Question re. EMDR

I am currently reading the book by Francine Shapiro, which seems to suggest that the purpose of EMDR is to reduce the level of distress associated with traumatic memories. I have also heard from anecdotal stories that EMDR can help reassociate sterile emotionless memories with their appropriate feelings.

Since I use dissociation as a defense pretty regularly, I generally strip my memories of their emotions before storing them. EMDR to reduce the level of distress about any given memory wouldn't do me a whole lot of good. Is it reasonable to expect EMDR to help a person reconnect to their emotions?

And if so, how does it manage to do both?

Replies:

Re:Clarification, by Dinah, 01/04/04 Re:Clarification, by ls, 01/04/04 Re:Clarification, by Sandra Paulsen PhD, 01/04/04 Re:Thank you both, by Dinah, 01/05/04 Re:Followup question, by Dinah, 01/27/04 Re:Followup question, by Sandra Paulsen PhD, 01/31/04

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