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Scenario

When trying to relax creates more physical tension

I can feel my whole nervous system buzzing with stress but when I try to relax everything in my body just tenses up more.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The effort to force relaxation activates the sympathetic nervous system it was meant to calm.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Peri

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