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Why You Panic When Someone Raises Their Voice Even Slightly
It’s Not “Just a Raised Voice.” Your Body Experiences It as a Warning. Some people hear a raised voice and feel annoyed. You hear a raised voice and your entire system shifts into emergency mode. Your chest tightens, your breath shortens, your stomach drops, and your heart starts hitting the walls of your ribcage like it’s trying to escape. Even when the voice isn’t directed at you, even when it’s mild, even when it’s just someone expressing excitement or frustration, your bo

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Why Your Timeline Might Be Normal (Even If It Feels Too Long)
If you’ve been living with trauma-related dissociation, nervous system collapse, or DPDR (depersonalization/derealization), you’ve...

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Oct 74 min read


I Used to Only Have Nightmares, Now My Dreams Have Happy Endings
For most of my life, sleep was not a place of rest.It was a battlefield. I screamed in my sleep. I woke up in panic. My dreams were...

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Aug 294 min read


If You’re Looking for Balance, I Lost Mine in 2020
Let me be upfront, if you're reading this because you're hoping for five easy steps to balance your nervous system, drink your water, and...

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Jul 244 min read
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