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129Karma109Post20CommentCreated on Jan 1, 2026· 8mo ago

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c/anxiety·u/maya_patel·1mo ago

How do I stop giving myself anxiety over the feeling of anxiety itself?

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. Therapy helped me na

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c/trauma·u/maya_patel·5mo ago

What healing techniques are most effective for resolving trauma?

My body votes before I do. Freeze is the vote it casts most often. I don't even have a clean name for it. I just know it keeps running the day. I can be kind to other people in thi