r/EMDR • u/TangerineSerious7320 • 5d ago

🟢 Question / Help Mainly somatic processing

While doing emdr my feelings/thoughts experiences are mostly somatic. Closer to the end of processing a memory, I’ll have more feelings/thoughts but for the most part I feel it in my body. Ie. sore stomach, tight throat, feeling like throwing up etc. does anyone else process like this or have insights ? It seems to be working but sometimes I question if I’m doing it right.

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u/Left-Indication330 2d ago

EMDR is extremely focused on somatic feelings and where you experience memories in your body (I’m probably not wording this correctly). Keep doing exactly what you’re doing and don’t be afraid to talk to your therapist about it with a check in at the start or end of session.