Re: Has anyone had EMDR therapy

I recently was treated with EMDR after suffering of flashbacks and silent torture of a tragic incident I was a first hand witness to only 1-1/2 weeks ago. I was very skeptical of EMDR with regards to the method of treatment (waving of the hand) and I was also wondering what kind of hokey thing was I was about to be presented with. It all sounded too good to be true. I know the smirk on my face quickly faded when the therapist began treating me for my first image of the incident I saw. I realized the visions as she treated them one by one were fading literally 'right before my eyes'. One misconception I had is that I wouldn't remember the incident as a whole. For me I do remember it happened but there is absolutely no intensity to it what-so-ever. There is no heart pounding, adrenaline rush feelings when the images (which are very hazy) do come to mind. I felt such a feeling of immense peace swim through my body...all the stress just lifted away. From then on when I think about it, it's as though I'm remembering something from my childhood or past and not as an incident that happened only a mere 1-1/2 weeks ago. The images are no longer vivid and I really have to think about it to get those hazy images back. I tried when I got home to bring the intensity back along with the images (just to try and prove someone wrong...shame on me) but there was no way I could bring back either. I am a true believer that this tecnique is successful. After only 1 treatment I am able to go on with my life and face the next challenge in my career as a law enforcement officer.....And now I know for the future, I will not hesitate for a moment to seek EMDR treatment..It truly does work.

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Re: Has anyone had EMDR therapy, by D.R.Ascheman, 2/3/00 Re: Has anyone had EMDR therapy, by Shapiro, 2/15/00

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