Post EMDR fatigue and anxiety?

After my EMDR session a few days ago, I've been dealing with pretty bad anxiety and fatigue.

My anxiety post EMDR has manifested in paranoia — I'm scared to leave the house and when I do, I'm extremely hyper-vigilant about everyone around me and the potential of someone hurting me or something bad happening. My anxiety hasn't been this high in a while, so I'm not sure if my anxiety is because of our last session or if this is normal?

Fatigue-wise, I'm tired constantly. It's hard to get out of bed and it feels physically impossible — like I'm ill. Because of the anxiety, I'm also scared to sleep and haven't been sleeping all that much.

Are these normal symptoms after a rough session? Does this mean I need to dial back on my target memory or that I need more time before diving back into EMDR?

I'm super nervous about disappointing my therapist and that this could be regression or that I did something wrong this time around. All my past sessions have been hard but my post EMDR symptoms haven't been this bad before :(

Posted Aug 1, 2025, 11:57 AM UTC

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