EMDR FORUM ARCHIVE, 2000
body sensations and emdr
· 09/18/03 at 7:59 PM ET
Hi, I'd appreciate some input on this. I've worked with two emdr therapists and they've had very different reactions to when I mention feeling ill -- sick to my stomach or dizzy or having a headache. The first therapist always treated the "illness" as a "part of self" and she'd ask to "speak" to that part. I never really liked that and wasn't comfortable with "talking" to "parts" like that. I'm DID so it's not that I didn't like the part concept... I just didn't see the point of referring to every sensation as a "part". I've got enough of those already. The current therapist just tells me to "stay with that" or "that's ok". Or might ask me to narrow down what or where I am feeling what I am feeling. This is the response I expected after reading Shapiro's text -- a glow with the flow sort of thing. Since I reacted badly to the first technique, and am so comfortable with the second, I guess I am wondering about the rationale behind each. I mean, I know ego state work is recommended for dissociative folks. But I also know emdr is supposed to have a minimum "baseline" of therapist interference/interweave. Guess I'm trying to figure out the rationale behind intervening with every body sensation/part rather than allowing things to evolve on my own. Ftr, I feel really affirmed and safe when my therapist just says "stay with that". And it evolves on it's own. Processing continues. Whereas I felt exposed by the request to "speak" to parts/sensations and I'd immediately get "stuck" in a vulnerable/fearful state.
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