Your Nervous System Is Not the Enemy
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Your Nervous System Is Not the Enemy
Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their bodies are constantly bombarded by visceral warning signs, and, in an attempt to control these processes, they often become expert at ignoring their gut feelings and in numbing awareness of what is played out inside.
... See moreCole Arthur Riley • This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
There are many reasons a body might feel anxious.
Sometimes it's biochemistry. Sometimes it's old trauma still cycling through the nervous system. Sometimes it's a medical condition that needs tending. And sometimes, sometimes, it's the accurate perception of a world that asks too much and offers too... See more
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