Re:EMDR for the numb

I can't say yet how well EMDR is going to work for numbness (my first session is Monday) but I think the preliminary session with my therapist in which we talked about the procedure and the incident we are going to use started the process. For many years I knew what happened in my head but not in my emotions. I didn't know who I was or what I wanted. Just having someone acknowledge what happened put me in touch with a hint of the pain. Later I was able to really FEEL it and to finally cry about it. To me being able to feel again is worth all the pain.
John Bradshaw is a therapist of whom you may have heard. He did a series of tapes on the family and one called Homecoming in which he talks about the wounded inner child and the unfortunate child rearing practices of our culture (hardly anyone escapes without being damaged in some way). And worst of all, children since they tend to idealize their parents often do not know they are being abused (it doesn't have to be physical abuse). These tapes have been very helpful to me in handling all this new emotion while I wait for my EMDR session.

Best of luck. I'll let you know how it goes.

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