ph.d method. Dr. Shapiro is the one who developed this technique.
I hope you can find someone outside the VA. Please let us know how it goes.
Again, thank you again for your service. I am sorry for what you are going through. |
Thank you, I appreciate your comments. My psych doctor, who manages my meds, actually agreed with me that going through the VA for therapy is counter-productive bc of the way they handle it, with the 12 sessions and that's it.... because I have too many issues to cover in 12 sessions, so she's putting in an order to allow me to have long-term therapy outside the VA, with the VA paying for it!
She is just so nice. that the word 'nice' doesn't even cover it.