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Why anger makes you leave your body

I feel like I am watching myself from the ceiling when I get angry and I cannot access the emotion even though I know I should be furious.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Dissociation during anger activation suggests early learning that this emotion was dangerous to feel or express, requiring disconnection for protection.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Trauma in the body — somatic approaches?”

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