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When trauma symptoms interfere with mindfulness practice

I practice being present but I keep having flashbacks from childhood trauma and mindfulness makes me feel more vulnerable and scared.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Present-moment awareness can destabilize someone whose survival has depended on staying disconnected from immediate experience.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mindfulness as psychological intervention?”

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