emdrhypno
February 6th, 2007, 12:13 PM
One question I get a lot from clients, when I am inquiring into SUDS level, is this: "How disturbing is it now, or how disturbing was it then?"
I know that technically the answer is "now," but my sense is that what that means to a lot of clients is "Well, I don't really think about it much anymore, so it's not at all disturbing to me now. But, I mean, if I had to think about it...yeah, it's really disturbing."
Sometimes I have had clients tell me that they "never think about that anymore, and it's not at all disturbing," but later I realize that at the level of the body and the unconscious the memory is still quite charged.
I usually answer "when you imagine yourself back in that situation right now."
I want some feedback on the best way to handle this.
Thanks,
Jeff
I know that technically the answer is "now," but my sense is that what that means to a lot of clients is "Well, I don't really think about it much anymore, so it's not at all disturbing to me now. But, I mean, if I had to think about it...yeah, it's really disturbing."
Sometimes I have had clients tell me that they "never think about that anymore, and it's not at all disturbing," but later I realize that at the level of the body and the unconscious the memory is still quite charged.
I usually answer "when you imagine yourself back in that situation right now."
I want some feedback on the best way to handle this.
Thanks,
Jeff