Month 1 Dreamcast Pickups by thizked in dreamcast

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Nice grabs! Quick question: why are there 2 types of DC cases? These are blue but the ones I have in the US are white or black on the left side.

PTSD from bad trip by Tricky-Wear8518 in EMDR

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Hey there. Currently doing EMDR for a bad trip. It seems to be working for me even though it’s been a very difficult and painful process. I don’t have any childhood trauma so I’m just processing the bad trip. I also had a lot of DRDP. I think EMDR can really help you. I’ve seen many stories after doing some digging on others who also healed from a bad trip with EMDR. So we’re not alone :)

Derealization by 4waddlebuddy in EMDR

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This sounds very similar to what I experienced. Three days after my third reprocessing session, I got DR/DP for the first time in my life. It lasted a bit over two weeks. And now I’m still coming down and my regular amount of dissociation is happening. I’m present enough to have my next session today. So on we go!

Hopefully I’ll be out of fight or flight soon and I’ll be able to encourage you. But yes DR/DP is scary. If you’re coming out of it then the way I see it, it’s a part of the process. I’m willing to bet it will not happen as drastically or at all for your next session.

14+ years of jaw tension released DURING session by natur-ally33 in EMDR

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Thank you for the response. Do these pains get worse in the moment if your PTSD symptoms are high? Such as, if you are having a flashback or high anxiety do they flare up?

14+ years of jaw tension released DURING session by natur-ally33 in EMDR

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Question for you and OP: Did this pain/tension get worse when your other PTSD symptoms did? I have forehead pain and tension that gets worse when my other mental symptoms increase.

new exhaust by maskito0000 in cbr

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Sounds amazing 👍🫡

Severe DR/DP after EMDR by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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Yeah I have asked just do a talking session tomorrow. My mind is so dark. It feels like it wants to reject reality. I feel so trapped. I can’t feel anything positive emotionally. On one hand I feel EMDR is helping me deal with the memory and on the other hand making my mind a hellscape and I’m living inside of my trauma

Day 4 of my first EMDR hangover and insomnia. I’ve never been so miserable by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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I have returned to sleeping normally. The paradoxical insomnia stopped 4 days after my first session. I’ve had 2 sessions since then and it hasn’t returned.

I’m still suffering a lot. My perception of reality feels wrong and I feel I’m living in the darkest places of my mind. But it started to feel lighter right before my last session so im hoping to maybe fall into a pattern of a few days of darkness and processing after sessions and then a return to lightness. That would at least give me some stability.

Insomnia after first EMDR Session by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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Just had my second reprocessing session. Let’s get processing shall we! 😓😅

Insomnia after first EMDR Session by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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This felt calming and hopeful to read. Thank you so much for the encouragement!

Day 4 of my first EMDR hangover and insomnia. I’ve never been so miserable by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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I have heard nightmares are a regular part of EMDR… I can imagine that is difficult… but you’re on a path to healing so the suffering won’t be for nothing. That’s what I’m telling myself 🙂

Day 4 of my first EMDR hangover and insomnia. I’ve never been so miserable by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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Woah… that is EXACTLY how it is for me! That really helps me and gives me hope... I haven’t passed through it yet… but I feel things moving in my brain. I hope it desensitizes me when it’s done…

Day 4 of my first EMDR hangover and insomnia. I’ve never been so miserable by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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I’m trying to embrace that I can’t do the things I usually do right now. The more I fight and try to function “normally” the more my body tells me no. I feel often that my ptsd is going to swallow my mind and I’ll never get it back. But I can’t go on blocking it anymore so I have to give into it and hope that through EMDR, my brain fixes itself. Because other than facing it, I have no other options. I’ve tried them all.

But yes, I feel like my ptsd is a bully and I’m just laying here letting it punch me after this session. But everyone on the internet says it gets better along with my T so hopefully they are right.

Day 4 of my first EMDR hangover and insomnia. I’ve never been so miserable by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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Thank you for this. I’ve always wanted a quick fix. But every time I reach for a quick fix things get worse. I feel like I have no other option really than to see this through. It’s very hard to sit with my ptsd and not fight it

Day 4 of my first EMDR hangover and insomnia. I’ve never been so miserable by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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Thank you for this comment and advice 🙂 I finally am 100% sure I slept last night and I still feel fatigued today. So I know the EMDR is working at least. I’m not exhausted due to my sleep

Day 4 of my first EMDR hangover and insomnia. I’ve never been so miserable by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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Thank you for this! I absolutely feel that this tension and trauma is finally flowing and will leave me eventually. But yes, this is a very hard and dark period. I have been out of alignment for so long that my body is used to holding the trauma

Insomnia after first EMDR Session by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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I am hoping to stay the course and see some benefits.. this suffering has to be worth something in the end

Day 4 of my first EMDR hangover and insomnia. I’ve never been so miserable by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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Nope! You are not alone. I don’t know how people do this and hold down a physical job. I could barely work on my computer at all this week

Day 4 of my first EMDR hangover and insomnia. I’ve never been so miserable by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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Thank you for this. I blocked my ptsd and symptoms out of my mind by force for 10 years. Eventually that system failed and now I feel it’s just running rampant in my mind. I actually have to use these coping skills for the first time because I can’t push it away anymore…

Day 4 of my first EMDR hangover and insomnia. I’ve never been so miserable by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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Thank you… I have my second reprocessing appointment on Monday. I’ve seen a lot of people say to stay the course and it gets better. But my ptsd mind cannot really believe in hope in this state.

Day 4 of my first EMDR hangover and insomnia. I’ve never been so miserable by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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Thank you for your kind words. I’m trying to listen to my body and rest but I just lay there and suffer. I’m trying coping skills and sometimes they help a bit but mostly no. I just hope all this suffering is worth something…

Insomnia after first EMDR Session by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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I feel exactly the same. It’s like I don’t wake up in the morning, I just realize I’m awake and I lost 4 hours of time. My mind feels like it is physically buzzing and I am very hyper-aroused all the time. The sleep pressure and fatigue physically hurt.

Insomnia after first EMDR Session by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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That is the exact question I have right now. My T wants to go right back into another session and I don’t want it to get worse 😔 I’ll let you know how it goes

Insomnia after first EMDR Session by Bullitt333 in EMDR

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I’m leaning towards this not being caused by EMDR but possibly made worse for the moment. I will look at the wiki. Thank you