EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, itself a subset of Bilateral Stimulation Therapy. Bilateral Stimulation Therapy is not well understood, but the gist is that activating both brain hemispheres (hence bilateral) helps people process traumatic memories.
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This is a beautifully written piece that balances well your description of the EMDR process with metaphors of your embodied / internal experience which really capture the essence of it in an impactful way, thank you for sharing!