What do you think my therapist meant by

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Registered: 11-04-1999
What do you think my therapist meant by
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Fri, 11-27-2009 - 1:51pm

Hi, I will ask you all, and no, don't worry I won't ask your opinion then criticize what you share, I promise.


OK, so last tuesday as we were ending the intense EMDR, my therapist said I am "centering my pain".  I asked what that meant, she told me to ask other people what they thought it meant, and I said, yeah, like that is a great ?? for Thanksgiving week.  So she described the centering almost like a meditative yoga zen thing, but how does that word and pain go together?


If I don't get it by next thursday, I will ask her again, just the EMDR is so intense, I am lucky I am capable of driving home and fixing some simple supper for myself after it is over.


She made it sound like centering my pain was not the best route to take.  Again, confused, oh well, at least it got me off thinking on the usual things I obsess about.


thanks ladies,  Josie.

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Registered: 01-20-2005
Fri, 11-27-2009 - 2:16pm

I don't have a clue what that means especially since I don't know EMDR therapy is.

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Registered: 11-28-2009
Sat, 11-28-2009 - 1:34am
Are you putting all your pain in a ball and pushing it deep inside?
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Registered: 11-04-1999
Sat, 11-28-2009 - 4:19am

Thanks Lia: that does make sense.

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Registered: 11-04-1999
Sat, 11-28-2009 - 4:20am
Thanks Muyeb:
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Registered: 08-06-2009
Sat, 11-28-2009 - 8:21am

I suspect that centering your pain means keeping it inside of you instead of facing it head-on.

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Registered: 11-04-1999
Sun, 11-29-2009 - 4:37am
Thanks Deb, that explanation makes sense too.