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[Appleblossom]

Never had EMDR @down_not_out Not against it, but not mad about it.

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@Appleblossom 

I grew up in the country and spent every spare moment fishing, and rabbiting.

Miss it so much 

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@Appleblossom 

I really don't know about EMDR myself. 

I've had a tonne of ECT and that didn't help for anxiety. It helped lots of other people with depression though.

[Appleblossom]

A tonne of ECT sounds very heavy @down_not_out 

Do you know how it has impacted you long term .... is there a way to isolate the effects?

It was suggested for my son but none of us were keen on that (eg his father, son or I).

I need to go to a new shrink this afternoon.  He is psychoanalytic school.

I had a psycholoigist offer to do EMDR with me ... but she got nowhere in developing sufficient rapport.  I just saw her as overprivileged and pushing latest cure.  I can understand it may have some benefit, but suspect it is a bit gimmicky and not tied with genuine insight to benefit me.

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@Appleblossom 

How are you going today?

Can I ask what you like to make with your hand skills?

I was an aircraft maintenance engineer back in the day.

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@Appleblossom 

TMS, not ECT.

My goodness, that was a big typo!

[Appleblossom]

Mostly gardening and music. I play piano and recorder, and have a few gardens, my own, a court garden, a guerilla garden and a physio garden.  @down_not_out Used to sew and do tapestry but not any more.

I loved the sound of you growing up in the country ... but I grew up surrounded by a lot of concrete, and these days I try and green the city as much as I can. It also helps me gett vit d and be active.

[Appleblossom]

TMS better than ECT @down_not_out 

Not sure all the typos on this site are typos ... think some are predictatext ... which gives me the irrits.

[Appleblossom]

I was teasing an engineer last week ... @down_not_out something about scoffing pies and beer competitions ...at my alma mater lol

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@Appleblossom 

My dad was a great muso and played in a garage band in the late 60s and then a Jazz band in the 90s-200s.

The banjo and guitar.

I love music but cannot play. What sort of music do you like?

btw, I can't support your posts for some reason.