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When heightened awareness becomes overwhelming instead of liberating

I notice everything now - every sensation, every emotion, every thought - and it is exhausting and I cannot turn it off.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Increased sensitivity without discernment creates a flood of input that the nervous system cannot process effectively.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Mindfulness as psychological intervention?”

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