My therapist says I dissociate but when I try to stay present with difficult emotions I feel like I am drowning and cannot breathe.
More people experience this than they realize.
The nervous system lacks capacity to metabolize intense emotional states without fragmenting.
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Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
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