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When anxiety creates a sense of disconnection from life

I feel like I am watching my life through glass unable to fully participate because part of me is always scanning for danger.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Chronic hypervigilance keeps consciousness partially dissociated from immediate experience as a protective mechanism.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Anxiety — lived experience and treatment?”

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