Hi Daniel, Thank you for putting so much time into helping people. I found your YouTube videos years ago by chance and never heard someone speak as authentically as you. You have helped me a lot. I know you probably get questions all the time, so don’t feel you need to answer but I’m asking if you can give me your opinion. I respect your thoughts over friends, family and doctors. I’ve been engaging in self-therapy since I found your videos about five years ago. I realized that although I’m more self-aware through self-therapy and I’m much more morally conscious and less hurtful to people, I am not any happier myself. I’ve realized after going through years of journal entries that they haven’t changed much. The basic message in them all is I don’t like living. I’ve been to many therapists and it has always seemed superficial and like the therapists weren’t truly touching my inner wounds. After realizing I’m not getting better after years of working on myself, I once again sought out the help of a therapist. I trusted the skill of this therapist because he saw my brother for many years and my brother shares similar thoughts as you and I. He has broken away from family for the most part except for speaking with me. This therapist did not see me at the same time as my brother as he said it was a conflict of interest. This has been many years ago and he is now seeing me. Since seeing him, I feel as if he is touching my inner wounds and it has honestly felt like crap. He has just begun some EMDR therapy with me, and I feel like each session I’m more depressed than I was before. Is this a good or bad sign? He hasn’t done anything to make me question his competency, except that he’s making me feel horrible as we dig deep into my traumas. Is there reason for making myself feel worse and a light at the end of the tunnel or is this putting myself through torture for no reason? Also, what are your thoughts on EMDR? Thank you again for all you do for people. It’s appreciated more than you probably realize.