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When successful trauma processing leaves you feeling hollow

I finished EMDR three weeks ago and the traumatic memory doesn't bother me anymore but now I feel completely empty like I lost part of my identity.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Healing has removed a familiar structure of suffering, leaving you to discover who you are without the organizing principle of pain.

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“Where Are You with EMDR and trauma processing?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.