EMDR and the Meaning of Suffering

I once had EMDR recommended to me to help me “process” any “PTSD” related to my vivid memories of walking in on my mother’s suicide attempt and having to be the child (I was a teenager) who called 9-1-1, took immediate steps to preserve her life, etc. etc.

It didn’t seem like a good fit for me, but if someone had asked me why, I seriously doubt I could have given a very substantive (biblical, practical) response. Thank God for brilliant men like Ed Welch! His article on this topic is instructive and, as is true of all of his writings, God-centered: