Re: Don't Be Scared Away

I am honestly glad that emdr worked--for you. And as you said, it probably is not for everyone.
I am afraid of it, not only because of all the negative comments about it on this forum, but because of my own experiences. Perhaps if you had had some of the experience that I encountered during EMDR you would not be all that excited.
Specifically, I was "encouraged" to do a particularly disturbing target that I now believe I wasnt ready for. (I told my therapist that I didnt feel up to that one, but he insisted that I get it over with) It never was cleared, and for several days after I was in a constant crisis (suicidal).
This is one of my many negative experiences with EMDR. I can honestly say that I cant do that again. I have since quit seeing that therapist and when I tried to go back to a new 'qualified' EMDR therapist, I became so anxious (throwing up) that I had to cancel. I couldnt do it.
And so... the question becomes how damaging can emdr be when
it isnt for "everyone" and then is it too late for that one person who did EMDR, but it wasnt for them?

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Re: Don't Be Scared Away, by Sandra Paulsen, Ph.D., 2/19/00 Re: Don't Be Scared Away, by Shapiro, 2/22/00

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