Your mind may forget, but your muscles and nerves stay "braced" for a threat that already passed.
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According to Dr. Peter Levine in In an Unspoken Voice , trauma is not a mental disorder; it’s a biological injury. When we can't fight or flee during a threat, our system "freezes," trapping high-intensity survival energy inside our nervous system. In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Tra...
Just like animals in the wild "shake off" fear after a predator chase, humans have an innate capacity to discharge trauma through spontaneous movement and trembling. Option 2: The "Practical Toolkit" Post Your mind may forget, but your muscles and
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Shifting your perspective can help, but your nervous system needs bottom-up processing (body first, mind second) to truly release the tension. Your mind may forget