EMDR

Recommended by Steve M

As someone who is hyper-analytical I found that CBT and traditional talk therapy never made any progress and often times felt like no steps forward and then one step back. But EMDR really was a game changer for me. Warning: Absolutely exhausting both physically and mentally.

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Steven Weill4mo ago

In my experience (at least anecdotally), those who are most resistant to progress in traditional talk therapies, or those who are most detached from their own emotional state, find the most success in pivoting to EMDR. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective, evidence-based psychotherapy designed to help people heal from the symptoms and emotional distress caused by traumatic memories and disturbing life experiences. It uses bilateral stimulation—typically guided e...

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Steven Weill

@weillMay 22, 2026

Thank you for your validation and also yes HUGELY beneficial call out there with the warning. With great progress comes great pain, newfound awareness and general exhaustion. Undeniably worth it but still couple steps back to take 100 forward energy.

@drosen7877May 22, 2026

EMDR truly changed my life. I’m so grateful for it. At the time, it also kind of wrecked me in the process and then I came out the other side better off. So, echoing the cavets— time and space is really needed to move through all of it.

Steven Weill

@weillMay 22, 2026

Also true for nearly any modality but especially for this — make sure you feel good about your therapist

@drosen7877May 22, 2026

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Caitlin Kotula

@caitlinkotulaJun 4, 2026

EMDR destroyed me in-process, but it also made ptsd flashbacks more surprising, occasional intrusions than frequent, daily interjections, and for that I am incredibly grateful.

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Steven Weill

“In my experience (at least anecdotally), those who are most resistant to progress in traditional talk therapies, or those who are most detached from their own emotional state, find the most success in pivoting to EMDR. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective, evidence-based psychotherapy designed to help people heal from the symptoms and emotional distress caused by tr”

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Caitlin Kotula

“the holy grail of therapy. the process is long, confronting, and exhausting and it will destroy you, but it will be worth it.”