On the less-scientific end of things, I’d tried Reiki. Hypnotherapy. Yoga. Acupuncture. One Manhattan-based Shaman laid me down on a buffalo skin and fanned me with feathers while she extracted my inner demons.
Rien n’a fonctionné. For almost two decades, I lived disconnected from my body. The world around me looked dull and dream-like. I felt virtually no pain, physical or emotional. I also felt no empathy, connection, or love.
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Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left. Cela s’est arrêté.
« Rien. » Per usual.
We went again. Et encore. After the third time, I was ready to mentally toss EMDR into the ever-growing pile of techniques that couldn’t fix me. And then it happened.
I’m back in my body. The world around me looks vivid and solidified. Je ressens tout. I’m not as calm or motivated or logical as I used to be — but it’s worth it.