Re:Results with EMDR

I was diagnosed as having a severe case of panic/anxiety disorder over ten years ago, and I've been taking clonazepam ever since. I take very little medication for this problem. About five or six years ago, I started getting terrible bouts of clinical depression. After having been through heaven knows how many antidepressants, none of which worked, my psychiatrist tried me on Effexor, which had just come on the market. It changed my life. Subsequently, she decided that I was probably bipolar II; I've never had manic highs, but I've experienced extreme irritability. I take Neurontin for that. I take very low dosages of all three meds; a little bit of medication goes a long way for me.

Currently, I am going through an extremely painful divorce (it's been dragging on for six months now) after a difficult, 17-year-long marriage. I have gone to various therapists for help in dealing with the divorce, the marriage itself, the psychological and physical abuse involved, and the childhood issues that no doubt led me to repeat behaviors that weren't getting me anywhere but that I had no idea how to change. I've had difficulty finding a therapist with whom I could establish rapport. And then an acquaintance pointed me toward another therapist. I didn't realize she used EMDR and hypnosis until I went in to meet with her last week.

I admit I felt skeptical. But then again, traditional talk therapy hasn't ever seemed to help me much. Reading your account of what EMDR did for you has given me a lot of hope that perhaps I, too, can get rid of the garbage in my life and go on to be a healthier and happier person. And hope is something that has frequently disappeared from my life in the past six months.

Thank you SO much for sharing your story. You have helped me more than I can ever tell you.

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