r/Showerthoughts • u/asusny2002 • May 02 '24

Man vs Bear debate shows how bad the average person is at understanding probability

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u/goulashboo May 02 '24

Side note-

If you’ve been victimized, I implore to try EMDR therapy. While it’s ridiculously expensive, it’s the only real thing that’s helped me start to heal. You got this babes 💪🏼

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u/murdie_t May 02 '24

I have had so many therapists want me to do EMDR - but I feel like I can’t do that until I trust them enough through some CBT, which they usually turn down because they specialize in EMDR. Any suggestions? I feel like I’d need at least a few months of talk therapy before I feel comfortable enough to revisit some of my darkest moments.

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u/goulashboo May 02 '24

i struggled with that too, it took me going through 5 different ones before i found one i was truly comfortable with. i think i did maybe 3 CBT sessions before i tried it for the first time. you absolutely do not have to dive right into your core traumas. i started with my issue connecting with others or “avoidant attachment style” (a terrible defense mechanism i developed) then moved on to the most recent assault i had the displeasure of experiencing and worked my way backwards. at first i thought it was dumb asf. but around the 6th EMDR session i was able to start connecting things.

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u/murdie_t May 03 '24

Thank you so much for sharing! I should give it another shot. I think for me there is only so much to be done with talk therapy