MENTAL HEALTH/PTSD/TRAUMA RECOVERY

It’s Just a Cloud of Squiggles and Dust

Imaging during EMDR

A hand tosses dust into the air, making it seem like something under control. Photo by Kunj Parekh on Unsplash

I take a deep breath, preparing my mind for the processing of trauma.

In my hands, I hold paddles. That word implies something not only ginormous but also some version of an instrument of torture. The first thing that comes to mind when I hear that word is…