It is this target state that we wish to work with and help the client with. It is the target state that we want to alter and ultimately change in some way. Hypnosis is often described as a state of focused attention. EMDR normally is not. With EMDR there is the maintenance of both positive and negative images at the same time.
Hypnosis is often a fantasy or imaginary experience.
This is often intentional, especially with guided imagery. However, EMDR is very reality focused. EMDR belongs to the field of hypnosis and in fact the eye movements alone are more than reminiscent of the old hypnotist swinging a watch in front of the subject s eyes. But for the moment, we stick with Shapiro s EMDR evolving system. Please note that this is not exactly what Shapiro teaches.