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I am really enjoying the recent posts on the research into EMDR and sure appreciate the many views stated and information given.

Interesting note from self, well may be of interest to some and it was interesting for me, I have had number of EMDR seesions over the past couple of years interspersed with other forms of therapy. I have PTSD and some dissociative tendencies, nothing extreme and more than "normal".

Over time there has been use of various forms of bilateral stimulation--- eye movements, tapping and the vibrating paddles which I hold in my hands. I found the eye movements difficult to do, more of a physical thing for me and so we switched to tapping. Later we used the paddles. More recently I realized that I need the eye movements, realized that there was more power in them for me and I want to go back to try them again. It is just an inner sense and I cannot explain it. The use of the vibrating paddles was fine at first and, then, I realized that some part of me (an ego state?) loves them, has so much fun with them and I am wondering if that part is now interfering with any progression. It is funny when I think of it, I start to laugh during EMDR as some part of me is like a little kid that finds these vibrating paddles so much fun and it becomes a musical play!!!

The most recent EMDR session, last week, was done using the vibrating paddles and it turned out to have quite an effect as the past number of days have revealed. At the same time, I have realized, the eye movements are needed now, time to go back to them, they have more power. My thought is that the use of the eye movements demand more work on my part, more involvement than the vibrations or tapping where I am a passive receipient of the bilateral stimulation. Then, as I have to focus on moving my eyes there is more distraction which doesn't occur when I have passively receiving the bilateral stimulation.

I just found this to be quite interesting and something that I had never thought of before. I don't know what it means other than for me, at present, I sense an inner need for the eye movements and recognize that they could be more powerful for me at this point. Whether it is because some child ego state will not interfere or the more direct involvement as opposed to passively receiving, the element of distraction--- I don't know.

thanks to all who have been posting here over the past few weeks, the info on research etc is great to read.

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