I've had 3 EMDR sessions for mild-moderate PTSD over the last three weeks and my therapist has said she thinks I will only need two more sessions. I'm worried about stopping before I'm sorted, as I'm still reacting very badly to triggers, especially noise triggers which occur daily (my PTSD is from events with previous neighbours so any noise I hear from next door will set me off).
Does anyone have experience with completing a course of EMDR? How do you know when you're ready to stop? What happens when you stop, do you just go cold turkey, or do they give you coping techniques?
I'm worried because although I feel it's definitely helping, I don't feel ready to stop, and I've tried using CBT type coping techniques before and don't find them at all helpful, in fact they make things worse as I get frustrated when they don't work and end up more anxious and panicked.
If anyone has any experience of advice I'd be very grateful, thanks.