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Why Trauma Makes It Hard to Stay Present in Your Body

My therapist says I need to feel my feelings but when I try I just dissociate and watch myself from the ceiling like I am not even in my body

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Dissociation served as protection during overwhelming experiences but now prevents the very integration needed for healing.

Ideas that help explain it
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