So I had my first EMDR session a couple of weeks ago, it didn't give me the immediate feeling of release of a weight I wasn't even aware of lifting away like I've heard so much about, however the traumatic memory is a lot clearer for me now and doesn't feel so hard to think about.

Today I had a bit of a breakdown. I was feeling stressed out and experiencing a little sensory overload (auditory) while my flatmate was vacuuming, so I went for a drive. About 20 minutes in I started crying and continued crying and screaming and shouting for about 90 minutes. It took me a few minutes to figure it out but the big feelings were about the traumatic event I experienced.

My therapist has gone on an overseas trip so I'm still about 6 weeks out from my next session otherwise I'd be asking her, but is this an unusual reaction?

I know healing looks different for everyone, just wondering if anyone else has had this reaction as it's not at all what I expected