Re:Frustrated in the Process

Sorry you're in such straights. As you probably know, in this forum we cannot begin to deal with individual cases -- we don't have enough information or the needed structure of a therapy relationship. So in the end, I'll refer you back to your therapist. I'll make a few general comments though that will apply to most any reader.

1) EMDR, including resource installation, can only effect the person in therapy, (obviously) and can't change the environment they live in. It can strengthen a person's resolve in an environment, or can give a person clarity about that environment.

2) For individuals with complex trauma histories, the EMDR progress is slower than for individuals with single or adult-onset trauma histories.

3) In order to prevent transmission of trauma and/or attachment issues from one generation to the next, it is often helpful to do the EMDR (and other work) sooner, rather than later.

4) Sometimes family members come around when they see the progress in treatment. Sometimes the improvements in an individual can actually destabilize a relationship, and so can be threatening when the relationship works differently than it did before.

5) Resource installation can help especially with internal strengthening, courage, clarity, resolve, self esteem, and so forth. The standard protocol helps especially with resolving trauma and other negative learning experiences, especially those from early life relationships.

A qualified mental health professional is needed to review the many factors involved, and to help decide whether additional resources such as agencies, support groups, medication, and other things will help in complex situations.

Sandra Paulsen Inobe, PhD
Walnut Creek, California

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