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13. I'm a long-time meditator who has also done EMDR.

EMDR absolutely works. It finally put to rest some PTSD I had from my childhood. Many years of meditation did not.

Like you mentioned, the facilitator who performs EMDR is a big part of it. The goal is to activate traumatic memories, which allows the patient to reprocess the emotions attached to those memories. It's a very specific and formal process that involves eye movement and other activities. EMDR is not something you can do alone.

EMDR is not meditation. I've had years of formal meditation training, and it can't get you to that same state as EMDR. It's also not the same as therapy. EMDR is it's own thing, and mostly aimed at those with past trauma.