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When therapy knowledge doesn't change your emotional reactions

I have been in therapy for three years working on my attachment issues but I still panic when my boyfriend doesn't text me back quickly.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intellectual understanding of patterns operates in different neural networks than automatic emotional responses requiring embodied integration work.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Attachment in adult relationships?”

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