Re:Results with EMDR

Sure, being unknown is fine.

EMDR does not require verbalization. In fact, that is one of its strong points as there are many people who are unable or unwilling or not ready to talk about what happened out loud. I have worked with many people who found it easier not to talk much about the details. In these cases they knew the details but felt more comfortable keeping silent. I have worked with some adults abused as children who were told by the abuser that "if you tell I will kill your mother or come back and kill you....etc." With EMDR they did not have to break that chilling requirement. I have worked with soldiers who saw or perhaps did horrible things in the midst of battle. They are often very uncomfortable talking about these events out loud.In my experience, most chose to do so by the end of treatment (perhaps a reflection of their processing of the materail) but this would certainly not be a requirement.

I also find some patients who work best when they are quite verbal during the bilateral stimulation. When this suits their style, then is seems to work very well.

Hope this answers your question. Short version of the answer, no a patient or client does not need to be able to verbalize in order for EMDR treatment to be effective.

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