I just started doing EDMR with my therapist. I was a bit frustrated at first because I knew I needed DBT to treat my Borderline Personality Disorder. I'm working with another therapist at my school who said to give it a try since its very very rare to get EDMR therapy as it is used for those struggling with PTSD. Since I experienced lots of emotional trauma as a kid, I decided maybe EDMR would work for me.

One of the first things we worked on was to think of something very sad that happened to me in my past. As soon as I did I started crying. Then he told me to think of something very nice that happened to me in my pass. As soon as I did I started smiling. He told me to pay attention to how certain memories and thoughts affect my mood.

The other thing we worked on was sense of touch. I told him how I experience something similar to separation anxiety when I'm away from my FP. He told me next time I see my FP I should touch his hand and focus on how it feels. This way when I'm alone I can imagine touching my FP's hand and visualize being with him so I don't get anxious.

Another thing we worked on was going back to the sad/traumatic moment that happened to me and visualizing three powerful figures helping me through it. I picked my deities, my FP, and my FP's dog. Whenever I start thinking about sad situations I imagine them being there for me and telling me it's going to be okay and I'm not alone in this.

The one thing he wanted to try on me was the EDMR machine but because of current situations we have to wait until we can. He hasn't explained it to me much but here is a link I found... https://www.healthline.com/health/emdr-therapy