12/23/2025
Have you ever been asked a simple question and immediately felt defensive, guilty, or unsafe?
Not because anyone was attacking you, but because your body remembered what curiosity used to mean.
People who grew up being blamed or judged learned that questions were not for clarity —
they were for punishment.
So now, even neutral questions like:
“Why did you choose that?”
“What happened here?”
can feel like emotional danger.
The reaction isn’t about the present moment.
It’s about the past that taught you to stay alert.
Your nervous system is not wrong.
It’s protecting a part of you that once needed protection.
Awareness helps you respond, not react.
💬 Which question makes your body tense up the fastest?
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