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It's great for PTSD.
If you have any negative coping mechanisms, like turning drink or drugs, sort them out first before you start it. As with any kind of trauma work, it's likely your mental health will get worse before it gets better.
I don't know you or your exact circumstances but general advice would be to do some relapse prevention work with an addiction service first, then go ahead with the EMDR. Any trauma work is basically opening up a scar and getting it to heal better so if you are managing the distress at the moment with something unhealthy address that first. You don't have to be completely clean, it'll help, but at very least have some kind of relapse prevention plan before starting EMDR so you aren't wasting your time and money should things take a down turn after you start.Yeah I have PTSD. And I do turn to coke during a trigger so I'm wanting to do something about it.
Sorry mate just seen this. Personally I think EMDR is best done face to face but there is evidence that it's useful via video.I really appreciate the help. Do you think the zoom calls they're offering nowadays are as effective as the face to face stuff?
Id agree , always best to have a therapist in the room for trauma work as despite managing graded levels of arousal ive known patients just take off emotionally. Dissociation can always be a potential and getting them back is much easier in person.Sorry mate just seen this. Personally I think EMDR is best done face to face but there is evidence that it's useful via video.
Hope you're alreet.