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How to work with resistance to trauma processing

My therapist wants to start EMDR for my car accident trauma but every time she mentions it I get nauseous and want to cancel my appointment.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your nervous system is protecting you from revisiting pain, even when your mind knows healing requires going through it.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with EMDR and trauma processing?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.