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Why Anticipatory Anxiety About Future Loss Causes Physical Symptoms

My chest gets tight and I can't breathe properly whenever I think about my aging parents even though they're still healthy and independent.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Fear of inevitable future pain is creating present-moment suffering and nervous system activation.

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“Where Are You with Stress and the nervous system?”

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