Getting ready to try EMDR

Hi,

I am getting ready to try EMDR and am a little scared. It's sounds kind of weird, like hypnosis or something.

I am going because I was in a domestic violence relationship ten years ago and went through counseling, life went on fine, got married and am very happy now for eight years.

Two months ago the state police tracked me down to talk to me about my ex husband (the one who abused me). He killed his parents and they had me re-hash all my old memories and they told me very specific details of his crime and the scene.

I have been feeling better, but at night, I see him and what he did to his parents. I can't watch anything remotely scary and I can't even watch the news or read the paper. I am horrified at what he has done and feel like I am right there in the room he did it in when I shut the lights off at night. I swear I can see into his eyes.

I have a victim's advocate and they suggested I try this EMDR. I have an appt. for next wed. Does anyone know if this will work from their own experiences?

Thanks
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Replies:

Re:Getting ready to try EMDR, by Sandra Paulsen Inobe, PhD, 08/15/00 Re:Getting ready to try EMDR, by Rick, 09/11/00 Re:Getting ready to try EMDR, by Robert P. O'Brien, Ph.D., 09/15/00 Re:Getting ready to try EMDR, by Rick, 10/11/00 Re:Getting ready to try EMDR, by Sandra Paulsen Inobe, PhD, 10/12/00 Re:Getting ready to try EMDR, by emdr client, 08/15/00

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