Re:Meditation v EMDR

Yes, I've also tried to have a conversation on the EMDR forum. That's why I posted my question here. Not only does it seem like a "fringe modality" to me, but it also seems rather cultish. Rigid adherence to a set of beliefs. Closed circle of membership requiring special training. Altered states. Guru. High expense. Vulnerable people subjected to altered states, assuming that they actually reach an altered state. A set of values and beliefs imposed on followers subjected to an altered state. Many gods to worship, but without any spirit. Gosh, what would this be considered if it wasn't mainstream psychotherapy?

It seems to me that skill guiding people experiencing these altered states requires a teacher who is a master. I wouldn't consider teaching meditation, and I am sure that I have practised many more years than many, perhaps most, EMDR therapists have trained. Combining a new relationship with the authentic self with the imposition of the dogma of psychotherapy also doesn't make sense to me. However, I am assuming again that EMDR reveals the authentic self in the way that meditation can.

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Re:Meditation in Psychotherapy & Meditation v EMDR, by Meditator, 07/31/03 Re:Meditation in Psychotherapy & Meditation v EMDR, by Lindsay Smith, 07/31/03 Re:Meditation in Psychotherapy & Meditation v EMDR, by Meditator, 08/01/03 Re:Meditation in Psychotherapy & Meditation v EMDR, by Lindsay Smith, 08/02/03 Re:Meditation in Psychotherapy & Meditation v EMDR, by Meditator, 08/03/03

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