u/Fantastic_Poet_3033

▲ 8 r/EMDR

Did my first EMDR session and not very sure if it was supposed to happen like this.

Did my first EMDR session yesterday. Therapist asked me what I should work on and I picked one issue without knowing how to pick. The therapy was done online and I was doing butterfly tapping for bilateral stimulation. Felt dizzy while doing it and I told therapist and she helped me to calm down. Cried a lot and finally could find some peace. Is all this normal?I couldn't stop crying even after the session and after an hour or so I could finally feel better. I felt too tired after this and resting ever since. I have back to back sessions planned for the whole week. Is that normal?

Also I don't remember any of my trauma. It's all a blur. All I know is the symptoms like hyper vigilance, shame, anxiety, sleep issues. I don't know what to work on tomorrow 🥲

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u/Fantastic_Poet_3033 — 6 days ago

Any divorcees here? How has life been? Let's rant.

I do not have any divorcee friends. So not sure if what I'm doing is normal. Some days I feel like I'm on top of the world and other days I can't even get out of bed. Around one year of separation and 6 months of divorce. Please tell me this is normal. Also huge dopamine addiction, either dating apps or Instagram or anything which gives external validation.

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u/Fantastic_Poet_3033 — 10 days ago