Re:New EMDR meta-analysis in JCCP

Thanks for this posting, it also helps us clients who find that despite the research some treatments just don't seem to work for them. I could decide that EMDR does not work for me, however, if I look more closely at what is happening for me I cannot really reach that conclusion. I have not been able to tolerate the high level of distress that addressing my traumas seems to trigger. So, even though I have had some successful EMDR sessions, my therapy has moved away from EMDR to more prepatory work. Work is now more focused on ego-states, building up tolerance for the feelings/sensations, some hypnosis and etc. More body-oriented work at a slow pace.

I really believe that what actually happens in therapy sessions is a more accurate reflection of what works best and for each person it can be so different. I can't say that EMDR does not work, I can only say that it has worked a little and that it is not suitable for me at this time. Then, no one approach works for me - it's a combination of things. My hope is that I will be able to utilize EMDR in the near future.

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Re:New EMDR meta-analysis in JCCP, by Sandra Paulsen Inobe, PhD, 06/15/01

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