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Scenario

Why Healing Can Feel Dangerous to the Body

I throw up every morning before seeing my therapist, even though I like her and the sessions help me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nervous system may resist therapeutic progress when vulnerability feels life-threatening to protective mechanisms formed in childhood.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Somatic symptoms — when the body holds the mind?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.