Re:Here's the point

Many appreciate your acumen as well as other professionals' contributions.

Most professionals are perfectionists, so flaws and complaints seem to stand out. Remember the glass is mostly full.

EMDR is a multifaceted tool and as with any approach it depends on the skill of the psychotherapists.

Some individuals have had bad experiences with EMDR or psychotherapy through no fault of their own and not because they have a "personality disorder." This is true of all professions and their sub-specialties.

In the mental health field some hostility is par for the course in public discussions. Though some of the new elements of EMDR have evoked some suspicion associated with previous “fringe” psychotherapy methods. There also seems to be some people who have animosity towards therapists that specialize in helping trauma victims.

EMDR, Gestalt, Ericksonian, etc., and other active approaches can intensify positive and negative experiences and opinions, depending on a variety of factors (problem, personality, setting, therapist, health, circumstance, etc.).

Most of EMDR's fundamentals are based on solid psychotherapy principles, though its unique elements have sometimes been marketed in a business model and its theories unsubstantiated by rigorous objectivity. Though it appears that its unique elements (e.g., bilateral stimulation) can still be effective in most circumstances when utilized by competent therapists.

Usually it is the therapists’ personal qualities and clinical experience that determines the effectiveness of the tools. Consequently, some extraordinary results can be observed by individuals and the findings are not duplicated in generic studies.

Theory, hypotheses, application, critiques, and re-evaluation are the endless nature of the progress of science.

Any open forum can be exhausting. Some of the other forum moderators don't respond for weeks at a time.

Don’t get hooked by the naysayers and game players. Thanks for all your involvement and insights. Many do appreciate it.

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