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Why addiction trauma responses persist after recovery

My brother has been sober for five years and I still flinch when he reaches for his wallet because I expect him to ask me for money.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your nervous system has not caught up to the reality of who this person has become.

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