Posted by antigua on February 7, 2004, at 13:13:23
In reply to Re: EMDR, overwriting bad files, posted by Sabina on February 5, 2004, at 0:06:28
Sounds like you had a very positive experience. I was glad to read about it because I'm never sure I'm doing it "right". My experience is not the same as yours, except for once or twice I've felt very powerful when I've left because I've visualized myself beating down my father (sexual abuse issues), or visualized giving him back 2/3 of the responsibility for what happened to me as a kid. The eye movements don't help me to remember, but I can feel how I felt as a young girl describing what happened. I feel like I'm watching a movie unfold, but it is my life, and there really isn't a lot of emotion attached. I know I have a long way to go to integrate the little girl with the woman so I can feel, but I think EMDR has been effective in some ways.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I still think I'm an odd duck when it comes to this, but it's nice to know it works well for other people.
antigua
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