Can deep healing take years?

Hi yall. I’m curious. I pretty much on a daily basis find somatic sensations, blockages, and just little feeling here ans there can I can be with non judgmentally and when all else fails I do some light tapping and usually results in like 5 deep sighs or yawns daily.

I’ve read this is a sign of trauma being released.

However I don’t really feel much different. I’d say I’ve been at this stage for about a year. Maybe less.

When I do feel a strong feeling about something old there usually a protective sensation that shows up, taking me away from it.

I’m trying to work through this. But I’m wondering if this is normal, lots of little sighs and releases that eventually become something bigger or a massive shift.

I frequently feel like I’m lying to myself about healing since I don’t feel massively different.

Thanks for your time