Thank you. I used to be of the mindset that anything that wasn't usual medicine in my mind would never work, but I have been having acupuncture (more traditional type ) and I never believed it would do much but I have already noticed changes. So I have said I will always give anything a go.
Would have to go privately for it, but if it can help, it is worth every penny. I just want to be happy again I think 2 years ago was the last time I was genuinely happy.
I have a good support system in my parents and a few close friends who have been with me no matter what.
Thank you for replying, it is reassuring to hear others positive experiences. Xxx
Yes it's not cheap at all, and I thought it was rubbish for the first few weeks or so. But I was also just so traumatised that I think I was really resistant to change/ couldnt see a way out at all. I had to take a day off work every day after the session so had my work not been understanidng that might have been an extra cost too.
A tip - I made a little whatsapp group for my close friends about it (I realised they were busy and couldn't be expected to get in touch every time, but I was single and very alone so a group meant I could update them and they could kind of remind each other which was helpful) I was pretty out of it after the sessions and usually came home and slept..
Hmm yes good question. No, I’d say it was more that I felt very spaced out and flat and almost disorientated. I don’t remember feeling the “original” feelings more acutely at all, actually.
Yes - this - it's a strange feeling. Like emotional fatigue or something.. It's like that feeling when you're really ill with a flu and your brain is a fog.
I feel like the odd one out here - EMDR was so traumatic for me. It got to the point where I was suicidal. It re-traumatized me on the trauma I knew about, and brought to the surface much more that I had somehow forced myself to forget over the years. It didn't help me process anything or desensitize me at all. I pushed myself to keep going with it because I kept hearing and reading about how great the results can be but reached a breaking point where my therapist refused to do it anymore because how harmful it was for me so we switched back to regular therapy. In total she was my therapist (talk/ some cbt/emdr) for 2 years and despite the emdr not working she was the best therapist I've ever had. So I don't think emdr didn't work because of having a bad practitioner.
However, you won't know how it will work for you unless you try it and despite my experience I would recommend to try it. It might be helpful to read up on the process and discuss the process, possible outcomes, any questions you have etc with your therapist beforehand.
I hope this more helpful than scary and I hope you can get some help/relief soon. Lots of luck to you.
sorry to quote again - but im sorry to hear it didn't work for you. This was my initial experience and then somehow i got over a hill. I was definitely "broken to heal". Im glad to hear you had a great therapist though
I just wanted to agree that research will really help - there are lots of youtube videos of people too which I always thought was very helpful. And the book 'The Body Keeps The Score' was really eye opening to help me rationalise my experience.
The best thing my lady ever said was "You're doing exceptionally well for someone who has been through someone exceptional". I think about it a lot and i'm sure it related to all of you too. <3
