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When cognitive strategies fail during emotional overwhelm

I know all the CBT techniques for challenging anxious thoughts but when I'm actually panicking my rational mind goes offline completely.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Top-down mental techniques are insufficient when the nervous system is in fight-or-flight activation.

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