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Old Aug 19, 2008, 01:29 AM
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I didnt mean that i use it to recover memories, I use it for certian truamatic memories that I have. And it is not a form of hypnosis at all. It does bilateral stimulation right brain left brain stuff. I would never do hypnosis. It has nothing to do with hypnosis. You can target certain memories that are highly triggering and you fill out a paper with your T and it asks about postive beliefs negagative beleifs. She asks you what picture comes to mind when u think of this memory. Like what negative beleif does this memory hold for you about yourself, and if you have trouble with the answer there are lists with examples, then she asks on a scale from 1-7 how disytressing is this memory,,where do you feel it in your body. Then she asks what would you like to beleive about yourself and how true do those words feel....then you hold on to the picture of the memory in your brain while you think of the negative beleif and do the bilalteral stuff and then she asks what did u get? Then you tell her whatever has entered your mind...then she asks are you willing to go with it and then you think about what you just thought of and do it over and over. I have never actually finished one yet, but we are getting close. My advice to you is ask your T about this. Dont listen to other people becasue it gets scary and people will give you misinformation. EMDR is client centered and you have control over it. You can stop at any time and my T is really good about keeping me grounded and safe. Reading about it online was scary for me before i did it. I Like hoe emdr has helped me.
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