12/20/2025
Your body speaks long before your mind catches up.
Tight chest. Shallow breath. Jittery hands. Heavy limbs.
That’s not “overreacting.”
That’s information.
Stress and fear move through sensation first. When we slow down enough to notice — really notice — we’re receiving communication from the system designed to keep us alive.
But here’s the part most people skip:
You don’t have to go all the way in.
Healing isn’t flooding yourself with sensation or forcing insight. It’s learning to gently move toward what you feel and back out again. This back-and-forth is called pendulation — allowing the nervous system to touch discomfort, then return to safety.
Slow. Titrated. Respectful.
That’s where understanding builds.
And safety follows understanding.
Your body isn’t the problem.
It’s the messenger.
And it prefers to be listened to — not rushed.
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