My counselor
uses this as one of her therapy tools. She wanted to try it with me because of how long I was holding onto deep grief over a past miscarriage, and also a situation from my teen years. I never did, mainly because I had so many other pressing issues (this was mid-divorce), but I’ve always been curious about it.
Interesting to know that it worked for you!
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Agree w/Tiisi
I have used EMDR for quite some time when I had some really bad traumas (not willing to share publically) that I could not fix myself nor could it be done through regular talking counseling.
The EMDR was very effective. What could have taken me years to recover from, I think it was 2-3 months of weekly visits. My insurance covered most of it that time, but when I had other trauma, like my 2nd divorce, I paid for the EMDR out of my pocket totally.
It is not cheap, but definitely well worth it. It greatly reduces the time to heal, and with every single session, I could feel a shift in my feelings and thoughts. They were becoming more rational, instead of so steeped in emotional chaos.
I now can recount all the trauma incidents without any emotional pain. It’s really freed me from emotional hell.
I really could use EMDR right now for some other things as well as my children, but I will have to wait until my budget allows me to do so.
I am fortunate enough
to have insurance. Though my copays are $40, so that is a bit prohibitive in and of itself. :-/ I had an urgent care visit this month for my broken bone, a regularly scheduled annual checkup (plumbing, bloodwork, and prescriptions), and one counseling appointment – bingo, $120!! Which is better than not having insurance at all, but sure makes you reluctant to make an appointment…!
Hmmm, so two 43Ters have found it useful. I will definitely have to keep that in mind!
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