I just came out of an EMDR session. I have to say this is really working for me. It takes some time to work out exactly where the points that need processing are in a complex case like mine, but I have seen twice now that very deep things have been quickly resolved. I've experienced other uplifts in other areas, but these two seem the biggest to me.
Part of it is that I have put in ground work in other counseling and in life to get to the point that I'm ready. But the technique itself really seems to work.
In one case a very deep hidden association came to light and we were able to move through it. In the next, a pivotal point was processed out. That just happened moments ago. I went from feeling tense and dreading and sad to feeling free and energetic. But it isn't the short term high of it. Deep down, I now learned how to drop the load I was carrying. It's like the moment in Labyrinth when she confronts the Goblin King and truly realizes that he has no power over her. It ceases to be words in her intellect or an incantation in her imagination and becomes a reality. That's what just happened for me.
It comes in snips, quotes, and movie scenes. If I were to lay them out here, they'd make no sense to you, or worse, you'd apply your own associations and totally misunderstand. So I won't go into detail.
But I believe this is working. I really do. And I'm happy and thankful for that.
