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Old 01-01-2008, 05:44 AM
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Greetings!

I joined the forum just a few weeks ago..a little skeptical..but now surprised. I am learning some pretty great things on here. Some quick info on me. I am 56 and recently broke down and tried to kill myself with pills. Almost made it. Glad I did not. Very abusive childhood..and the remaining parts weren't so good either. On Valentines day this year I held my mothers hand for 17 hours only to watch her go through death throws. It seemd to be the beginning of the end for me. I lost my sister a few months before that. My son has been diagnosed as HIV positive. My daughter's husband kicked her dog down the stairs, took all her money and told her if she did not have an abortion he would kill her. I held her hand during the abortion. My other daughter has cervical cancer. My husband..finally pushed me over the edge.. he repeatedly made very loud noises inside the house ( this is a huge trigger for me) . Thanks for listening. I am working hard on just me right now.

Thanks for reading...Linda
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Hi Linda,

Welcome to the forum....
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Hi secondchance, and welcome to the forum. It sounds like you've been through the ringer lately.

I hope everything calms down and you have some peace so you can get yourself to a point where you can work on inner healing.

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Hi Linda, Welcome to the forum
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Had an appointment with my counselor and she is recomming EMDR. Has anyone tried this and if so..what was the outcome? Thanks for your welcomes by the way.
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i tried emdr.

i think it is very good, helps LOTS of people in only a short time... :-)

for me it did not work as it should - my reactions were so extreme that my therapist did not dare to use it again. at that time we only knew each other for a short time - later she told me that she would not have tried it if she had known all about me that she now knows... whatever that means...? next week i'll see a new therapist - maybe she will try emdr again with me... i wish you more luck with emdr!!! for very many people it is a really good thing!!!

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To you salome05. I am a little anxious about the entire process but will give it my best shot.
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Hi Secondchance,
I'm new here also, but as a carer. It sounds like you've been overwhelmed. Even someone without PTSD would be overwhelmed at all that adversity. My wife tried EMDR with one of her earlier therapists and didn't like it. I'll ask her to post for you. I know from experience that your husband must understand and be supportive. I sincerely hope he's not making the loud noises deliberately. He's got to be understanding. Here's hoping for a better tomorrow.
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