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EMDR will help if you’ve not tried it. I am assuming you have though since you mention complex ptsd. I’ve been lucky enough to suffer from both covert and ove
by theGnuMe 4y ago
EMDR will help if you’ve not tried it. I am assuming you have though since you mention complex ptsd.
I’ve been lucky enough to suffer from both covert and overt depression. Behind my anger is sadness and that is depression. We learn a lot of this from our parents who probably suffered similarly themselves which is a form of chronic ptsd.
- jrumbut 4y agoI got close to nothing from EMDR. The only thing that works for me right now is running, but it's working fairly well so hey.
- theonething 4y agosimilar, any type of therapy has been a waste of time and money for me. Exercise on the other hand just makes me feel good.
- theGnuMe 4y agoExercise is a long term solution for sure. The act of doing vs thinking can be liberating.
- eurasiantiger 4y agoExercise is essentially the same as EMDR (bilateral movement) plus heroin (endorphins as in endogenous morphine peptides). Don’t fool yourself into thinking otherwise, otherwise you too will be a common churchgoer.
- theGnuMe 4y agoWeird claims you are making.
- eurasiantiger 4y agoNot that weird. Factually correct.
- 7thzero 4y agoSimilar experience here. EMDR with a practitioner who knows to apply technique was life changing for me. Shedding decades of stress, anxiety and unprocessed baggage via this technique has opened the way for further self improvement. For anyone who has tried CBT or other traditional therapy and hasnt seen results it could be worth looking into. YMMV as I know people close to me who have dealt with similar early-life trauma and have been better served by other techiques
- theGnuMe 4y agoYeah it’s a great way to reprogram the brain.
- ghusbands 4y agoEMDR is fantastic for PTSD and helps with some C-PTSD, but for a lot of people with C-PTSD, it only retraumatises, and a lot of EMDR practitioners seem unaware of this. Internal family systems can be a better choice for C-PTSD sufferers.
- haswell 4y agoI’m firmly in the “retraumatizes” camp. EMDR felt like magic when dealing with the aftermath of a car accident, but sent me into a tailspin for any subject even tangentially related to my past. YMMV.
- theGnuMe 4y agoWeird. That sounds rare.
- haswell 4y agoNot as rare as you might think. EMDR is not widely accepted or recommended as treatment for persistent/long term complex trauma, when it is, such treatments are modified to fit a broader treatment regimen. Even then, it continues to be a controversial form of treatment for trauma. This isn’t to say that people should not consider EMDR, but if they do, don’t just seek out an EMDR practitioner and expect a quick fix, but ensure the practitioner is trauma-aware and skilled in adapting treatment to the specific needs of patients with trauma histories, and it’s part of a broader treatment plan.
- theGnuMe 4y agoEMDR is well accepted and not controversial. https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/docs/mhp_veterans_effective_tx.pdf https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/docs/mhp_veterans...
- ghusbands 4y agoYou're confusing CPTSD and PTSD. Your link talks about EMDR for PTSD, not CPTSD. The post you're replying to is talking about CPTSD. They can be quite different.