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Why thinking ahead makes your body feel heavy

I feel heavy like I am wearing invisible weights and moving through thick air especially when I think about my future.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Anticipatory anxiety about the future is creating somatic depression because the nervous system is overwhelmed by uncertainty and perceived lack of control.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Trauma in the body — somatic approaches?”

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