Posted by Shortelise on December 31, 2004, at 12:10:21
In reply to Bipolar II, BPD and EMDR, posted by chaaya on December 23, 2004, at 20:15:42
Hey, Chaaya
I don't think a person can do EMDR on their own. There are certain exercises one can do that are related to theory behind EMDR. They are called Brain Gym exercises. They are mostly to give the brain a workout - for those of us who are aging and finding that it's not as easy to recall things. But among the brain gym stuff is exercises for reducing stress, and dealing with anxiety.
If your T refuses to do EMDR with you, is it possible that she is seeing something in you that still needs more gentle exploration? If so, could it be that she is the person you could explore those things with? EMDR can be very emotional, can really open cans of worms. If we haven't opened and dealt with those worms before, maybe EMDR isn't appropriate.
If I have a point here, it's that I would trust a person who administers (wrong word, but hopefully you know what I mean) EMDR to tell me whether or not it is appropriate for me.
Have you asked her if she thinks it could be appropriate at some point?
What do you think?
ShortE
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