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Has anyone used EMDR therapy?
I was recently suggested EMDR therapy. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this and has it helped?
I was recently suggested EMDR therapy. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this and has it helped?
Yes for trauma.
@Nica Did you think it helped?
@RosemaryFlowers It helped me heal and fully recover from PTSD and stay subclinical for years. It is the best healing method for trauma nowadays.
@Nica Glad to hear!
I have and it helped a lot. My mother actually specialises in it to deal with trauma. there's a few ways they can do it. There's even one method where you don't even have to talk about the trauma and that worked best for me in the end
I did it as well for trauma
@HarryPotter26 How did it work for you?
Hi guys! I’m new to the community and I’ve recently received my OCD diagnosis (tho I’ve known about it since childhood). I’ve been somewhat spiraling lately as I wait for my first ERP session (hooray!) I was just wondering if any of you guys have received ERP for existential OCD and if it was successful? My existential OCD compulsions are more so mental and have been affecting me in the sense of dream/memory flashbacks and giving me a sort of “uncanny” feeling about everything around me. Any advice is appreciated! Thank you❤️
So you got to ask me anything… Now I’d like to ask you something! I’ve heard from Members that they were so scared coming to their first ERP session. They were terrified that I would think they were crazy, that I would tell them their worst fears were true. That I would confirm they are some form of a terrible person or have them hauled off to prison for their thoughts. I’ve also had Members share how they’re very scared to begin ERP treatment because they’ve researched enough to know it means facing the fear, without the compulsions that have kept them feeling safe (but not really safe) this entire time. They struggled to see how they could be capable of doing this, while simultaneously acknowledging that they did not want to live like this anymore. If you have had your first session, what were your thoughts before? Did you have any hesitations or fears going into it? How did it turn out? If you haven’t yet begun to work with an ERP specialist, what is holding you back?
Can I hear some examples of specific parts of ERP that has helped you? I've been doing talk therapy for a few years and the major issue I have with it is that I already have analyzed all of my problems from every angle, so I'm kind of just sitting there yapping about it for an hour. I need solutions and things that make me feel better.
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