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- carlynfitzy
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Did EDMR help?
I have real bad anxiety, existential OCD, ROCD, disassociation. My therapist is starting it next session. Have any of you had it done? Does it help? Especially the ROCD??
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- thewayshapeslookthewayshapes...
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I had EMDR for my comorbid PTSD, but it helped with what I now realize were OCD symptoms, too. I didn't know I had OCD at the time I started, so it's hard to say how much it did. The level of intrusive thoughts and compulsive Googling and trying to think the right thing and answer questions decreased. I still had some issues though, and that's what led me to my diagnosis. Hopefully ERP will help with what's left. In hindsight, I think EMDR before ERP was the right sequence of treatment for me. I know exposures would have been so much more intense prior to EMDR.
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- NotSoNewb82NotSoNewb82
- Date posted
- 1y ago
EMDR did help. I was doubtful but I have practically forgotten about that stuff now.
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- carlynfitzycarlynfitzy
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@NotSoNewb82 Did you have ROCD?
- Username
- NotSoNewb82NotSoNewb82
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@carlynfitzy I had real event OCD mainly but there was a lot of trauma tbh. The theme was about as strong as it could be.
- Username
- brenoaugustobrenoaugusto
- Date posted
- 1y ago
It’s a powerful tool.
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- jabberwockyjabberwocky
- Date posted
- 1y ago
It was somewhat helpful with my PTSD, but I also dissociate a LOT, so my therapist had to modify some things and use some grounding skills for it to be beneficial. It can really help to reprocess negative core beliefs.
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- Ericaaaa4991Ericaaaa4991
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Your nocd therapist or outside?
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- carlynfitzycarlynfitzy
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Ericaaaa4991 Outside
- Username
- carlynfitzycarlynfitzy
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I meant emdr! Sorry it’s all new to me
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