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How Past Violence Lives in Your Nervous System

I was in an abusive relationship in my twenties and my current partner is gentle but I still flinch when he moves too quickly near me

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Body learned protective responses that outlive their necessity

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it?”

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