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thrown71 (original poster new member #74218) posted at 5:06 AM on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
Has anyone gone through EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy? My therapist mentioned today that I may benefit from it, but she no longer does it.
Thanks!
BW
D-Day: 12/07/19 (PA)
Married 25 years
Together 30 years
Daughter 21, Son 18
somanyemotions ( new member #74248) posted at 5:29 AM on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
Yes, I started using it with my therapist after learning of my partners affair. We would discuss the feelings I was having and she would link it to past traumas I’ve had in my childhood. It has definitely given me a new perspective on how I have handled relationships because of my past traumas. I’ve gotten to know myself better and I’m trying to live my life now trying to make my younger self happy and proud.
Pandora16 ( member #56906) posted at 6:39 AM on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
I’ve done it for two different issues, the second time being to help me through my PTSD from discovery of my ex’s cheating. I found it extremely helpful in getting my stuck thoughts and mind movies from leaving me super distressed. It doesn’t make everything go away, just makes the pain more manageable. I highly recommend it as part of therapy to recover from infidelity.
D-Day #1 12/8/16 (ILYBINILWY), D-Day #2 12/17/16 (admitted to affair)
Divorced: 10/24/17
Married 20 years, together 24, 1 young adult son
cocoplus5nuts ( member #45796) posted at 2:28 PM on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
Yes. I had to try several different modalities. Once I found the one that worked for me, it was like a miracle!
Me(BW): 1970
WH(caveman): 1970
Married June, 2000
DDay#1 June 8, 2014 EA
DDay#2 12/05/14 confessed to sex before polygraph
Status: just living my life
onlytime ( member #45817) posted at 2:52 PM on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
According to the American Psychological Association, EMDR is only a conditionally recommended treatment for PTSD, in other words, while it has shown to be efficacious for some, the evidence is not as strong as it is for other treatments, such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) or Prolonged Exposure (PE).
Maybe you can ask her if she does either of those, and see if they might help you? Another option may be to augment therapy with either an SSRI or SNRI, if you haven't tried that already.
Just a thought.
R'd w/ BetterFuture13
T 20+ yrs w/ adult kids 😇 + grands
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall" ~Nelson Mandela
veryhurt2018 ( member #65877) posted at 2:58 PM on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
Yes, it worked wonders for me. It made most of the mind movies go away. I can still recall them but they are not in the front of my mind and they don't trigger me and take me down like they used to. It took a lot longer than I thought it would. I think I did it for about 5 months.
Me-BW
Him-SAWH
D-Day: 5/9/18
Reconciled - took a whole 5 years to heal
Marie2792 ( member #44958) posted at 10:39 PM on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
Yes. It was a tremendous help to me and I would never have healed at the pace I had without it. I highly recommend it.
Me: BS,48 (41 at dday)Him: WS, 56 (49 at dday)Married 27 years, together 30 Dday : 9/9/14 3 week PA
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