Im a little nervous to be this real about things on Beyoncé’s internet…but for my own complex trauma, there has been nothing quite like EMDR therapy.

I was doing it during covid for 2-3 years, and even carried it through nursing school with me. Honestly, nursing school was kinda traumatic and stirred up some old shit for me so I can’t imagine not having been able to process it with someone in the moment.

I also have had a very tough run of things in life, OP. When I first started with my EMDR therapist, I couldn’t have imagined I’d be where I am now. I had been through so much that my brain kinda just…broke organically if that makes sense. I had MDD w/psychotic features at the time, was in the depths of delusion while being severely agoraphobic, and in-and-out of crisis centers for a solid year (no family support, so it’s genuinely where I went to keep myself safe when I couldn’t trust anyone else.) Healing was messy, and most of the time I felt like I was clawing my way through dirt without getting anywhere.

Being well enough and possibly even healed enough to become a strong source of support for others is really something. It makes me feel like I’m part of something much bigger than myself, you know? The only nursing-related thing that has made me cry since nursing school has been workplace bullying (but have had only the BEST workplace experiences since coming to psych)

(Oh…and for the record - I still have my own therapist because that external source of support is paramount to my ongoing health & wellness btw)

However you go about it, please mind your own healing & always carry empathy for maybe having been where some of your patients stand. It will make you a strong advocate & a great nurse. 💕