Project Paper Birds

I address a couple things in this vlog, but the biggest one is talking about the physical effects of EMDR. This has to be one of the wildest things I’ve experienced! Many people going through EMDR note that after sessions, they see a physical and emotional impact, something that’s been dubbed an “EMDR hangover” in the forum I’m on. I wanted to note the physical side effects I’ve seen in myself because it’s been kind of fascinating. Over the summer, I notched in uptick in aches and pains, getting sick and tiredness (in conjunction with my hair falling out more)z. Thankfully, it seems many of these are starting to subside. I told my therapist and she said what might be happening is my body is coming out of “fight or flight”, and consequently, I’m going through adrenal fatigue. The analogy she used specifically is how teachers will power through a semester and then get sick when break rolls around, like their body was holding off until then. Another thing I’ve experienced that supports this theory is that I’ve had a few moments over the past few weeks where I actually felt safe in my body, and it was a new experience for me. It was like, “Oh, THATS what that feels like.” 

But anyways, just thought this was interesting!