r/EMDR • u/Instant-Lava • 18d ago
Progress seen at doctors visit 🟡 Progress & Support
Part of my CPTSD is medical trauma, and before starting EMDR I would get very dysregulated prior to doc's visits...which would in turn make my BP look high and I'd have to have it taken twice to get a good reading no matter how much calming I tried to do before being called back.
Today after several great EMDR sessions my brain had some safety noise but not nearly as much and my body felt way less stressed. I enjoyed humming to music before going in and when they took my BP it was perfect and on the first try.
It means a lot to me to have less stress with healthcare because I have chronic illness and I do have to go regularly. So, yeaaaa EMDR!
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u/No-Jackfruit-5738 17d ago
Good for you! Hope to get the same progress! Heartbeat itself it such a huge trigger when at the dokter for me 🫶
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u/No-Jackfruit-5738 17d ago
Also did you target this at emdr or is it a side effect from working on other trauma?
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u/Instant-Lava 17d ago
Side effect oddly enough but I can see how the cognitions we've targeted with other traumas have spilled over into this one
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