Re:what if no dreams are comming

The following comments apply to people in general and may or may not apply in your case. We can't offer comments specific to you here, since we don't have enough information. You might print this off and discuss it with your therapist though, to discuss whether or not it applies to you.

Dreaming may or may not increase or change after EMDR. Often it does, and dreams themselves can make good EMDR targets.

It's often helpful to do safe place and strengthen other positive resources prior to doing EMDR.

It's very helpful to have a good strong containment strategy to help the client tuck things in at the end of a session.

EMDR often causes emotions and other experience that has been shut away in remote corners of the mind to be more accessible to conscious mind. This may or may not be comfortable.

Finally, in some cases it is highly uncomfortable, which is one of the reasons we urge all therapists to see how much (if any) dissociation is present, by using the DES or other device. If its just a little, then the discomfort will pass shortly. If it is a lot, then the discomfort gets more complicated because the person may not have other ways to handle things. The therapist needs to work with aspects of self to make sure that the work proceeds without too much inner conflict being stirred up.

Do talk to your therapist about your experiences. S/he will either already know what to do or can seek consultation to find out.

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