Comments on: Psycho Visit #2

By: Chloe

Chloe — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:54:43 +0000

I asked a psychotherapist friend about the EMDR idea. She thought it was possible that some cases of BIID may be linked with a traumatic event, in which case this might be helpful. Indeed some of us have expressed the thought that our BIID may be linked to a traumatic event(s). I don’t recall you saying such a thing, Sophie, in which case my friend thought it would be clutching at straws. It’s not likely to do you harm though.

BIID becomes so much a part of one’s personality that it’s hard to imagine exactly what a cure would mean.

By: Claire

Claire — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:05:31 +0000

I had the same thought as Becs. But I refrained from saying it because I realized that in the end, Katie is probably right.

Personally I find myself somewhat resistant to change. If curing me of BIID means I have to give up wheeling…that’s a really difficult thing to contemplate. The whole idea makes me very uncomfortable. And yet, if it were possible, I’d have to go for it, wouldn’t I?

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:32:19 +0000

I think it is a good idea to try it and a ray of hope anyway. Anyone of us changes during his life, until the day of your death you do not stop changing. It is normal and it is part of your life. we are meant to learn and to change. And if a bit of change is the price for getting some relief of this day to day burden, I would be only too willing to pay it.

By: Becs

Becs — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:26:10 +0000

Sophie, I know you’re trying hard to address these issues. At the same time, you do realize, don’t you, that you’re subjecting yourself to someone who is trying to fundamentally change who you are and is not working on helping you cope. I am wary of this because it sounds experimental and because it also sounds like previous results have been no more helpful than cognitive therapy. It also deals with a specific trauma instead of a day to day burden.

Keep your mind open but keep your eyes open, too.

By: Brice

Brice — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:46:04 +0000

I’m glad you’re finding sympathetic help and wish you well in trying the treatment.
Have you told him that you have found people with experiences very much like yours here?

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:08:30 +0000

I think it’s worth trying these new treatments. If nothing else, it shows that we’re willing to keep trying new therapies. It’s really important to keep showing your willingness to work at it. And who knows, maybe it will work? And if it doesn’t work, then that’s one more thing to chalk up to the list that didn’t work, which is also important information