Re: Pre natal trauma

• Welcome to a Dialogue on EMDR with Francine Shapiro by John Grohol, 7/22/97
  
  

I experienced trauma in utero - a near death experience some 45 years ago. I had a body memory experience of this about 3 years ago which I checked out with my mother and she confirmed this to be the case.

I am currently very aware of this "in my body" and am experiencing many uncomfortable body sensations, a feeling of the trauma still being held and stored in my body. I am also aware of how this has affected my life, sense of trust etc.

I am interested to know if EMDR has been used with early trauma such as this and if it can have an impact on the cellular memory level; assisting in the release of trauma held in the body tissue as well as bringing about a shift in the brain/cognitive functioning etc.

Thanking you very much for your time.

• Experiential contributors by Shapiro, 3/15/99