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Why Am I Scared of Myself? High-Functioning Trauma & Control
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Why Am I Scared of Myself? High-Functioning Trauma & Control

You can be successful, professional, and competent…and still feel unsafe inside your own body. If you’re holding it together but quietly reactive, chronically tense, or secretly afraid of losing control, this post explains what’s happening in your nervous system and how EMDR therapy can help you find safety, regulation, and more ease. If you want to learn how to feel without losing it, read this post.

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