How Might EMDR Help Me?
Of course, it is impossible to predict how EMDR may help you, as this will depend largely upon what you bring and you respond to the full protocol. My commitment to you enable you to experience its full benefits. From my observations working with clients, EMDR may result in the following:
- Symptom Relief due to a reduction in underlying stress or distress - whether for example smoking, binge-eating, or a chronically-upsetting feeling
- Gaining a new, liberating perspective on a previously distressing situation - letting go of self-attack/blame or over-responsibility
- Feeling lighter, calmer, able to imagine a future life in a way which was not possible before
- Gaining a necessary distance from a past event/series of events, so that the associated feelings are no longer upsetting but simply part of the memory
- Gaining a clarity on your life which you had never imagined was possible before.
- Feeling more connected to your 'true,' 'authentic' self.
- Feeling able to hold 'all feelings' in a lighter way, rather than needing to avoid or surppress parts of yourself.
- Feeling more 'real,' 'present' and grounded in life.