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Why healthy love might feel scary after toxic relationships

I matched with someone really kind on a dating app but every time he texts me something sweet I feel nauseated and want to disappear.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A nervous system calibrated to chaos experiences genuine care as foreign and potentially threatening.

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“Where Are You with Healing after a toxic relationship?”

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