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Jordan Hale (@jordan_hale) | Ask.Dr

Jordan Hale

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274Karma197Post77CommentCreated on Nov 19, 2025· 9mo ago

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c/anxiety·u/jordan_hale·2mo ago

I've tried basically everything. I don't know what's left.

My alarm goes off and my body is already bracing, like the day started without me. I don't even have a clean name for it. I just know it keeps running the day. I know the thought i

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c/trauma·u/jordan_hale·5mo ago

Why do I freeze instead of fight or flight? I feel like I'm broken.

I still catch myself asking permission to call it trauma, which feels like part of the original wound. I don't even have a clean name for it. I just know it keeps running the day.

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