I am sorry to see that you feel you should respond to my video in that way. In my defence, I did not say there was a chapter on that topic in the book. If you read thtough the book, you will find what I am speaking about .

@@MichaelPatersonOBE Check 6:25" in your video. I was politely pointing out discrepancy. I would just admit an error and annotate video accordingly.

From your comment I see that you don't fully understand the Adaptive Information Processing Model on which EMDR Therapy is based. Infant and early childhood memories are stored in memory networks in a form that was developmentally appropriate. For example, an infant exposed to angry exchanges between parents, will store these memories emotionally and somatically. In later life, when accessing this, they may have a representative image which is a way of trying to make sense of it.

@@MichaelPatersonOBE Great reply. Respectful thank you. So it's not only I that don't understand AIP but also 5 EMDR therapists I worked with to a different degree here around Toronto. They were looking for factual memory(ies) only. I can understand that coming from training on big-T EMDR treatment they would look for the same in childhood. Nonetheless I have lots of as you said memories stored emotionally or somatically. Coming up with a representative image is something I haven't tried. Is there reference I could read? Your reply is very encouraging for me as it gives credible hope that I can apply EMDR to my traumas. But I have to work with knowledgeable therapist.

@@eugeneano285 Robin Shapiro wrote about working with a representative image in her chapter in EMDR Solutions 2. You could also look online at the Francine Shapiro Library.

Jim Knipe 'EMDR Toolbox' is excellent. Another good book is Van der Hart, Boon, & Steele 'Coping With Trauma Related Dissociation'.

I would try the same steps I described, using these for sensations anywhere in the body. If, however, the sensation is in the throat or jaw, and it is not shifting spontaneously, try asking firstly if there are words that feeling needs to say.

Yawning or burping might work. Do consider that a sensation in the throat which persists could be 'words unspoken'. By saying what needs said could release this. Also, have a loo at the video at this link. It is about working with resistant somatic sensations.. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ra53otaKrNzHj6M.html

Resourcing is something we do in Phase 2, and we do use BLS. The thing to remember that in Phase 2 we do slower, shorter sets of BLS - 8-10 passes is sufficient. The faster, longer sets are reserved for Phases 4-6, the reprocessing phases. BLS can be activating, therefore by controlling the speed, and length of set in Phase 2, we can pick up if our client links to maladaptively stored material when we are trying to install a resource.

It does. There are multiple associated channels which impact how the maladaptive memory is stored, the image is only one small piece. In your EMDR manual, you will see that in Phase 3 you ask about the image, but then are directed: If there is no image, ask, "When you think of that experience, what do you get?" This allows the client to access other sensory features such as smell, taste, and sounds.

From experience, anxiety/panic when people are a distance from home could be the key. The meaning this has for them, in terms of a negative self-belief, can bring up certain emotions and body sensations. This feeling state, in turn, has linked back to earlier, similar experiences. The reason for this is because memories are stored by association.

@@EMDRMasterclass thanks for the quick reply. I was never at home and now almost housebound. Since covid lockdown i stayed home a lot. But somehow i did not mind the covid lockdown cause i liked to be home at that time. Nice and safe and now i pay the price🙃

It is NOT about having client's believe the 'memory' is true. It is about targeting for reprocessing the WAY the memory is stored. For example, Dr Francine Shapiro, the originator of EMDR Therapy, wrote about a client who recalled a memory of being raped by Satan. This was clearly disturbing to the client, so the way the memory was stored was targeted for reprocessing. During reprocessing, the client heard the Devil's voice - she recognised it as the voice of her father's friend, and then realised that he was wearing a mask. There is nothing unethical about healing trauma that way. Those who understand EMDR Therapy, and work with it, share that view.

They already believe the false memory, though. Therapists can’t exactly be ethical by refusing to treat crazy people. Nor can anyone force acceptance of reality upon a psychotic person.

@@animula6908 they are not crazy. It comes about from imagining how it might of happened during EMDR. It is caused or enhanced by the process of EMDR

Vertical eye movements done slowly, and in short sets, such as 6 up and down movements, can ease frontal lobe discomfort. When reprocessing, we need to create bilateral movements, akin to what happens in REM sleep. A study published in Nature (Baek et al,2019) indicates that bilateral eye movements lead to a deactivation of the amygdala in a fear-inducing situation.