Re:fractionation & emdr

I wanted to say that fractionation is not at all counterintuitive to me.

I am reminded here of people who are able to use meditation successfully for relaxation. I can't and at one point joined a listserve of similarily "disabled" persons :). Our common difficulty was that once we relaxed we were "flooded" with affect and sensation.

Now I know some people just "stick with it" and eventually it gets better. I suppose you could just stick with emdr without fractionation and eventually it would work, too. Sounds to me like the technique makes things easier, and quicker, it's not essential, just safer and more comfortable for the client.

Back to meditation -- I had to improvise to meditate. Sounds silly, I know, but I try to relax just one part of my body or mind. Silly, but it works for me. I guess that is why fractionation (as I understand it) makes perfect, intuitive sense to me.

I think severe childhood abuse differs so dramatically from say, an earthquake or flood or even a rape, in its sequelae, that it becomes a misnomer to even call all "trauma" in the same breath. The biggest difference to me is the concept of a "safe world". You have to be able to assume a safe world in the first place to reconnect with the concept. That base can be missing in severe childhood trauma.

It makes sense to me that as emdr "grows up" more specialized techniques and protocols will be developed to work with all kinds of trauma and other emotional difficulties. I think all of our senses of what is "intuitive" may expand as well.

My point: fractionation sounds great (as great as "therapy" can sound, that is), needs meeting and the genogram-ish protocols (at emdr portal) sound great, too. I'm glad the field continues to grow. I never would have concieved of any of this a few years ago when I first read Shapiro's book, and it's really neat to see it all developing.

Mandala

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