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When escape from trauma disrupts your body's rhythms

My period completely stopped after I moved away from my abusive family and my gynecologist says stress can do that but I thought I would feel better.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Major nervous system shifts after leaving threatening environments can temporarily dysregulate biological functions as the body recalibrates to safety.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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